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From: jsnow@esunix.UUCP (John Snow)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: RCA 1802 (was: PC history)
Message-ID: <937@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 7 Aug 88 03:59:07 GMT
References: <3884@sequent.UUCP>
Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah
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From article <3884@sequent.UUCP>, by jjb@sequent.UUCP (Jeff Bob Berkowitz):
> For many years, the 1802 was the ONLY choice for a wide variety of specialized
> applications requiring low power, high noise immunity, and so on.  It was
> also extremely simple to apply.  In general, a "technology to fit the times" -
> also, the only processor with a SEX instruction ("SEt X", yes it's true :-).

The Motorola 6809 also has a SEX instruction (Sign Extend). 
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