Re: free 8085 microprocessor assembler for windows

On 30/12/2005 the venerable Ian Bell etched in runes:

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> I partly agree, except I would have thought the 8051 was a). a closer
> competitor to PICs and b). available around the time of the 8085 and still
> in volume production by several manufacturers.
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> Ian

I think Intel were making the 8048 when the 8085 was young. The 8051 came later. I believe the 8085
was the first micro with a multiplexed address/data bus and ALE signal, but that may just be old
age talking.

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John B
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