1st stage loader for IMSAI - need ascii to binary conversion

[Chuck Guzis]

On 26 Feb 2008 at 16:14, woodelf wrote:

> I question the over head ... with all the design software closed source
> I bet Mr Gates has control of I guess 75% of your hardware product.

Eh?  I use open-source development systems with both PIC and AVR.

Tony reminds me a bit of Bob Pease (who writes the analog column for 
"Electronic Design").  When, on occasion, someone points out that a 
simple microcontroller would satisfy the problem he's discussing, the 
response is "I don't do software".

Bob might even recoil at Tony's suggestion of digital one-shots.  If 
you can't do it with op amps and comparators, Bob's generally not 
interested.

Things are getting to the point where uCs even beat discrete logic in 
the area of power consumption.  TI's MSP430 16-bit uC, for example 
draws a mere 250 microamps at 3 volts in active mode; 0.8 microamps 
will keep the real-time clock going and 0.1 microamp will keep the 
RAM intact.

Cheers,
Chuck