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From: dombrows@lds.loral.com (Brian Dombrowski, 5424)
Subject: 68HC11 SBC 
Message-ID: <1993Jun23.123938.1484@lds.loral.com>
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Organization: LORAL Data Systems
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1993 12:39:38 GMT
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A few days ago, I wrote...
> I just got a 68HC11 SBC from New Micros Inc.  This thing came
> with internal Forth and also a pretty good C compiler and
> assembler for $99.  However, 68HC11s are new to me and I don't
> know how to determine whether a digital I/O point ( from one of
> the parallel ports ) is an input or an output.  Are some designated
> as outputs and some as inputs or are they configurable in software?
> The documentation with the board give no info on this except where
> the ports are mapped in memory.  Any help from a 68HC11 expert would
> be appreciated.  Thanks!
> 

Quite a few people wanted an address and some details on the board.

Address:

New Micros Inc.
1601 Chalk Hill Rd.
Dallas, TX  75212
(214) 339-2204

The board is 6x4, sports a 68HC11 with FORTH embedded in a 12K internal
ROM ( with floating point capability.)  It also comes with 3, 28-pin 
JEDEC device sockets for external RAMs and EPROMs.  They supply an 8K 
static RAM in one of the sockets.  You need to supply a regulated 5VDC
power source.  

You get a 68HC11 C compiler and assembler and some other freeware software
utilities with all the manuals on disk ( except the Motorola 68HC11 Technical
Reference which I'm still looking for by the way.)    

The price is $99 but the deal ends in July.

If anyone buys one of these things, let me know what you opinion is as
compared to other SBCs in the same price range.

bd
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|  Brian Dombrowski        |  Loral Data Systems	|
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