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- From: markh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Mark William Hopkins)
- Subject: Re: realtime kernel for 8051
- Message-ID: <1992Jul27.020139.26443@uwm.edu>
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- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
- References: <1992Jun29.041154.874@ucc.su.OZ.AU> <3JUL199214244641@pine.circa.ufl.edu> <70352@apple.Apple.COM>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 02:01:39 GMT
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- In article <70352@apple.Apple.COM> apn@Apple.COM (Alex Novickis) writes:
- >I've had real problems with franklin, and I would, If I had to do it over
- >gone with some other vendor.
-
- I think this gives me some motivation. I already have a freeware assembler
- going on archive soon, and am seriously considering coming out with a full
- 8051/8096 product line, taking a chunk of Franklin and Archimedes market share
- in the process.
-
- It sounds like there's a need for *good* products and support, as opposed to
- products and support.
-
- I'd like to hear some more details from all of you people. Is there a
- significant need for the following:
-
- (1) A full-featured 8051 assembler?
- (2) 8051 debugger
- (3) 8051 simulator software source toolkit
- (4) 8051 C compiler
- (5) A software source toolkit for doing multitasking on the 8051
- (6) 8051 controller boards
- (7) 8051 development boards
- (8) Good real-life 8051 demo software and applications notes
-
- (3) and (5) have to be made in the form of source code toolkits because there
- simply is no way to come up with self-contained simulators or kernels that are
- both generic and small (small kernel meaning: < 50 bytes code, < 20 registers).
-
- In a way I can easily answer all these questions: yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,
- yes, and yes. In fact, the processor is so popular that many vendors are
- consistently reporting their supplies being sold out. That makes for a huge
- market on 8051-related products.
-