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- From: zklf0b@gs144.hou.amoco.com (Fergason)
- Subject: Re: INTEL 8052 w/BASIC - is the code public domain?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.175451.19971@hou.amoco.com>
- Keywords: BASIC INTEL PUBLIC DOMAN
- Sender: news@hou.amoco.com
- Organization: Amoco Production
- References: <533@bit.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:54:51 GMT
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- In article <533@bit.UUCP> thomas@bit.UUCP (Thomas Walter) writes:
- >
- >Did INTEL place the BASIC rom code for the 8052 (8031, etc.) in
- >PUBLIC DOMAIN?
- >
- >A friend, who is a High School Teacher, asked if I could make up
- >some microcontroller boards for some of the students to use. Rather
- >than use assembly, it would be best if BASIC could be used, to allow
- >then fundamental idea's be learned.
- >
- >Just wanted to check to make sure that the BASIC program is public
- >domain, so I can place it into EPROM and run it with a $2 8032 uC.
-
- according to the recent Computer Craft, it is, and the src is
- available on an Intel BBS.
-
- >
- >Does INTEL still supply the 8052BASIC chip?
-
- dont know.
-
-
- Kelly
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