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11/01/09 14:54
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 		 #170313 - Let him do what he wants!
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Erik Malund said:
In what way would it have been "better" or "easier" to do this with a more modern chip?

If you included EVERYTHING you would see that there (in my recollection) never has been a post "do not use an Intel ...AH that you already have". HOWEVER there has been many posts "instead of wasting the effort of building a programmer for the antique, use a modern chip"

Erik


Do you remember that post in which you said you would "stamp my feet and refuse..." or some such? You even said you'd quit your job rather than to use the 8255, if your boss directed you to do so. If you don't know why a particular part was chosen (The boss might have had 10K units in old stock.)

I'd say that you've steered this particular O/P in the wrong direction. If he has an application that programs his 8748/8749 using 8052 basic, why would you tell him he has to rewrite his 8048 code in 8052? How will that make his job easier or make anything better? All it does is attempt to force him to do something he didn't want to do because you want him to do it. His working 8048 code is a finished task, all he wanted to do was to program another MCU of that same type. Redesigning the target system wouldn't improve anything! It's not even what he wants to do.

We should let him do what he wants, no matter how we "feel" about it.

RE



List of 28 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
PCB for Elektor's 8052AH-BASIC project            01/01/70 00:00      
   Programming 8748-series MCU's is documented            01/01/70 00:00      
      You could probably do that on a PC that has a parallel port            01/01/70 00:00      
         Why, gentlemen ....            01/01/70 00:00      
            What would a newer MCU help?            01/01/70 00:00      
               help? maybe not, but save a lot of time            01/01/70 00:00      
                  It's what he said he wants            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Right here!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     why I want to program 8748's.....            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Electronics Today International            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Elektor PCB            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Those were the days...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           I recently pitched my old tapeup stuff ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                        EPROM programming            01/01/70 00:00      
                           8748 programming with the 8052AH-BASIC            01/01/70 00:00      
                              It's not a tough job.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Well, since you ask            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Old chips            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Outdated? So what? The wheels still turn ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                              if you included EVERYTHING            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Let him do what he wants!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    mixing things up again            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       maybe not so much as you imagine            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Old Chips - Already Answered!            01/01/70 00:00      
   No need for the PCB            01/01/70 00:00      
      Good stuff            01/01/70 00:00      
   Elektor Website?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Intel 8052 AH Basic            01/01/70 00:00      

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