| ??? 08/06/10 15:21 Read: times |
#177788 - I didn't bring up the antiques ... Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Erik Malund said:
That's possible, but in the absence of any other information, isn't it reasonable to conclude, from his statement, that he wants to program an 80C31, and to do so in ASM?
whith that assumption, there is only one thing to do STOP HIM. a) you can not program a 8031 Perhaps you can't program the program memory, but you can generate programs to run on 80C31. b) his cost of using external code memory will be, at least, an order of magnitude more than the cost of an ISP chip That's a valid point, for sure, but until he gets what he thinks he wants, he probably won't understand. c) there is no reason to start a new subject in an antique shop
Instead of asking ourselves, "Why would he want to do that?", wouldn't it be better to ask, "Have I answered his question?" No, Never, absolutely not, nein, nichts, niemals if your customer makes a vague requirement, do you say just 'yes' Only if that's the answer to his question. I can caution him later in the discussion. Even Erik, who often goes off the rails on such queries when Richard starts blabbering about using antique chips, managed to do that
Actually no. I did not suggest an assembler to the OP, but responded to a post of yours "I have often recommended an assembler" Erik It was the O/P who brought up the "antiques". That's why I believe he should get relevant answers. Like it or not, the antiques still work as well as they ever did. The fact that people still ask, from time to time, about them means they're not totally to be ignored. RE |
