On 4 Feb 2010 at 19:15, Tony Duell wrote:
That's the one. A more stupid design decision is
hard to imagine!
Okay, in Intel's defense, are there any earlier peripheral chips for
the 8-bit bus (I don't count the 8212 and the 8205)?
...and here we are, more than 35 years down the road and you can
still buy the things new. Say what you want about it--it's probably
one of the most durable peripheral chips out there.
--Chuck