19 Dec
2009
19 Dec
'09
1:28 a.m.
On 18 Dec 2009 at 6:34, jd wrote:
Perhaps the 8291 used less code on the
microcontrollers? Or perhaps it
could do seomthing on it's own, unlike the 9914, such as assert NRDF
when it's databuffer was full? Come to think of it, wasn't the 8291
almost "smart", like a hard coded microcontroller?
The 8292 controller *was* an 8041 with Intel-defined firmware. The
8291 looks more like a state machine to me.
--Chuck