[Coco] CoCo4 / CC-Five wiki?

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I was just wondering what happened to him and his cores. He spent a lot
of time on their functionality, it's sad to just see them evaporate...
-r

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo4 / CC-Five wiki?
> From: jdaggett at gate.net
> Date: Mon, March 26, 2007 5:57 pm
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> 
> Evidently he could not generate enough sales to stay in business or he has changed his 
> company name. There is not a large comercial demand for 6309/6809 core to either go 
> into an ASIC or a FPGA. These CPUs have long been replaced in the market with other 
> microcontrollers that have more functionality integrated within. In today's market there is 
> very little need for a stand alone MPU with no other functions. The MC68HC12 line of 
> processors now have a similar function of the 6809 MPU with far more peripherals 
> integraged into the chip. HC12 line has the same indexing modes and many of the 6809 
> instructions are very similar to the HC12. The one thing that HC12 line lacks is the 
> second stack pointer. 
> 
> The 6809/6309 MPU has a devoted and use primarily in retro computer markets like this 
> one. 
> 
> james
>