beattie@mtg.uucp (Grant P. Beattie) (07/30/90)
Rather than going to the 68000, you might be able to use their new
microcontroller based on the 68K, namely the 68332 (Gee, I hope that's
right). There would likely be less real estate involved.
I have used both the 8051 and 6809 and find them both very useful. I
have seen the 8051 run reliably at 16Mhz, and there are many, many spin-off
processors in the same family. I found the 8051 a piece of cake to work
with. The learning curve is much faster than for the 68000.
There are also a variety of speeds available for the 6809, and I have
found that Motorola has excellent customer support. I hope this information
is useful.
GB