RE: [avr-chat] Why 8051?

[King, Mike]

>> Why would one choose an 8051 based microcontroller for new
>> designs?

> The only reason I can think of is if the designer, or software engineer, is 
> unable or unwilling to choose another processor and/or learn new tools for 
> another processor.

That's what I thought.

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