joecool234
Limp Gawd
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CFlux said:I know this is kida off topic but using a microprocessor is infact very possible, I have built systems that were based arround a 8088 a basic system only requires a few IC's and realy arn't that bad to setup. But it's one of those things that require alot of knowlege to accomplish so maybe not realy practicle for hobby work.
If using microprocessors were not possible, none of use would be able to post here right now.
You're right though...the difference between a stamp/pic/avr and an x86 or the like is in the number of chips required. Remember, a uproc is useless unless it has instructions to run. The x86 derivatives require a chipset. Such a chipset serves as an interface between the uproc and its memory and I/O. The reason the stamps/pic/avr's are so popular is that the "chipset" is integrated on the uproc. They all have integrated RAM/ROM and flash memory. Using any of those solutions generally only requires one IC to function (assuming it already has power and a clock signal).