Long time since I did Z80, I think you rogramme it with a number and it
counts down and generates an interupt. I think the 8255 was the three port
PIO and there is also UART in the family
Trevor  (VideoVault)
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> On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 06:54:22AM -0800, Joe R. enlightened us thusly
> > At 02:35 AM 5/27/04 -0800, you wrote:
> > >On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 09:49:21AM -0800, Joe R. enlightened us
> > >thusly
> > >>    Anybody know what these might be? I found two of them on a DEC
> > >>    prototyping board along with a bunch of SSI ICs and an Intel
> > >>    8254 Programmable interval timer. They have 28 pins and are .6"
> > >>    wide and appear to be dated 1985.
> > >
> > >Some form of uP support?  /looks it up in antique databooks
> > >
> > >Hmmm...  The wd1511 is a FIFO or LIFO (First in first out or last in
> > >first out).
> > >
> > >So, in all probability the WD1510 is a FINO device - i.e. a write
> > >only memory :-)
> >
> >   A FINO? Is that like a Bit-Bucket?
> >
> ROTFL.
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