Re: what kind of non microconroller app are done in forth?

Bruce McFarling wrote:

>The foothold for this strategy is if you have an application that
>could use a dedicated platform that is *massively underpowered*
>compared to a PC, and *massively cheaper* than a PC. An order of
>magnitude cheaper. Since the cost of a PC is in $100's, then an order
>of magnitude means in the $10's.

Just as a data point, many of the systems I created at Mattel had 
a total cost for the microcontroller and all associated sup****t 
electronics (crystal, bypass cap, etc.) of less than ten cents.

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