XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 16:25:06 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    Anyway, look into micro-controllers ... often VERY little RAM. You   
   >    have to be VERY stingy and clever.   
   >    "Think I'll make a 2K buffer just in case ..." the thing might not   
   >    HAVE 2K of memory. If programming in ASM then YOU have to do the nuts   
   >    and bolts of re-allocating space IF there's enough remaining.   
      
   I did the programming for a handheld pH meter that used the MCS-8749. 2K   
   of EEPROM and 128 bytes of RAM. You damn well better have every byte   
   accounted for.   
      
   Another programmer did the code for the ion concentration meter. Same   
   package, same input from the ROSS electrode, no way to fit the math for   
   both into the 8749.   
      
   I enjoyed it. It was like playing Jenga. The Z80 based instruments were   
   all too easy.   
      
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