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in article <636@umbio.MIAMI.EDU>, dnelson@umbio.MIAMI.EDU (Dru Nelson) says:
> 
> The other day I opened up one of my appliance modules from Radio
> Shack.  Inside of it was this 8741 chip that appeared to be the main
> thing that was controlling the module.  I believe it is one of the 
> microcontroller chips by intel but I'm not sure.  Can anybody confirm
> this or share any off hand knowledge they have about this chip?

Sure. The 8741 is a member of the 8048 family. The '7' in the part
number indicates an EPROM instead of mask ROM. If I remember correctly,
the 8741 is a shrunk-down version of the 8748 (8048 + 2k EPROM) which
was particularly suited for non-CPU-intensive processing.

A good reference, other than the Intel data sheets, is Adam Osbourne's
\fI 4 and 8 Bit Microprocessors \fR or something. It's an inch thick
book that sells for about $20 (in a brown cover with what looks like
timing diagrams all over). This will give you a pretty good summary of
most common 4 and 8 bit (hence the name) microprocessors. I got it from
McGraw Hill Bookstores, but I'm sure that a helpful-type person will
get you and the book connected somehow. Have fun!

						Spookfully yours,
						Gene

						...!cmcl2!cooper!gene