I like the pic idea. Humm. I will give that a try, thanks:)

Does it read fairly fast though? Can the pic keep up with the 2mhz/4mhz bus?

I am considering making a SBC (who hasn’t!) but getting disturbed by the lack of uarts. While WDC seems to have a nice supply of 65c22s, the serial interface they offer is nothing better than a shift register.

While the 16c550 offers fast speed, I havn't seen any simple designs for it. Everyone ...