He just found these fabulous little chips in a component drawer and decided it was time to figure these guys out. Eventually, [Matt] stumbled across this awesome resource for 8051 programming.

FlashRunner™ In-System Programmer (ISP) line from SMH Technologies supports 8051s from CAST; Live 8051 programming demo running in CAST’s DAC booth Woodcliff Lake, NJ, USA and Villotta di Chions, ...

[Andrew] picked up a handful of these big STC 8051 chips for a song and dance. The problem he has with them is the clunky VB6 programming software that only wants to run on a Windows box. He buckle… ...

The DS89C4x0 single-cycle 8051 processors come with flash memories up to 64 kbytes. They can be programmed by an application. The devices also include two full-duplex UARTs, 13 interrupt sources ...

Taiwanese chip maker Nuvoton Technology has announced a 24MHz 8051-style series of MCUs for industrial automation, motor control, LED dimming and home appliances.