>I have no idea what such bad hardware would be used for. Nor why. You would use it for places where the uC is cheaper than a few transistors or flip-flops, fo

>I have no idea what such bad hardware would be used for. Nor why. You would use it for places where the uC is cheaper than a few transistors or flip-flops, for example to flash lights in a pattern. Also when you need extremely low power consumption, like a digital watch or BTLE beacon. There are uCs in everything these days.