NEIL GANDLER <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> I noticed last night in the PIC Microcontroller databook, that
> there is a universal C Compiler endorsed by Microchip called MP-C.
> They only provide an address, not a phone # to the company in
> Ontario. Has anyone used this compiler and can attest to its
> accuracy and usefullness. Anyone know how much it costs?

Neil:

MPC is available from Bytecraft Limited.  Their phone number is 519
888-6911.

It costs around $800.  I'm convinced that it (and Microchip's version
of it, MPLAB-C) is the best compiler available for the PIC16/17
series, but I'm too tired to go into my usual list of reasons why.
I'm sure that others on the list will be more than happy to tell you
all about it, and many will undoubtedly praise the $100-$300 low-end
"baby-C" compilers, too.

Some of those low-end compilers are pretty good; depending upon your
needs, you may find that they're better for you.

-Andy

Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
Fast Forward Engineering, Vista, California
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499