Hello PICsters,

        There was a question a while back asking about alternatives to
     PIC's.  I have come across a good URL that lists 22 different vendors
     with 64 different 8 bit microprocessor families across 23 categories.
     Unfortunately, Cost is not one of the categories.

     URL= http://www.embedded.com/guides/8bit.htm

     Regards,

     Tim Crist
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