---Original Message----- From: Andy Kunz To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Monday, 11 August 1997 06:12 Subject: Re: New PICs and Architectures >>Did you notice the 18 month leadtime before *samples* were going to be >>available? This is the hardware equivalent of vapourware. I mean, if >>Microsoft stated that their next os, lets call it, um, Washington, would run >>on a 386, would support all 95, 98, and NT 5 features, and offer voice >>recognition and be fully object-oriented, but wouldn't have any betas >>available til 1st 1/4 '99, how much credence would you give them? Given the >>severe lack of info in 'Future Products', I'd write it off as damage >>control... > >Please don't misunderstand me, but as I recall Win95 was originally >supposed to ship in '93. > >If "Washington" were scheduled for 1Q99, my guess is they're already "95% >done" in Redmond. (That's 1999 I presume. If 2099, they're almost done >with specs ) I was using it as a patently vapourware situation... > >However, given the relatively low complexity of the PIC line, I'd agree >that 18 months means somebody had a jr engr make a wish list based upon AVR >features, had it sanitized by a more sr engr, and then published it as >future products. > >Knowing a little about what's really coming, though, makes me sit here >patiently... Patient? Me? I want it NOW!! > >Like most of us, I have my own PIC wish list. It's been shared in several >places. Anybody check out the new Scenix PIC clone http://www.scenix.com >or http://www.parallaxinc.com The former is marked as -under construction- the latter says its scheduled for release (press?) on the 22 this month. The Parallax support info looks intriguing, though. (Rather interestingly, if you search for keyword 'scenix' in a search engine, you get more data - Product | Scenix8S Scenix8P Scenix16 Scenix32 ======================================= ======================================== ====================== Data Width | 8-bit 8-bit 16-bit 32-bit Features | CISC, 1-bit Serial CISC, 8-bit Parallel RISC, 2-Stage ..... Interesting, wot? Does anyone know how to access a web site with the same permissions as a search engine? MikeS