On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Marc wrote:

> > I'd probably be using an 80C51 (or variant) today if only Intel had
> > originally designed it using a fully static CMOS process (it had an NMOS
> > core).  IIRC, standby mode consumed about 4mA.
>
> Why do you base your design decisions =today= on data that is
> =decades= ago?

You mean, like the 8088/80286/'386/'486/Pentium?  :)


> I really like the AVR family and used it a lot in the past, but
> yet yesterday I chose a PIC for the next project. This was due to
> technical, not emotional or historical, reasons.

!  Could you post a comparison?  I've been looking *very* closely at the
AVR vs PIC, and would appreciate your comments.


- j