>  * Zilog also had a pretty big booth, with a sports
>    car in it

The car was a BMW Z3 roadsetr and was the prize for a 8 programming
competition - apparently I didn't win it as they haven't called me ;-) (no
great surprise, unfortunately).

> ... typical - use a flashy stand to impress when the products don;t!

I'm impressed enough with their products.
Like PICs, they have their place.
Value for money they are excellent.
Functionally, they have their niche.




RM