> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Johnson [SMTP:djohnson@SIRIUS.COM]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 2:22 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      To Tris or not to Tris (was Re: CHANGE TRISB)
>
> Paul B. Webster VK2BZC wrote:
>
> >  Indeed, even safer,
> >
> >        movlw b'11100001'
> >        tris  PORTA
> I thought the "tris" instructions were being phased out, I remember
> reading a recommendation not to use them, anyone know the scoop on this?
>
> Dave Johnson
>
They are being phased out on new devices.  Any existing device that has the
TRIS instruction will always have it.  Microchip recomend not using it
purely to make the code more portable to a newer device.  However, if it's
there and it makes your life easier (which is does) then I see no reason not
to use it.

Mike Rigby-Jones