I totally agree with Mike. I think that $800 is not to much mony even for a small company. I=20 currently use the PIC 18 series with the compiler from Microchip. I'm=20 really happy with it. I now there are a lott of assembly wizards here=20 and I was one of them in the past. C just accelerates my development.=20 I can concentrate on me solutions, I don't have to consentrate on my=20 code anymore!=20 Ries -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.