> As somebody already noted, at the end of the day, your boss is still
> your boss, so if he insists on the 8051, it's probably in your best
> interest to go with the 8051.
> Comments on this from anybody else?

It's good that the discussion has been relatively unbiased
considering the forum and both have their pros & cons as others
have noted.

My advice would be to take advantage of the situation and use the
8051. You can theorise and compare datasheets and biased web
pages until you are blue in the face, but the experience of using
something other than what you are familiar with, is well worth
having.
You may find that not having to watch for read-modify-write
problems a wonderful thing or you may find that ports pulling high
during reset drives you up the wall. Both of those things are issues
that aren't apparent from reading the datasheet but can really make
a design difficult in some circumstances. At least you can relate to
the differences based on your own experience.

You could even thank the boss for giving you the opportunity to
make your CV more attractive.

Steve.

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Steve Baldwin                Electronic Product Design
TLA Microsystems Ltd         Microcontroller Specialists
PO Box 15-680, New Lynn      http://www.tla.co.nz
Auckland, New Zealand        ph  +64 9 820-2221
email: steveb@tla.co.nz      fax +64 9 820-1929
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