"... 99 and 44/100 % ...."

Is that an actual statistic, or your gut feel.  Did you know that
87.261783% of all statistics are made up? :-)
Seriously though, either way, that's good to know.  When I noticed
it was "alpha", I decided not to put too much effort into it right now
as my Linux setup is VERY stripped down.  However as of 15 mins
ago, I managed to get mpasm working on Linux/dosemu.  Very
simple system, but it works.  I'm now able to do a full cycle -- edit,
compile, download to PIC -- all on Linux.  But based on your
statistical update, as soon as I write my first piece of PIC code (and
it works), I think I'll tackle gpasm.

"Many new users pick the 16F84/16F84A simply because they are
not aware of the existance of the better part."

Yeah, that's what I did.  Hee hee.

Thanks,
-Neil.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Byron A Jeff" <byron@CC.GATECH.EDU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: PICs with Linux (was "New Guy")


> On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 10:58:19AM -0600, Pic Dude wrote:
> > Some really good links and info in my many emails to go thru, but
> > a quick scan tells me I should get something going soon.  Was not
> > aware that dosemu was an actual prod./tool, but assumed it was
> > used as a generic ref to any dos emulator under Linux (line Wine,
> > etc).  Since I got MPASM to very easily compile an ASM file to
> > HEX in a Win2K command prompt, that might be my first option
> > with dosemu.  If not, to get going fast (yes I'm anxious), I'll drop
> > the attitude :-) and move a Win2K laptop to the room with Linux
> > and the PICs.  GPASM/GPUTILS looks good for the longer term.
> > The fact that it is alpha makes me nervous as a begniner -- need
> > to reduce factors for errors.  I still have a bunch of emails with other
> > options to consider.
>
> The Alpha status of the project is only in reference to the fact that it's
> still in development. gpasm does 99 and 44/100 % of what MPASM does. It
> compiles and installs in very little time. It's the only assembler that
I've
> used in the past 3 years for my PIC projects. In fact I'm the only person
> in recent memory to report any type of bug with it.
>
> BAJ
> >
> > The tutorials are awesome -- as a guy with a short attention span,
> > I prefer to learn by doing rather that churning thru theory right from
> > the start, so these fit the bill nicely.
> >
> > As for chips, I'll stick with 16F84 and 16F872 for now since I have a
> > few of each already.
>
> Just as long as you're aware of the 16F628, you're in good shape. Many new
> users pick the 16F84/16F84A simply because they are not aware of the
> existance of the better part.
>
> BAJ
>
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