> Right. I apologize if I made it sound like a beginner's chip.
> I see it as a
> PIC contender for the advanced hobbiest.

The problem there is that even an advanced hobbyist is not likely to
change to a 3.3V, non-DIP, etc. chip. Hobbyist / SOHO ineratia is bigger
than for large-numbers developers. Most of them (me?, us?) can't even
look over the PIC/AVR fence, while those are (compared to a 430) almost
the same chips...

Wouter van Ooijen

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