> > Beginners should learn the right way from the start before
> > bad habits become difficult to break.
> .
> .
>  Great words. Therefore I contended that beginners should
> start with PIC18XXXX line.

I'm not sure if this is a serious statement or a religious statement.  If
the latter: let's not get into that sort of crap, -------.  If the former:

The choice of 18 versus 16 family is not an issue of right or wrong.  There
are still legitimate reasons one might chose a 12, 16, or 18 family PIC for
a particular design.  This is very different from bad programming practise
versus good programming practise.

It does seem, however, that Micrchip's pricing makes an 18 part a better
choice for some high volume designs even where a 16 part would have been
adequate.  I have been quoted lower a lower price for high volumes of the
18F452 than for the 16F877 in the same package.


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