> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan B. Pearce [SMTP:A.B.Pearce@RL.AC.UK]
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 3:54 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC]: [PBK] The PICLIST Development Project
>
> >For example, gpsim can now simulate a PIC faster than real
> >time - and at the same time support several plug in modules
> >and continuously update the gui.
>
> Impressive, and nice, but not necessarily the speed needed for the Piclist
> Beginners Kit :)
>
On the contrary, using a simulator that takes minutes to run something that
should take micro-seconds is very frustrating.  Anyone that's used MPLAB
should be familliar with that!

> >In my opinion, Java and other interpreted languages may have
> >their place, but not in gpsim. OTOH, they can serve as a useful glue
>
> But we would appreciate your input on how to achieve the possibility of
> running the PBK front end software (including assembler and simulator) on
> the widest possible range of platforms.
>
The PC is likely going to represent >99% of all hardware platforms, and of
the 99% of those PC's will be running *nix or Windows.  Is it really worth
expending so much effort in order to support the other few platforms that
could possibly be used?  Especialy given that a PC capable of running Linux
can be picked up for almost pennies.  In that case sticking with C shouldn't
be a huge problem.

Regards

Mike

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