From: "Igor Pokorny" > To be frank, I enjoy to use 18F series because I consider to do everything > during interrupt is more clear than to check flags in a main loop. Hope the > next version will have RTOS integrated in hardware I certainly hope not! Above all, PICs are optimized for low cost. I wouldn't want to see Microchip drive up the cost for something that would be rarely used. There are plenty of larger processors to chose from if you want a more general purpose computing environment. > as well as using FSR two > bytes long addressing any RAM, Um, they have that. RTFM. > indexing RAM by W or any other byte etc.... They have that too, at least from W. Indexing for another byte is only a cycle away. You really do need to read the manual, especially before complaining about the thing it describes. > ...No one asks programmers what would be best .... Actually they do. Programmers, compiler writers, hardware designers, etc. I know this because I was one of those asked about the dsPIC architecture a few years ago when it was in its early stages of design. Probably a few other people on this list were too, and couldn't say anything either because we all signed non-disclosure agreements. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics