This is what it was called when it was used in the keyboard portion of the original TRS-80 (Radio Shack) microcomputer back in late 70's - early 80's. Wish I knew then what I know now... Tim T. -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of David VanHorn Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:53 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [PIC]: What does P I C stand for? At 06:48 PM 4/28/2003 +0100, Christopher Gill wrote: >I am about to do a presentation on my university project which has been using a PIC. An obvious question I expect to be asked is what is the meaning of PIC? Peripheral Interface Controller is what I heard. -- 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 -- 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