On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 01:37:44 +0200, you wrote:

>>>John
>>>
>>>
>>Writing the whole thing in a simulator and then expecting it to all =
work when you stick it in a chip
>>is NOT a good way to do things.  Apart from testing complex =
calculations, I think simulators are of
>>very limited use -I can't remember ever using one,
>>
>How can you possibly judge anything you didn't get your hands on ????
>Stef Mientki
Simple - all the embedded apps I've ever done are so dependent on =
real-world external events and
timing that any simulator would not have been of any practical help, and =
would have saved no time
over doing it methodically on a real chip. And this was in the days of =
UVB-Eraseable devices - no
flash!

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