At 03:50 PM 12/19/2003 -0500, you wrote: >You have to follow the opportunities. Until you start spec'ing the hardware, >what ever the boss says is what you use. I agree. Anyway, the MSP430F149 is a very nice processor, you can only gain by learning another skill. If you are good at assembly language programming it shouldn't take long to pick it up (download the data and see for yourself). In some ways the MSP430 line is complementary to Microchip's line. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.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