> the view you offered isn't so easy to understand for
> everybody.

Note the assumptions I made, which might not fit a particular situation
at all. If you exjoy the experience all such calculations are of course
void, maybe you will even (have to) pay for your joy. But you still have
choices (I guess there are more enjoyable experiences than you have
time), and comparing the time/money ratio is a way to rank choices.

IMHO such calculations often have some merit, and can offer a different
perspective on your choices. I think no 1/2-world hobbyist will value
his/her time below $1/h, but many will value it below $10/h. No hobbyist
will probably value its time above $50/h, but many professionals (but
probably not all) will.

I often get a question like: how should I start with PICs (meaning: what
PIC, programmer and development software should I buy/get/build). My
answer depends a lot on how that person values its time, for the
programmer the answer will vary from a DIY serial-port-powered
programmer to an ICD2 (with - of course - my Wisp628 somewhere in the
middle).

Wouter van Ooijen

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