>         Hi Andre,
>
>         I did that move some years ago. Never regretted.
>         I can tell you my reasons, but they couldn't be very
> significant to you:
>
>         1. More speed, almost 1 MIPS/MHz.
>         2. No memory bank switching.
>         3. Not only one accumulator but lots of them to work with.
>         4. Very resourceful assembly language.
>         5. Multiply instructions (8x8) in TWO clock cycles!
>
>         Last week I had to do a rework on an old PIC design.
>         Boy, I missed the AVR that week!

        You are completely correct, IF you limit yourself to the 16 or 12 series of
PICs. If OTOH you consider the 18F series then things aren't so clear.
Remember to compare apples to apples. TTYL

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