> If you really want to know the power of AVR, it's the availability of
> free C compilers, and the stack.  Instead of having a hardware based
> stack, with a preset depth, you're limited only by your memory
> availability.  These chips are extremely nice to program in.  ASM, or C.

        While I agree on the C compiler front (the fact that there are very few
free C compiler choices for the PIC is it's most major limitation in my
mind), I disagree on the stack point. A stack is by no means necessary in a
microcontroller, and in fact can influence odd design choices (of course no
accessible stack can also result in odd design choices). I've personally
never liked the idea of a stack, it just never settled in my psyche very
well. TTYL

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