> > > "Not so many years ago DEC's VAX 11/780 was reckoned the first
> > > computer to execute 1 million instructions per second. Now a 4MIPS
> > > microcontroller costs less than a cup of coffee and is so small you
> > > might accidentally inhale it. "

BUT, and it's a VERY big BUT, a VAX MIPS and a PIC MIPS are very different.
Not only is it a matter of bandwidth but addressing range and what data can
be accessed and written per instruction. If you use a processor independent
benchmark (Whetstones or whatever) you'd get a far far different story, and
even that doesn't tell you about how much you can usefully do with a
processor. I think an 11/780 will still have more "real" power than any PIC
for a while yet. But by all means cite examples to prove me wrong if I am.


        RM

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