> >It is the same for me, build a $5 serial programmer, download mplab 6, >ic-prog and start building microcontrolled applications. > >The speed is sufficient for most applications. Then the AVR would fit that bill entirely, give you vectored interrupts, no "holes" in your ram, no pages, the equivalent of 32 "W" registers, and four instructions to every one on the pic, at the same clock. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu