On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 10:16:21AM -0500, David VanHorn wrote:
> >
> >I have an investment of infrastructure and expertise in a similar line of
> >PIC parts. So I ask one last time:
> >
> >Why switch?
>

> Well, for me, and a few others on the piclist, it's not a switch. AVRs are
> my primary focus.  Their internal architecture is cleaner, and I can go on
> and on about a list of points where the AVR design is better/faster/cleaner
> than the pic, but it's been done before.

> The point was simply to toss it out there as an option.

I appreciate the spotlight. I'm just trying to see if it's worth reinvesting.

I did have another question in my post. Is there a part with ATMega-8
features in a sub 20 pin package? I found this comparison chart on Atmel's
site:

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/param_table.asp?family_id=607&OrderBy=part_no&Direction=ASC

Is this everything? The tinys seem to have a significant memory dropoff.

BAJ

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