On Nov 13, 2004, at 4:48 PM, John Ferrell wrote: > I frequently wonder if I would be better off with a Z80 or may be a > 6502... > Lately I've been wondering whether I'd be better off with a refurbished or low-end palmtop or even desktop. The number of things that need to be smaller than a palmtop is relatively small, and damn near everything costs the same, just like rainman always knew it would. "About $100" gets you PIC, MSP430, Rabbit, Motorola, or AVR "development board" or Low end B&W palmtop or used two-generations old desktop BillW _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist