>> So why are the MDT parts called clones, fakes and pirates

I hadn't noticed anyone doing that.  By definition, the parts that I'm
complaining about don't have an easily identifiable manufacturer.  They
say "microchip" on them (but don't come from microchip.)


>> while the binary compatible, directly interchangeable Scenix parts
>>  were an example of American ingenuity ?
>>
The single 20ns cycle instruction timing is an example of american 
ingenuity.
Pin compatibility with PIC is nothing to get upset about.  Binary 
compatibility
is vaguely weird, IMO.  Did Microchip and Scenix have an "agreement" of 
some
kind?  I don't recall hearing nearly the amount of microchip whining 
about the
scenix parts that I would have expected if the instruction set was 
copied without
permission (compared to the epic battles with Atmel, for instance...)

BillW
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