----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nall" Subject: Re: [PIC] > I have to pretty much re-learn all over again anyway, I may as well learn > a new chip. Do most people agree that the 30F3013 would be the best one > to go with? I don't have any specific applications in mind -- There are some quirky things about the PIC30, maybe even quirkier than the PIC16. But you gotta love 120MHz clock, hardware multiply, large flat address space, etc. etc. Downsides ... there are few programmers for it, and even Microchip's don't seem to have all the bugs out yet. The 120 MHz clock affords the opportunity to consume prodigious power, something pretty alien to the nanoWatt crowd. Although there are a few DIP parts, most of the models are only available in difficult (for a hobbyist) packages. But there certainly seems to be a lot of play value there --McD -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist