In SX Microcontrollers, SX/B Compiler and SX-Key Tool, StampUSR wrote:

Per Jon's request I don't want to continue discussing other companies products.

"and Parallax's top of the line Basic Stamp (BS2PX) will cost you just $79. If you need something faster, the SX Toolkit with the SX-Key programmer, a few textbooks, 2 SX28's and 2 resonators will run you $99 and a SX48/52 Prototype board (completely assembled) is another $9.95. Using SX/B, you can do multitasking with interrupts in Basic, and the SX48/52 prototype board's have a place you can solder (2) 32KB I2C EEPROM's."

I have many BS2px's sitting here ready to go, with hopefully a need for many more of them. I like the unit, it did (mostly) what I needed it to do and was extremely easy to use. I also have the SX-Key and board and such there too.

I was just pointing out that for someone that wanted to 'move up' from a BS2 that IMO the SX isn't exactly a slam dunk answer. The prototype board is great for prototyping... it isn't good for using a lot of the chips. 

What if a person using one of Parallax's BS2 based robots wanted to 'do more' with the micro-controller... the SX in its present form doesn't fit there (while others do)....etc...etc....

And again... this was just a suggestion... not based on a 'need' of mine. I tend to think if I wanted to 'move up' the SX wouldn't work for me based on program size.

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