In message <43BDB7E5.5030601@cotse.net> Bob Axtell wrote: > But it has never shaken my confidence in PIC controllers, and certainly > time has > proven me right. PIC controllers are at the heart of some really superb > products. It's no small wonder. In my experience, SX development tools are dire at best. My ICD2 has never missed a beat, but my SV-TEHS "SX-DEV" SX ICD likes nothing more than to interrupt a debugging session with a generic "Communications error". The Microchip stuff "just works". Then you have Atmel. "You'll get the chips in about ten weeks, if you're lucky". Nuff said. I can get most PICs with a leadtime of a week at most. Last time I tried to get some Atmel stuff it took them (or rather their distributors) a good twelve weeks to deliver the stuff I'd ordered ("the factory still hasn't sent the chips out"), and by that time I'd already finished the design with a PIC... If Mchip are on top, I'm certainly not surprised. -- Phil. | Acorn RiscPC600 SA220 64MB+6GB 100baseT philpem@dsl.pipex.com | Athlon64 3200+ A8VDeluxe R2 512MB+100GB http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | Panasonic CF-25 Mk.2 Toughbook ... Doing my part to preserve order in the universe -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist