Great info guys, thank you.  I'm going to go ahead and start tinkering with
the PIC24 once I get some samples and am able to fab up a breakout board to
breadboard with.

I haven't seen much on the list regarding using the PIC24's, I imagine
that's due to the packaging being what it is, being non-hobbyist friendly.
Having cut my teeth on the 18F's I've generally found that I've been able to
accomplish whatever I set out to do in assembler.  Some of the features of
the PIC24's definitely are interesting, such as the RTCC, and gobs of ADC's.

Regards,
Bob
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