I am looking at the PIC is some projects I have in mind.  First my 
background.  I worked in embedded development from the late 70s to just a 
few years ago, along the line building projects around the 6800, 6802, 
6502, 8085, 8048, 8051, 8086, 80186, 80286, 80386EX, 68000, 68020, 
TMS320C30, TMS32C25, i860, i960, and several others I have forgotten using 
assembly, PL/M, C, C++, Ada, Forth, etc in projects ranging from OCR, 
keyboards, base wide alarms, pilotless drones, rubber m irrors, satellite 
modems, satellite passengers, and others.

I am now retired from all that and have a couple of projects in 
mind.  Currently I am deciding between the PIC and some 8051 Variant.  What 
would be a good start up lab?  I would need a C cross compiler, downloader, 
and programmer.  An important factor is cheap, I am retired but no pension 
for me, strictly savings.


Don Bowen              Awl Knotted Up                       KI6DIU
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I am omnivagant. 
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