On 6/6/07, James Newton wrote: > And eventually, it means no more PICList. > > What to do? > > - Let be what will be. > > - Expand our focus to include other processors for which good help is not > available. AVR? MSP430? Others? This is what I was wondering about the other > day. > I thought a bit more about this and I think it is not necessary to expand to other MCUs. There are already many good resources for AVR users and MSP430 users. Even for ARM MCU users, there are some good websites and Yahoo Groups. So it will not be easy to attract other MCU users to PIClist. I'd be interested to know the answer to "how many AVR users in PIClist". On the other hand, it seems to me that Microchip is now pursuing more and more opportunities now that it has a strong lead in 8-bit world and started to do well in the 16-bit world. For example, they start to persue the market of connectivity options like Ethernet, USB and Zigbee. There is also a rumor that they will go to the 32-bit market but the core will not be ARM. So I think there is plenty of opportunities to stick with PICs. Of course we need to keep the good [EE] and [OT] traditions. Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist