On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:23 AM, Martin wrote: > They'll keep the parts as "Microchip AVRs"... Sure, what the hell... The current portfolio of AVRs is a small number of parts next to the huge list of PICs, even if you only include the 8-bit PICs. I wonder what happens to the closer-to-the-edge Atmel products. XMEGA, AVR32 ? Could be they die; could be they're what Microchip is really wanting to acquire. BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist