>If the C compiler isn't free, PICduino isn't going to go very far.  The
>is a larger discussion, but for most hobbyist purposes quality of the C
>compiler isn't very important; free is.

Microchip provides free versions of their compilers. The only difference *I
think* is that the paid version is "optimized" or something. I use the free
versions of the C18 and C30 compilers and they work just fine with MPLAB.

So you DON'T have to pay anything for an IDE.

Nathan
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