On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Wouter van Ooijen wrote: > IMO having at least one DIP chip in a product line opens it up for > hobbyists and students. Though these might be an insignificant market in > themselves, they do cause a lot of www coverage, and might be the future > professionals... > > Exactly. Such is the reason for the unfortunate rise to fame of the AVR. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .