Bravo, just in the spot! Regards, Carlos. 2015-05-25 11:30 GMT-04:30 : > All, at the risk of getting flamed, I'd like to put my 2 cents worth > into the conversation (debate). > All I want to say is who really cares if you can get a more powerful > processor, with more features or more powerful features. > You're missing the whole point of the offer. As I interpret the offer, > a pcb with a PIC (higher end 8 bit), a rather large capacity Flash > memory, an LCD, as well as a few other components that taken as a whole > offers a reasonably powerful platform that could host a wide range of > functional systems. > These are being given away to interested parties to see if they can find > a way of reprogramming them in as easy a manner as possible. > In addition, the takers are urged to create application that are useful > as a teaching tool to illustrate the coding process in general, but for > microcontrollers in particular. > If these objectives can be realized, more boards can be made available > to allow more people to learn. The bottom line here is an inexpensive > platform is being made available, that along with the expertise in the > microcontroller field, and a little effort on the part of the piclist > members and lurkers, can pass on their acquired knowledge to a host of > potential future engineets and programmers. > Waht a way to give back to the community. > And, not to be forgotten is the supplier of these boards which is the > recycling company and its owner. In exchange for his generosity, all he > is hoping for is that anyone that has recycleable material > And for James Newton for facilitating the deal. > > So, if you're interested, great. Get a couple of boards and see what > you can do. If you're not interested, don't bother yourself. But don't > critize those who do want to give it a go. > > After all, it's an offer to create a teaching tool. Not to create the > latest greatest system of the future. > > > Regards, > > > > > Jim > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .