Re: PIC versus AVR

On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:14:12 -0400, "mc"
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"steve" <bungalow_steve@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A common core is not too helpful as modern high level languages already
makes all cores "psuedo common" (except for timing).

I rather have common memory maps, peripheral interfaces, electrical
characteristics and common pinouts with different cores, this way I
could just recompile...

It would have been nice if AVR and PIC 8-pin micros had had the same pinout,
so they could really fight it out in the marketplace!


Some of the AVRs are pin compatible with standard 40-pin 8051 devices.
I doubt that Atmel sees the PIC as their main competitor. It seems
that most PIC proponents uses it more from a religious reason than for
any technical reason. Reading arguments of PIC vs whatever, is very
similar to the religious discussions regarding Hi-Fi equipment.

Regards
Anton Erasmus

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