Re: TI-H: Re: PIC/AVR

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Re: TI-H: Re: PIC/AVR


>> Who's projects?  Wow, lets flash a light or do some other thing thats
  >> completely pointless...

Nope, that paragraph shows that you were talking about the PIC. You are just
trying to squeeze yourself out of another dilema. 

> 
> I'm not talking about what the PIC can do, I'm talking about what the
Calc
> can't do.  You need to read the mail more correctly.
> 
> The AVR is, and if you knew anything about them, the processor that
people
> are using these days.  PICs are good, but more expensive.  I know a ton
> about PICs fyi, I started out on them and made an ethernet controler with
> PING for one
> 
> I know my stuff...  So go look at Sparcs at www.ebay.com.  They are only
> about $300.
> 
> 
> >Watch it Grant... you are becoming as ignorant as I am sometimes.
Obviously
> >you know NOTHING about the PIC. At least I admitted to not knowing
anything
> >about the AVR, instead of going around comparing prices and MIPS and
shit.
> >First, since there are a TON of PIC models, they range in price...
second,
> >if you think $7 is too much for a PIC, thats too bad. I doubt you will
be
> >buying a whole lot of them anyway, so price really isn't a concern.
PIC's
> >such as the xxF80 are 10MHz with 1K of memory. As for projects, you are
> >SERIOUSLY ignorant saying "oh wow, are we gonna see other people flash
> >lights?"... there are TONS of projects in many lists. One list I saw had
> >over 100 sites of people who make projects for their PIC, and I'll
guarantee
> >you that many of those people have worked on multiple projects. They
aren't
> >cheesy either. Most of them are VERY intriguing which is why the PIC came
to
> >my attention.
> >
> >>
> >> >Not really... unless you want to experiment with other peoples
projects,
> >> >then the calc is the way to go to begin learning to program. It gives
a
> >> >basic understanding of how to deal with IO situations like the stack,
> >lcd
> >> >display, keys, and the i/o port. Once you understand the basics of
that,
> >> >then maybe you can move on.
> >>
> >> It doesn't give you any understanding how to use the LCD or I/O ports!
> >It
> >> lets you use its junk.
> >>
> >> Tell me how calling routines in ROM is learning how to use LCDs.  Not
at
> >all.
> >>
> >> Who's projects?  Wow, lets flash a light or do some other thing thats
> >> completely pointless...
> >>
> >> Grant
> >>
> >> >> >I am not sure about the AVR, but the PIC has a TON of info,
inlcuding
> >> >> >premade projects (kewl ones I might add) and plans to build the
PIC
> >> >> >burner... I'd probably start out with Z80 (via a TI calc.), then
go
> >up
> >> >to
> >> >> >PIC/AVR... although I don't know much about the AVR, so shoot me
(no
> >> >flames,
> >> >> >it is the law of the list! :)...
> >> >>
> >> >> The AVR costs less an is faster than the PIC.  PIC, CISC.  33MHz -
> >> >> 8.01MIPS.  AVR, RISC.  8MHz - 8MIPS.
> >> >>
> >> >> Grant
> >> >>
> >> >> Its a ton easier to just trash the calc.  You can't learn about
> >embedded
> >> >> programming on an embedded device made for doing math...
> >> >
> >> >-dan
> >> >
> >> >You standing in line?
> >> >You believing the lies?
> >> >You bowing down to this flag?
> >> >You've Got a Bullet in Your Head.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >_______________________________________________________
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> >>
> >
> >-dan
> >
> >You standing in line?
> >You believing the lies?
> >You bowing down to this flag?
> >You've Got a Bullet in Your Head.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________________
> >Get your free, private e-mail at http://mail.excite.com/
> 

-dan

You standing in line?
You believing the lies?
You bowing down to this flag?
You've Got a Bullet in Your Head.




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