Re: TI-H: Re: PIC/AVR

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e 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________________ > >> >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. > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________________ > >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. _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private e-mail at http://mail.excite.com/
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