Re: TI-H: PIC -vs- AVR programmers

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Subject: Re: TI-H: PIC -vs- AVR programmers
From: gussie@alaska.net (Grant Stockly)
Date: Sun, 3 May 1998 19:07:24 -0700
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How great is it when you have to modify it to work on NEC laptops/computers?  :)

>Actually the AVRs are vastly superior, even
>though some of the higher-end ones have had
>their max clock speed reduced. Search for
>'BA1FB' and you'll find the site with a great,
>simple AVR programmer (parallel port).
>
>Bryan
>
>Grant Stockly wrote:
>>
>> AVRs are not better chips, just like the Mac isn't better than a PC...
>>
>> >I know how easy it is to build a PIC programmer (a few resistors...that's
>> >it)...so why is it so hard (nearly impossible?) to build a working AVR
>> >programmer? I would like to build one instead of buying one for monatery
>> >reasons, and because i know that the AVR's are better chips. Although, the
>> >PIC is remarkably easy to program for...
>> >
>> >-- Jon Olson
>> >
>> >--
>> >"Nobody will ever need more than 640k RAM!" -- Bill Gates, 1981
>> >"Windows 95 needs at least 8 MB RAM." -- Bill Gates, 1996
>> >"Nobody will ever need Windows 95." -- logical conclusion

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