[sdiy] A guy could get spoiled...

[Magnus Danielson]

From: patchell <patchell at silcom.com>
Subject: [sdiy] A guy could get spoiled...
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 15:23:25 -0800

Jim,

>     Now that I have the Midi converter working, I noticed one
> thing...those In Circuit Programable microcontrollers can really spoil
> you.  Sorta, wam, bam there you am...Anybody thinking about taking up
> programming micro controllers should look into the Flash chips first.  I
> have been doing embedded microprocessors for 20 years now, but always
> with Eproms...Flash sure makes that look real clunky now.

Quicker turnaround-times and field-upgradeable is there for DIYers to enjoy
too!

However, this makes you wonder how the kids will apprechiate just the kind of
hurdles it used to be... naw! - Let's get old and lazy instead! ;O)

Cheers,
Magnus - remember when a memorybank where 36 or 72 DIPs