AVR-Chat

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:39 PM, Leon <leon355@btinternet.com> wrote:

>> And nothing for the PIC compares to avr-gcc.
>
> The dsPIC and PIC24 use gcc. There is a free version of C18 for the PC18,
> it's a good compiler.
>

No need to worry about AVR and avr-gcc. You can still use them after
Microchip owns them (if the big goes successful, I hope it will).

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/Market_Communication/Customer%20Letter%20About%20Atmel.pdf

"Microchip has a proven reputation for enabling low-risk product
development, lower total
system cost, faster time to market and outstanding customer service
for thousands of
diverse customer applications worldwide spanning the automotive, communications,
computing, consumer and industrial control markets. We expect to apply
these same
strengths to Atmel's business while continuing to deliver their full range of
microcontrollers, and intend to make the integration process as
seamless as possible for
you."

Even this is a PR but the track record of Microchip is good.

We are using Atmel ARM and 8051 in my current job. I am
not worried that we would need to redesign our product
any time soon.


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