AVR-Chat

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Dennis Clark" <dlc@...> wrote:
>
> Microchip vs. Atmel ... PIC ... can
> be counted on.  Microchip has never
> obsoleted a part ...  None of the
> other micro manufacturers can say
> that.

Atmel claim to have never obsoleted a "pinout".  What I understand this to mean is that if they obsolete a part, there is another part that will drop right into its place.  For example, the ATmega16 and ATmega16L are being obsoleted but you can just use an ATmega16A in the same place and you're back in business.

Graham.