Lpc2000

Eric, 

> > The STR9 part will run faster and has 96K of SRAM.  That's a *big* 
> > plus in my book,
> 
> Their open library caught my attention.

Yeah.  Well, having something doesn't mean that it's useful.  I suggest
you take a look around the ST microcontroller forums and form your own
opinion of its quality.

> By the way, I heard ST also licensed the Cortex M3 - has 
> there been any word on when they'll produce a product based on it?

No.

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Paul Curtis, Rowley Associates Ltd   http://www.rowley.co.uk 
CrossWorks for ARM, MSP430, AVR, MAXQ, and now Cortex-M3 processors