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From: jfox@netcom.com (Jeff Fox)
Subject: Re: STAMP vs PIC questions
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Date: Fri, 17 Mar 1995 00:38:56 GMT
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            cmcmanis@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>
>You can do this (learn one language) but you have to choose "C". There are
>C cross compilers for every microcontroller architecture I can think of.
>(which isn't complete, but its all the big ones :-)). If you bought a
>C cross compiler for every architecture you'll probably end up spending
>about $50,000. :-(

Since "C" is not the only language available for every microcontroller
why must it be "C"?  If you "have to" use "C" then the word "choose"
makes no sense.

Jeff Fox
Ultra Technology
