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Subject: Re: Microcontroller Trainer, What is a good one for "C" ?
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In article <3phtd0$nhm@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com> dkitts@ix.netcom.com (David Kitts) writes:
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>My son would like to get a jump on a "C" programming class that he is
>scheduled to take this fall. He eventually will be taking Forth and
>assembly as well. So far he has taken elementry electronics, DOS,
>Windows, and two classes in Basic. Does any one know of a good trainer
>system that will take him from the real simple up to the more difficult
>lesons? I would like to stick with a controller that I can replace
>quickly, such as a PIC, 8051 or 68HC, just in case, (Nahhh! he will
>never burn it up). He has a budget of $200. I have seen a number of
>them in my mags but the adds don't always tell the rest of the story.
>Need some advice.

>TNX, David, Sacto
Why bother with a microcontroller? If you want to program hardware, program 
the hardware of a PC. Learning 'C' with a microcontroller is a hard lesson! I 
can tell from experience.
