[Gllug] Beagle Board

[Rich Walker]

Christopher Hunter <cehunter at gb-x.org> writes:

> I'm still writing RISC code almost every day - the Microchip PIC
> processors use their own slightly peculiar and highly specific RISC
> architecture, and in many cases are the ideal solution for applications
> that would often use the usual bucket of discrete logic chips or a PLC.
> They are amazingly cheap for their abilities, and are a doddle to
> program.

*shudder* - yes, we use the PIC all the time, though I'm not sure I'd
ever describe their ISA as anything other than a foulness from the pit
beyond time...



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