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>Not really... unless you want to experiment with other peoples projects,
>then the calc is the way to go to begin learning to program. It gives a
>basic understanding of how to deal with IO situations like the stack, lcd
>display, keys, and the i/o port. Once you understand the basics of that,
>then maybe you can move on.

It doesn't give you any understanding how to use the LCD or I/O ports!  It
lets you use its junk.

Tell me how calling routines in ROM is learning how to use LCDs.  Not at all.

Who's projects?  Wow, lets flash a light or do some other thing thats
completely pointless...

Grant

>> >I am not sure about the AVR, but the PIC has a TON of info, inlcuding
>> >premade projects (kewl ones I might add) and plans to build the PIC
>> >burner... I'd probably start out with Z80 (via a TI calc.), then go up
>to
>> >PIC/AVR... although I don't know much about the AVR, so shoot me (no
>flames,
>> >it is the law of the list! :)...
>>
>> The AVR costs less an is faster than the PIC.  PIC, CISC.  33MHz -
>> 8.01MIPS.  AVR, RISC.  8MHz - 8MIPS.
>>
>> Grant
>>
>> Its a ton easier to just trash the calc.  You can't learn about embedded
>> programming on an embedded device made for doing math...
>
>-dan
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