The Future Of Hobby Electronics.

[RussMartin]

But why do we use PIC micros? I mean, I remember . . .

I'm old enough (fortunately or not) to remember many arguments starting in the same way:

"But why do we use transistors? I mean, I remember . . . "

"But why do we use integrated circuits? I mean, I remember . . . "

"But why do we use microprocessors? I mean, I remember . . . "

I've seen the advent of SSI, LSI, and VLSI.

Yet I look around, and I still see vacuum tubes in kilowatt and megawatt applications (as well as high-end consumer audio), discrete transistors, and integrated circuits (including ASICs and PLAs).

And any old ham will tell you: There's nothing like building your own stuff, then proving it works by using it to talk to someone hundreds or thousands of miles away--wireless! It sure as hell beats a "blinky".

Electronics is an art, not a science.