Go on ... a real micro programmer uses assembly (The engineer codes in
machine language!). None of this high level C or BASIC stuff!!! Did I hear
someone say Java?
Dennis.
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> Thanks....I kinda thought the BASIC was there for a reason...hehehehe
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> <Black Adder voice on> Er no - Basic stamps are so called
> because they run
> Basic....</off> <g>
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> Full embedded micropro's such as a 68032 could be programmed
> in anything if
> you had a suitable compiler but the manufacturers only tend
> to supply &
> support C compilers (or Forth in the case of Harris micro-pros).
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> Always thought that it would be a nice idea if someone
> extended what Lego
> did with the mind storm dev kit & provide a high level
> (graphical?) IDE or
> CASE tool for churning out what you want the processor to do
> & then have it
> produce the C code.
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> On another off-topic topic (its Friday!) would a Java interpreter be
> considered a compiler if it ran on Java hardware like a
> picoJava processor?
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> > HI all...this like the mice thing is WAY off topic,
> > BUT...does anyone knoe
> > if BASIC stamps (or PIC Stamps) are able to be progged in
> > other langues
> > other than BASIC and C ??
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