Ah, that wouldn't be a Seiko Iready chip you're trying to use is it?... My good friend/boss as of next Monday, Steve Taylor asked if anyone was willing to convert the Seiko code into 8052. I don't know what arose from that, you best ask him.

The AVRs really aren't all that difficult to program, in fact if you're only making a small number of what ever it is you're making, it might be less hassle to end-up using an AVR than converting the code...

Atmel supply problems seem to have been a bit of an issue over here recently (UK), I don't know whether it was just me, or whether everybody experienced it. I think things have rectified themselves now though.

Matt.