Ricki,

A PIC is a uC.

Peter,

1. I don't know of any PIC micro family that doesn't have an EPROM or FLASH option. Is there one?

2. I maintain that PICs have the highest processing power/$ of any mainstream micro. Some PICs have even been used as DSPs(17 and 18 series).

3. Not a fair comparison. The PIC can achieve 2:1 code compression over the 8052, and the program memory is 14 bit, so program memory comparisons are difficult. I am certainly not trying to suggest that one is better than the other, they are different. I would use the 8052 if cost is the primary concern. If performance is the primary concern, I would suggest a PIC.

4. I have found that the higher performance 8052 derivatives are expensive.

5. I was going to use a small PIC on a project recently, but I found I could get a much more powerful AT89C52 for about 30% less. That is why I am using the 8052. I feel that I am objective on this issue, despite my history with PICs.

6. I think that the new PIC18CXXX micros will render this discussion obsolete. They should silence all of the PIC critics. I have one sitting on my desk, without an application that requires so much power that I need to use it. The only drawback is no external data/program bus.

7. PICs are single source. BIG DISADVANTAGE.

Cory Spackman