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Originally Posted by sciguy125
mcc18 is only for those chips and, as far as I can tell, is the only free C compiler for PICs (there's a gcc port, but it's far from ready).
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mcc18 is not free, and in fact costs $495. We should all be thankful that Microchip decided to donate it to teams.
As far as C programmable microcontrollers, have you looked at Rabbit Semiconductor? They make a z80 derivative. They have a promo right now where you can get a development kit for $99.
http://www.rabbitsemiconductor.com/p...05_230.60/DOM/ I've found Rabbit's documentation to be better then most other embedded targets I've worked with.
I'd suggest picking up an electronics hobbyist magazine (ie Circuit Cellar) and browsing the advertisers.