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On Dec 3, 2011, at 8:29 AM, Bob Paddock wrote:

> Most of the documentation starts in Russian for AVR's, and in the past
> French for the ARM's, I don't know who is doing it since Atmel France
> closed.

Hmm, maybe I should try to find the French originals. Engineering French is annoying with all the unnecessary jargon devised by the Academy, but I can usually puzzle it out.

>  The poor translation to English shows frequently.

One problem with professional translation of technical documents is that the translators often don't adequately understand the subject matter. You really need to be qualified to write the document from scratch to be able to translate it properly.

> In the past you could get data sheets well in advance for the AVRs at
> http://www.atmel.ru , alas they now redirect you based on your region.
> I really hate sites that think they know better than give me what I
> asked for.

It's a general problem with 21st century software. Even gEDA. Magnetic net mode (shudder)...

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
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