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Line 12: Like the PIC, it has a dedicated [[hobbyist]] following (exemplified by the ''AVRFreaks'' Internet forum), largely due to the existence of inexpensive/free development tools, for instance a port of the GNU [[GNU Compiler Collection\|GCC]] tools. The acronym "'''AVR"''' has been reported/rumoured to stand for '''''A'''dvanced '''V'''irtual '''R'''ISC'' and/or the initials of the two company founders—'''A'''lf Egil Bogen and '''V'''egard Wollan—who for their part have chosen to let the matter rest unresolved, giving mostly shadowy answers when asked directly. == External links ==

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