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Can a hobbyist ARM setup be as simple as this AVR one?

I like how simple an Atmel AVR setup can be for hobbyist assembly language programming. For example: Put a plain ATmega DIP chip {A} on a breadboard Connect 6 pins to a USB programmer {B} connected ...
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ARM or AVR for car system

I just wanted to ask, which platform is the best suitable for a small commercial car system. It will comunicate with our server via 3G/EDGE (upload and download database with points of interest). It ...
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Why is AVR used in Arduino?

Why is Arduino using AVR? I understand that they are the official processor but there isn't a reason the code couldn't be ported to an ARM or a Freescale architecture other than cost, right? As long ...