Hi

Since we are all introducing ourselves I would like to say hello.  I
subscribed to the list last week, and although it went a bit quiet I am
interested in what is going back and forth now.

My name is Andrew Errington and I work as a PC consultant at Lancaster
University (UK).  My interest in PICs came about after building a project
with a BASIC Stamp last year and deciding I could do more if I controlled
the processor directly.  I bought Microchip's Embedded Control Handbook,
which is _full_ of cool ideas, and I built the 16C84 development programmer
detailed in there.  I modified David Tait's controller software so I now
have a development environment that cost me about ?20 (or $30).

The PIC84 is excellent for development as it's EEPROM memory allows you to
recode and reprogram with no effort.  I have a project underway (in my spare
time (ha ha!)), and I will probably be looking at other PIC's for other
projects later.

Andrew M. Errington
PC Consultant
Lancaster University
a.errington@lancaster.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1524 592678
Fax: +44 1524 844011