> Apparently Parallax and Microchip downloaders are very timing-sensitive in
> their operation. This list had many reports about them breaking even under
> DOS, e.g. on faster machines.

After 1.7 the MicroChip downloader stuff has been pretty solid. One advantage
of the Microchip stuff is that they use the serial port which is generally
better supported in various "Soft" PCs.

--Chuck