M. VENTER wrote ...

> I'am using the Home Brew Programmer development system from Hobby
> Inc. This contains (assembler, programmer ).
> All this for less than R100.00. The development system can be used for
> the 16C54, 16C55, 16C57, and 16C84 microcontrollers by
> Microchip.

Oh, yeah! Ok, what about the '71, the one with built in A/D? and
what about support and upgrades when new processors are released?
(Just curious)

> Secondly I am a Student aND pOOR bROKE no oThER WhAY tO sAY bUT dAMM
> bROKE

Then don't throw yourself into this (expensive) hobby ...

> cAN`T aFFORD a PICSTART kIT.

Well, you can build David Tait's '84 programmer, check out the FAQ.
You have almost everything you need in the '84 including the convenient
EEPROM program memory.

 ... what was the question again?

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Conny Andersson, LiTH