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From:  pic microcontroller discussion [SMTP:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]
Sent:  Friday, November 29, 1996 7:04 AM
To:  Multiple recipients of list PIC
Subject:  Re: ProPic 2.4 WARNING,DO NOT USE! (Take extreme care).... BULL
SHIT

>my mistake about about writing to both LPT,
>but about LPT numbering my comment stays.
>And yes, I need to get a new computer, I know it myself too.
>but my software with your hardware programs PIC's on my old
>computer too!

     If your computer's printer ports are not being accessed correctly,
you probably have an old mono video card installed. These cards had a
builtin printer port with a XT standard address number.  When one of
these cards is installed, LPT1 gets this XT standard address number and
the normal LPT1 "378" gets assigned as LPT2.

    I have tried the ProPic software using a David Tait clone programmer
board, and have not had any problems with it.  The ProPic package is the
easiest to use programmer I have found.  I did not experience any speaker
noise or have problems programming, reading and verifying the 16C84 or
16C62X families.  While I have not tried programming the entire MicroChip
line, and some devices may not yet program properly, I think it is unfair
to make such a general condemnation of the product.

>have a nice day and fix your bugs!
>antti

Antti,  are you a registered user of ProPic ?  I plan to purchase the
software within the next 20- 30 days, after which I would be entitled to
ask for bug fixes.  Unregistered shareware users don't have the right to
request fixes/ upgrades.  Lighten up, all of this is just ones and
zeroes!

    ------  Steve