Rajesh Bawankule wrote:
> Hi All
>         I am new to this list. I just started taking interest in PIC chips.
>         I bought 1] Microchip's PIC databook
>                  2] Embedded controller handbook.
>         Please suggest me.
>         1] Good books, magazines, web resources on PIC.
>         2] Good PIC programmer.
>            [ I am confused between so many types available in market.
>            Can anyone post a summary of all the options available so
>            that I and other novice people can take a good decision.}
>         Thanks a lot for your time for a newbie like me.
>         Rajesh Bawankule

The PIC16C84/04/P is an 18 pin DIP single chip MicroController available
at
very low cost even in single quantities. It can be re-programmed
thousands
of times, each time in a few seconds with very cheap Printer Port driven
hardware (basically a 7407 and power supply) and the software is free.
It's
considered the 'Newbie' starting point for PIC related projects, and can
be
run in a minimal configuration with just a power source and a single
resistor and capacitor.

You will find the software drivers, circuit, and overlay at:
http://labyrinth.net.au/~donmck/84.html

For other PIC resources, books, magazines, programmers etc., try my home
page at:
http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~donmck

Don McKenzie donmck@labyrinth.net.au
SimmStick(tm) A PIC proto PCB the size of a 30 pin Simm Memory Module.
EASY PIC'n Beginners Guide to using PIC 16/17 MicroChip products.
MEL PicBasic Compiler. Programmers from 15 USD.  Pic-Axe(tm) A New Tool.