Hello
I am about to start my first Pic Project. It is a small device that
should

  (1) accept digital data (numbers & strings) from a Measurement device
via RS 232 at  any time.

  (2A) store the Information in memory (approx. 20 Kilobytes of data)
  (2B) display the latest aquired data on a LCD display

  (3) send all data to a PC via a second RS 232

After reading some FAQs there remain still some questions:

What kind of Memory should I use (lithium battery backed up static ram,
EEPROM, Flash...)?
How do I wire the memory to a PIC? Any Circuits ?

How do I wire two RS 232 ports ( one with Hardware Handshake )? Do I need
a UART or is just a simple MAX 232 signal converter enough?
Where can I get Sourcecode for serial communications?

Should I try to program the PIC in assembler code or in a high level
language like C? My budget is very limited, as I am a student. I would
like to get a cheap development environment with lots of information on
using it, writing pic assembler code etc..

Does anyone know of information on similar project?

How can I get documentation on PICs from Germany. Do you know any
suppliers which ship to Europe, Germany?


Thank you for any hints.

Again thanks and Bye
   Ralf