In message PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes: > Hi, I'm a newbie to the pic. Can someone tell me what people like to use, > the Parallax instruction set, or the Microchip. Is there a good assembler > and simlator for windows? FWIW, I have just started using Microchips MPLAB (Windows based assembler and simulator) having used the DOS version up 'til now and I like it. It is available free from www.microchip.com. Regards, Mike Watson