Hi
I DO NOT like Gardner's book.  It is confusing at times and seem to me it
is more to remind an expert as a reference than start a beginner from
scratch.  I have Easy PIC'n on my lap at the moment.  I have just got it
and it is a breeze compared to Gardner's book.  I first got the databook, a
programmer and Gardner's book and I found it hard to learn from.  I then
learnt on a course I went on with a friend at a university (as part of a
school project).  Gardner's book was then a half decent reference but the
databook contains al the info.  I notice Gardner's book is mainly culled
from the databook with little of his own work.  The example code was mainly
not on the 16c84 which made conversion a pain.  Easy pic'n is on the 84, is
arranged logically and is as easy to understand as a school textbook.  It
also doesn't assume any real prior knowledge.  I do however like Gardner's
cookbooks.  They contain some useful circuits and subroutines but the code
ain't much good.  What use is a magnetic card reader where the data is read
in and the read was displayed as correct or incorrect.  The data was just
left!


Tim



At 02:12 13/03/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Has anyone read "A Beginners Guide to the Microchip PIC" by Nigel
>Gardner?  Any comments?  Worth getting?
>
>I do have (and even have read) "Easy Pic 'n" from Square 1.  I was
>just wondering if Mr. Gardner book was worthwhile too.
>
>Richard Rosenheim
>rrose@accessnv.com
>


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