Jim Main wrote: > > In article , Leon Heller > writes > >In message <199703131014.CAA18397@bighorn.accessnv.com>, Richard > >Rosenheim writes > >>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. > > > >If you've never done any programming in assembler and know nothing about > >microcontrollers you might find it useful. Otherwise, don't bother! > > also, it's very expensive - it's not really what you would call a > 'book' it's a small ringbound notebook with a 3.5" disk (I think this is > partly the justification for the price) with MPASM etc on it, and the > source code examples. > > I see from the latest Maplin catalogue that there's now a revised > edition - so cant comment on that. Thats the one I have, a waste of money . And a special Thanks to the Manager of Maplin Woodgreen for recomending such a useless book to my wife.If I had wanted toilet paper I would have sent here to Kwik-Save -- Peter Cousens email: peter@cousens.her.forthnet.gr snailmail: Peter Cousens, karteros, Heraklion, Crete, 75100, Greece, phone: + 3081 380534, +3081 324450 voice/fax After Bill Gates announced to the world that he was Microsoft, his wife was asked to comment. She said that as his wife, she had been the first to notice this problem