Thanks to all who suggested Zatek - I've just ordered the 'Synario' kit for $350 plus tax(*) - now I won't be able to sleep until it comes in the post. In the meantime I think I'll just ditch all that old 74 TTL that's lying around gathering dust... Regards, SJH Canberra, Australia (*) It seems unreasonable of the ATO to tax this at the 'hardware' rate just because there's a cable and a few sample devices. It's mainly the software that you're paying for after all!