PICLISTers,

     Today Microchip is posting advance releases of the new MPASM
     relocatable assembler to the web site and to the Microchip BBS
     (v1.99.33).  This version works in two modes: the old way, which
     generates .HEX files directly, and the new way (signified by using
a
     "/o" on the command line) to generate relocatable object modules
for
     the linker.

     The advanced release of MPLINK is available separately (v0.00.02),
and
     documentation for it and the new MPASM are included as .PDF files,
     for viewing with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

     MPLIB (v0.00.20) is newly released as part of the MPLINK package
and it
     allows you to make reusable libraries.

     These are posted as beta versions on the "Tools" section of the
     Microchip web site.  Files are located at:
         http://www.microchip2.com/mplab.htm

     The programmers at Microchip hope that you will add this
reloacatable
     macro assembler, linker, and librarian to your suite of freely
     distributed Microchip Development System tools.  Any feedback can
be
     sent directly to me or to the webmaster.

     Darrel Johansen
     darrel.johansen@microchip.com