Cliff Rogers wrote:
>
> G'day, I found this one on the net here in Oz. I haven't found anyone
> who has
>  tried it yet to get their comments.
>
> http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~donmck/pickaxe.html

Nuh! I think it's a bit of a dud! ;-)

You could try:
http://www.dontronics.com/pickaxe.html

You will also find free Windows and DOS software and full schematics to
do
in-circuit programming with the PIC16C84 and PIC16F84.

It uses a 4PDT switch to do a program then run cycle. The target chip
stays in the target board, so that code changes can be done in a few
seconds.

1 or 2 people on this list use it now I believe.

Don McKenzie  mailto:don@dontronics.com   http://www.dontronics.com

SimmStick(tm) Atmel & PIC proto PCB's. 30 pin Simm Module Format.
SLI, the serial LCD that auto detects baud rates from 100 to 125K bps.
Send a blank message to mailto:info@dontronics.com for more details.