At 05:25 PM 10/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Thank you all for your responses to my seemingly endless list of
>questions, but I do have a few more... when I do get a programmer, (which
>I think I may end up getteing that PIC-1a kit from ITU) should I get that
>begining book, easy pic'n (or something like that) and I do believe that
>it only teaches to program in assembly (correct me if I'm wrong on that).
>Should I use a c compiler for the pic, picbasic, or what?  I know assembly
>is VERY hard to learn (according to my physics teacher) and I really don't
>know any other language besides Pbasic and my calculator's language (which
>I'm told is like c).  I am more than willing to learn any language though.
>So, what do you recommend?
>
>sincerely
>
>Jonathan
>
Jonathan,

Don't be afraid of ASM ... from what I've seen of your notes so far, you'll have
no problem. And for someone who's into electronics, IMHO, nothing's more
satisfying than assembly programming. All the fun is in the bits ! The worst
part is the handycap most of us suffer from ... 10 fingers. If we had 16
fingers, HEX would be a lot easier. But with your HP in HEX mode, you'll
have no problems.

As to "Easy Pic'n", we bought a copy for one of the fellows in the office,
who wanted to learn about the PIC. It was a pretty decent text for someone
just getting started. It wouldn't be a bad idea for you to get a copy.
You'll outgrow it fast, but it will get you up to speed faster, and with
less pain, than working out of the data books. But the tip you received
about getting the PDFs of the datasheets was a good one ... in many design
projects, it's tough to do a good job without studying the data sheets.

Go forth and kick ass !
Rob