It might be worthwhile learning assembler on a more general architecture
and more interactive environment than is obtainable on PICS.  Learning
PIC assembler should be trivial, as long as it's your third or better
architecture.   Trying to learn ASSEMBLER concepts at the same time you
learn PIC assmebler concepts might be trying.  Certainly trying to write
your first assembler routine on home-designed HW, where each iteration
involves erasing and reprogramming some chip is an activity akin to a
punched-card environment - very unpleasant.  I don't know if the assorted
simulators available would be enough to help or not...

Does anyone make a simulator where you can "connect" simmulated high level
peripherals to your simulated device?  simulated async terminals, simulated
LCD displays, simulated PWM meters, simulated analog circuitry ala the
basic stamp analog hacks, simulated multiplexed displays, etc, etc?  Any
architecture would be interesting...  Anyone have ideas about how to do
this?

BillW