In message  <TFSKGSAM@apac.dmr.com.au> PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
> I am a newbie both to the PIC and the PICLIST.  The Microchip discounted price
> offer on the Picstart Plus seems fairly attractive to me, but ...
>
> Judging by the info on their Web page it seems it can't program the 16F84 (It
> appears to me that the F version will supersede the C version in due course?)

One of the benefits that I saw with the PSP before I bought it was that
it handled all available PICs and future PICs (although only time will
tell). Many third party PIC programmers struggle to keep up with the
rapidly expanding range of PICs.

That said, my PSP will handle both the 16F83 and F84.

>
> It works on Windows 3.1.  I  paid Mr Gates a lot of money to upgrade my home
 PC
> from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95 and sure would not like to go back again.  Will
> the Picstart work under Win95?
>

Until recently I was using win31 at work and win95 at home. I used
my PSP under both OSs.


Regards,

Mike Watson