> > From:         Jason R
> > Williamson[SMTP:jrwill01@STARBASE.SPD.LOUISVILLE.EDU]
> > Reply To:     pic microcontroller discussion list
> > Sent:         Tuesday, January 20, 1998 3:14 AM
> > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject:      PIC emulators
> >
> > I am considering getting a PIC emulator (probably the ICEPIC) and I
> > was
> > wondering if any of you had comments on their usefullness.  At $1000
> > to
> > $1500 (including the daughter board for 16c74a), it is quite
> > expensive.
> >
> > I guess what I am really looking for is justification for the purchase
> > or possible alternatives.  Also, if the ICEPIC family is good, what
> > are
> > the real differences betweeen the Jnr, standard and ICEPIC2?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your feedback.
> >
> > Jason Williamson

Here's my 1/2 cent :
I've got the PICMaster and the ICEPic. Both will pay their respective
ways *VERY* quickly.

The service & back-up from the chaps at RF solutions is good. They
even considered some suggestions!

Here's what makes the difference though :
If I have a problem with the PICMaster, the FAE helps me _fast_.
The wait involved in getting replacements parts can cost you many
times the cost of the whole emulator in a week. It seems like a lot
of money (and it sure is!), but the advantage lies not in the product,
but in the service.

If some of the local guys worked in Arizona, I'd be playing with a
16C877 now... ;)

-- 
Friendly Regards

Tjaart van der Walt
mailto:tjaart@wasp.co.za
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