At 01:49 PM 3/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> HEya everyone!
>>
>>    Well, I have yet another decision to make: which PIC programmer/package
>> should I buy? The ones that I have looked seriously at are:


Ok, I've been sitting by the sidelines for weeks, seeing this question get
asked again and again.  "Which programmer should I buy?"
A variety of answers is given, for many different brands of third-party
programmers, ranging in price, it seems, from ~$40 to ~$200.  Each of them
has benefits and flaws, many of them only program certain part numbers, etc.

So here is my question:  Why doesn't anyone mention or recommend the
PicStart+?!
It is $149, which is cheaper than some of the less-capable third party
programmers, it programs ALL PIC's, (except the 17 series, unless you have
an adaptor), it can be used on a Mac or a PC (unlike parallel programmers),
it is very reliable, and has support from Microchip.
Unless you are trying not to spend more than $50, or don't care about
programming anything except an 84, it seems like the obvious choice.

What is up with you people? :)

Dan