Uwe, Try PICLITE at MYKE.COM Its a kind of Basic-compiler I it was very usefull for me. Give it a try! Peter ---------- Von: U. Holz An: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Betreff: q: compilers Datum: Donnerstag, 7. Februar 2036 21:24 hi, i4m Uwe Holz, a student of computer science. i already managed to assemble and run little (very little) programs on pic16c84. i4m looking for something like a free c-compiler or basic-compiler. as far as i see no actual thread about, would you please give some comments?! cu uwe ----------