I'm sorry but I must disagree.   For example, I still have not figured out
how to use the Simulator.  Does the Tutorial tell me how to get a simple
piece of code running in the simulator?  I tried contacting MicroChip and
even wrote a letter asking for help from Ms. Kris Kuehn.  The only help I
got was the suggestion to monitor this news group.   Good advice, but I
still don't know how to operate the simulator.    I would be happy to pass
along a copy of the letter if you are interested.  John Kirk

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrel Johansen [SMTP:darrelj@PRIMENET.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 9:14 PM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: MPLAB 3.40 Projects
>
> John Kirk wrote:
> >
> > ... Having a piece of software install and work the first time is not
> > hard to test before shipping it, but MicroChip did not bother to do
> this.
> > Good luck: John Kirk
>
> Well, two things:
>   1. The interim software versions are not fully tested, and this is
> published
> in
>       our documentation.  Interim software releases are usually to support
> new
>       parts and don't go through our full test cycle (but do go through
> all of
>       our automated regression tests).
>   2. This version was pretty well tested, but it's a new paradigm.  If
> it's
>       not what you were used to it's because of two reasons.  These two
> reasons
>       were the two biggest customer requests for MPLAB:
>          - PLEASE support other software tools (CCS, HI-TECH, etc.)
>          - PLEASE make projects handle more than a single source file.
>
> Both of these features were added, and as a result the Project Manager is
> a
> little
> more complex.  For that reason, we published the MPLAB v3.40 Project
> Tutorial
> and
> EVERYWHERE we could, advised people to read it to get up to date on the
> new
> Project
> Manager.
>
> We feel pretty good about the feedback so far, but it seems that not
> everyone
> has gone
> through the tutorial.  If you're having problems, please download that and
> step
> through
> it.
>
> --
> ___________________________
> |     Darrel Johansen     |
> |     tempe,  arizona     |
> |   darrelj@primenet.com  |
> |_________________________|