Robert and other book critics:

I suggest you give specific examples of why the "quality" of Myke's book
("Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller") is lacking (to help us
readers and Myke to improve his next book). As a practicing analog/digital
design engineer I found a it good reference book with real world example
hardware / software examples. It doesn't have the errors that I found in the
Microchip application notes. Just try to get their I2C EEPROM stuff to work
right! I particularly found Myke's book sections on Serial LCD interface, PIC
interrupts, RS232 Communications, and Experiments to speed up first time designs
on the PICs. I worked with Intel and Moto ICs before. The only negative comment
I have about the book is that it light on the analog examples. But then I am an
analog / digital designer not a digital / analog designer.

If you have ever produced a project like his book I sure you would better
appreciate the effort that he made. No single book can be "the all" to any given
subject - that's why there are hundreds books on many technical subjects. The
Microchip PIC is not mainstream even in the microcontroller world, so any good
book like Myke's is valuable to me.

Sorry for the bandwidth but I don't believe Myke deserves the cryptic negative
reviews. And yes I have bought and read all the other PIC books.

Sincerely,
Wayne Foletta
SiliconSoft, Inc.
www.siliconsoft.com




Robert Powell wrote:

> >From:    John Haggins <jawg@EARTHLINK.NET>
> >Subject: Re: PicMicro Compatibles
>
> >>Myke,
> >>
> >>With due respect to you as a valuable piclist contributor, I think your
> >>position regarding the purpose of the Microchip patents is nonsense.
>
> >True... I think Myke should be careful about criticizing other peoples
> >products especially when this list is so silently kind to him regarding the
> >chronic "quality" of his book... nuff said.
>
> I agree about its "quality"... or lack of. If I could return the book and
> get a full refund I'd do so in a New York minute.