> I'm a FAE in Melbourne Australia and I've had an inquiry from a little old
> man who wants a book to help him program Pics. I'm aware there are a few
> good books to help with this but are there any that help some one who has
> never programmed anything before?????
> Even the concept of a flow chart is beyond his experience.
> Can anyone help me here with a suggestion?????

I'd suggest that he start with a BASIC Stamp. The manual is
excellent, there are plenty of examples available and lots of
support. BASIC is certainly easier to learn than assembler for
someone who has *no* experience with a CPU or computer
concepts. Once comfortable with that, then I'd start him off on
Easy PIC'n and a good, simple programmer like the EPIC Plus.


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