> 
> does anyone know of a programmer for PIC16f84 chips which uses an
> AT90S1200 to talk to the computer?
> 
Hi !

I've got an idea. You can build an universal smart programmer with 8051 microcontroller. It's universal because in EP/Flash ROM you can hide many programs (each for different PIC), and user can choose the one program by the external switch.

Mariusz Murawski
maniek99@friko4.onet.pl