On 12/22/98, at 10:10 AM, Alice Campbell wrote:

>it sounds like your're about where i started out a few months ago.
>do yourself a favor and order easy pic'n from jameco or someone RUSH.
> dont do like i did and jump all over it.  actually read the first
>couple of chapters, take 2 aspirin, and do the little blinky
>examples.  if you dont have a silly scope, buy a small piezo buzzer
>from radioshack for the timer ones.  this will save enormous amounts
>of time.  dont worry about what the programmer is doing for now, if
>it bothers you, put a piece of paper over it so you cant see it.
>good luck
>alice


        Do you think for a newbie like me it would be best
to get my hands on Easy Pic'N even though I got a book with
my kit? "Programming and Customising the PIC Microcontroller".

        I had initially wanted to get my hands on Easy PIC'n but
this is the book that came with the kit, I figured i'd check it out first.
But I had my eye on Easy PIC'n which really was the book I had set
out to purchase.

        Can anyone tell me if I would really be getting enough valuable
and different (or just simpler) content from Easy PIC'n, therefore making
it a worthwhile investment?

        Thank you very much for your feedback Alice.

Just another Andrew.