Octavio, maybe i'll beat you too it this time. I've got one, it works. Can I say anything better than that? There is also rumor of a Production Gang programmer comming soon. http://www.propic2.com John C. At 12:50 PM 5/4/99 +0200, you wrote: >Hi All, > > >Sorry for bringing this question up, it must have been discussed >earlier about a zillion times. But here it is. >I'm looking for a PIC production programmer. Currently I'm thinking >about the ProMate 2 from Microchip. But aren't there better options >for about the same price (approx. $800) on the market? > >I mostly program PIC16C7xx stuff, but I would also like to program >EEPROMs and the manufacturer of the programmer must also stay up to >date with the latest PIC devices and supply the required software >updates. Furthermore I want the programmer to be suitable to do in >circuit programming with some kind of an adapter. > >BTW, what is the cheapest way to do gang programming with PICs? > >Thanks for your time. > >Bye, > >Daniel... > >