> > One thing that sorta bothered me starting out is that Microchip doesn't do a
> > whole lot to give a newbie a push. Their programmer (PICStart) is pretty
> > good but, their examples suck. You'd think that if they we're gunning for
> > the mid to lower market, they'd do a better job of getting people hooked. In
> > my business, we call this "OOBE" - or "Out Of Box Experience" - and theirs
> > is really poor. If it weren't for this list, I'd probably walk away from
> > this dream out of frustration.
>


When I was a PIC newbee I found Nigel Gardner's books vital.
Namely "Beginners guide to the PIC" and "PIC Cookbook 1+2".
There are many similar books out now but I can say the examples in
the mentioned books actually work. This is not always the case with
some source material I have come across. The projects are real, have
real applications and are much better than "flashing Christmas tree
lights" type apps.
The books are sold through Farnell www.farnell.com

No..... I am not on sales commission for this.

Lance Allen
Technical Officer
Psych Dept
University of Auckland