"Paul B. Webster VK2BZC" wrote:
>   Is it a shareware version, registerable on-line after free
> distribution?

I can't offer PicNPoke as shareware because the limited amount of funds
it is generating is paying for things like being able to offer a CD
version instead of the growing amount of disks. It is already
registerable on line and now that there is hardware as well, should make
it easier for me to distribute. People seem to like CD's more so than
disks these days.

I was only hoping to use up space on the CD. If nothing ends up on it,
then there's no harm done.

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, it seems a little selfish to
distribute other peoples ideas with a product that has a bit of
commercial value, and I'm not really in a position to distribute free
demonstration CD's.

I think it may be best not to worry so much about the idea. Hey, maybe
I'll fire up my drum kit, get the young fella PIC'n on his guitar and
fill it with the PicNPoke Boogie :-)

> I suppose you would be too much "small fry" for Microchip to add you
> to *their* distribution and offer free disks...

I was told ages ago by a rep from Microchip that PicNPoke may appear on
thier CD ROM and on thier web site, but nothing has surfaced yet.


Just as an aside, with the talk about what one should do with unused IO
pins. The consensus seemed to be that that the TRIS register may
accidently, or otherwise, change state during operation and therefore
the pins should be set and left as unconnected outputs.

What if the TRIS state somehow changes to an input? Floating inputs can
cause a bit of havoc as well. Maybe they should be set as outputs with a
high value pullup/pulldown on them as well just to be on the safe side.

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Best regards

Tony

PicNPoke - Multimedia 16F84 Beginners PIC Tools.

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