Does that mean we can look forward to a version written by dyed-in-the-wool programmers who only dabble in electronics??? :-) RM From: Steve Thackery >Hooray! Without seeming rude to Microchip, I have to say that MPLAB looks >distinctly clunky and old fashioned. It's clearly written by electronics >guys who've learned to program, rather than dyed-in-the-wool software >engineers.