Hi,

obviously another people - like me - have the same simpathy / antipathy as
you. There is a program collection named 'picp04.tgz' which should be a
command line driver or Picstart+. This software is planned for Linux, but
I believe it could be implemented easily for DOS also (I intend it). It
requires the 2.0.1 version of the Picstart+ firmware which is available at
Microchip. If you are interested, I can send the stuff in private mail
(sorry, not tested yet - no time).

Regards,
Imre


On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Martin McCormick wrote:

> My thanks to Jim Robertson who clarified that it is not possible to
> use an upgraded Picstart 16b1 to program a 17C43.  For several
> reasons, I can not use the Windows-based development tools for the
> Picstart+ so that leaves me with one last question.  Is it possible to
> build a dedicated programmer for the 17C43?  I had such a nice idea
> for a project which would have used the PWM outputs and the A/D
> converter for an audio device, but it looks like Murphy is alive and
> well today.
>
>         It would be so great if one wasn't forced to use Windows in
> order to operate the Picstart+.  I know in my heart that there is no
> valid technical reason for this, only artificial ones.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Data Communications Group
>
>