Quentin,

 Speaking only for myself of course I would say YES it's worth
 getting.  I've had one for a few months now, and the first time
 I used it, I got the application up and running in a couple of
 days, whereas without it,  had been working on that project for
 about a week.  So, my best guess is that it cut my development
 time by between 1/3 and 1/2.  I'd say that's a pretty good
 return for the investment, (About $130.00 US).  And as an added
 benefit,  you can emulate most of the lower end PIC's with it
 by using just the peripherals that the lower end part you're
 trying to emulate has.

 Bottom line:
 If you develop a number of designs using a number of different
 members of the PIC family, and you want an improved system over
 the cut and try method with UV erasbles, you can't go wrong.
 Granted, it's not as good as an ICE, but it doesn't cost any
 where near as much as an ICE either.  This is my opinion only,
 and is posted for any and all to read and to act upon as they
 see fit.

 As a side note, I have seen a lot of posts, both pro and con
 regarding PIC's vs Scenix and Atmel and others.  As far as
 I'm concerned, I'm sold on the PIC processors, as I have been
 using them since about 1989 or 1990 or so, and I have no
 intention or reason to change brands.   No, I don't own stock
 in Microchip.  It's just that Microchip has been good to me
 over the years, and I plan to remain loyal.   But to each his
 own.

 Hope this gives you something you can use one way or the other.


 We now return you to your regularly scheduled PICLIST, already
 in progress.......

                                        Regards,

                                          Jim






On Fri, 29 October 1999, Quentin wrote:

>
> Anybody who used this sytem give me a bit of feedback on it?
> Is it worth it to get?
>
> Thanks
> Quentin

jim@jpes.com