I've a data logger that needs reading. Is there a utilty to directly
interface I2C with a PC under DOS or Win ?

Would it be less fuss to use a PIC as a format convertor, ie let
the PIC worry about I2C protocols, collect the data and bit-bang
it to LPT SPI-style or RS232 to a COM port ?

TIA Jinx

You can write an IC2 master to bit bang out of the paralel port pretty easily, and there's quite a bit of code available for this on the net.  However, trying to write a full slave implementation in software is a nightmare on either a PC or the PIC.  If you can, use async comms such as RS232, you'll have some hair left at the end of the day!

Cheers

Mike