Thanks Russell, Wouter is at Wouter Olaf van Ooijen Everard Meysterweg 36 3812 HD Amersfoort The Netherlands --- James Newton (PICList Admin #3) mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com or .org -----Original Message----- From: Russell McMahon [mailto:apptech@clear.net.nz] Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 19:10 To: jamesnewton@geocities.com Subject: Re: all: Do we appreciate free code, compilers and loaders? Importance: Low I f 100 people contributed it would go a long way towards helping. I haven't used any of his products (yet) but I've appreciated his contributions. I'll notionally contribute $US5 equivalent ($US10 if arm twisted and/or response low)(so many good causes, so few dollars :-) ) but I'm not sure how one would get it anywhere cost efficiently. IF there was a bank account on an eg US bank (or Dutch or whatever) that had branches in many countries it MAY be possible to deposit funds to that account without the iniquitous handling fees that otherwise accrue. If I had an address I could mail a banknote in suitable currency directly. I've done this before to US for special cause. Banknote can be rolled up into very small cylinder and placed at paper fold point so that its presence is not seeable from outside envelope. This only works if only people like me use it :-) - if everyone did it no letter would be safe. Russell McMahon _____________________________ What can one man* do? Help the hungry at no cost to yourself! at http://www.thehungersite.com/ (* - or woman, child or internet enabled intelligent entity :-)) From other worlds: www.changingourworld.com www.easttimor.com www.sudan.com -----Original Message----- From: j newton To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Tuesday, 29 August 2000 08:39 Subject: all: Do we appreciate free code, compilers and loaders? >Wouter [wf at xs4all.nl] has given us a high level language compiler with a >Pascal like syntax for the PIC (JAL), a bootloader for the '877s (WLoader), >and a margining in circuit programmer (WISP) in addition to numerous little >snippets of code and help. He has not charged for any of it, and regularly >provides support and updates at no cost. Unlike other commercial members of >this list, he makes no money from these and never asks for anything >(including now, I'm asking without his knowledge or approval... Sorry, >Wouter, if I embarrass but you've got it coming!). > >I just found out (from a third party) that his 'scope is dead and he is >having a hard time improving the operation of the timing statements in JAL >because he can't measure the actual time (or jitter) that results from an >interval or delay loop. As a new father and recent husband, I know his money >has other places to go so it would be a lot to ask him to buy a new one. > >If anyone has a good 'scope that they are not using, or a few bucks to help >buy one please consider putting it in good hands where it will benefit us >all. Keep in mind that shipment to the Netherlands would be required and its >not for a registered charity so the tax right off might be sticky. Still >worth doing. > >http://www.xs4all.nl/~wf/wouter/cv.html > >P.S. if anyone knows an easy way to send $10 or $20 to the Netherlands >without paying $15 for the service, please let me know before I mail a >check. > >--- >James Newton (PICList Admin #3) >mailto:jamesnewton@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 >PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com or .org > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: "[PIC]:" PIC only "[EE]:" engineering "[OT]:" off topic "[AD]:" ad's