> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Dainton [SMTP:pic@DAINTON.ORG.UK]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:59 AM
> To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject:      Re: [PIC]: NT compatability
>
> Hello Michael,
>
> Tuesday, September 19, 2000, 08:45:46, you wrote:
>
> MRJ> I'm shortly to get a new PC here at work, which will (by corporate
> order) be
> MRJ> running NT4.  I am a little concerned about compatibility with MPLAB,
> MRJ> PICSTART+, ICE2000 and the ICD as I have heard of a few people on the
> list
> MRJ> having problems.  I believe all these should work under NT but I'd
> like some
> MRJ> confirmation before I find out the hard way with dealines looming.
>
> I doubt that the majority of this software/hardware will work. NT does
> NOT allow direct access to the ports. It may be easier to point out
> that the software will not work, therefore you should continue using
> Win9x.
>
Hopefully, the authors of MPLAB don't use direct hardware access for the
serial comms.  If they have used the Windows API (and it sounds like they
must have) then it should have a good chance of working.

I'd be loathe to stick with Win9x as the new PC is a dual P3-733, so only
one CPU would be used unless I run Win NT or 2000.

I guess I'll have to "suck it and see", but I have had some encouraging
reports on here already.

Cheers

Mike

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