Instead of starting yet another compiler, why not continue/complete the PICLite language compiler. It's a nice "C"-like language that seems pretty intuitive, yet never really got to the point where lots of people used it. I would think that if it were cleaned up and promoted a little, people might be inclined to start using it as beginners. I really only program in assembly, so I guess I probably wouldn't switch over, but maybe others would. Beginners might benefit most, I imagine. --Andrew _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.