You'll have to buy a special emulation package that fits into your current 8086 desktop. The cost is about $300, but, IMHO, worth it if only to run the next version of MPLAB. ;-) -Adam Chris Carr wrote: >>My best understanding is that it would be out late this year. >> >>I know of no beta. >> >>When I played with it this summer it only knew about the dsPIC chips. >> >Does it run on an 8086 or will I have to upgrade my desktop computer yet >again. > > >Chris Carr > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads