> 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. For $300 you should be able to find an old used 80486 or Pentium machine. ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics