----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Carr > > 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. Is this some sort of sarcastic post? Does any remotely recent version of MPLAB really fully run without Windows? BTW: for those that actually throw away 486's, I think it would be prudent to see if there is a way to donate them to a local branch of an international charity, there are many workers overseas that would love to have them. Jeff -- 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