Jeff DeMaagd wrote:
>
> I have a friend who is looking to buy a uC kit for her husband and she's
> budgeting about $100-$200 for one.  I did suggest the Pic Start Plus but
> thought there are probably more suitable alternatives, as the person in
> question is a heavy Linux user.  Are there any that are known Linux friendly
> and have enough software available to make it usable?
>
> I think it would be best to find one that supports the 16F series at
> minimum.

There's the Pocket at http://www.bubblesoftonline.com which is what I
use. Lots of features and less than $100. It only comes with Windows
software so I wrote my own. Actually my code is for FreeBSD, but it
shouldn't be too hard for a "heavy Linux user" to adjust the IO calls.
My code is at http://terrandev.com/~bfoz/pocket/. It's not complete yet,
I've only implemented what I need so far. It probably has some bugs too.

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