> Jumping in on this thread:
>
> I'm also a beginner who is interested in PIC programming. However, I
> also have the additional requirement that the software I use must run
> under Linux and be free or (better) GPL.

- have a look at www.gnupic.org for GPL stuff
- Jal compiler (free, not GPL, see signature) runs on linux
- AFAIK mpasm (Microchips assembler, command line version, free , not GPL)
runs under dosemu

Wouter van Ooijen

Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl
Jal compiler for PIC uC's:  http://www.voti.nl/jal

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