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The pocket can do a lot of things that the picstart can't. Like view and
patch code in the field... operate without a PC connected... it has an LCD,
keypad, etc... and a dissasembler / editor built in. Bootloader support. And
it is open source. Linux PC support is available. on and on. Check out
http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/devprogs.htm#pocket
for more.

And, as I said, I expect the total price (not counting what you already have
in your parts box) to be between $75 and $100. The picstart plus is $199.00.

The schematic is available at the link above. I've tried to apply my feeble
analog knowledge to finding a transistor based on the circuit, but I'm
overwhelmed by the choices and don't feel that I understand the issues.
Again, any help would be appreciated.

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