Hello all, this is my first time back on the list in a long time. I always used MPLAB and the High-Tech C compiler in the lab at school to program the 16F877. Now that I am doing this stuff at home, I am tired of always having to program in assembly! I am still a student and I can't afford the ~$850 for the High-Tech compiler... What can I do? --> Also, I have heard something about gpasm, gputils, etc. I have also read a little on C2C, CC5X, etc. for Windows. Bottom line, what is the best, FREE, way to program my 16F877 in C? Next, what about programming my 18F452? I really appreciate your help! Best Regards, Brandon -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu