> Hey, what a rip off. Boot loaders are free, and its not hard for people to > find a pre-burned chip with one for a lot cheaper! Also, This list is not > here for commercial purposes or your own financial gain! It is, provided that the [AD]: (which was specified on the subject line!) is PIC (or at least EE?) -related. And a bootloader can be great for people who do not have a programmer.... I provide a free bootloader design (WLoader), I sell PIC chips, and quite a number of 16f877's are sold with the bootloader inside... Wouter van Ooijen -- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: http://www.voti.nl Jal compiler, Wisp programmer, WLoader bootloader, PICs kopen -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads