> 14 YEAR OLD KIDS PLAY WITH MCU'S? Hello, my name is Timmy. I am 7 years old today. For Christmas, Mommy says she'll buy me a PIC programmer and a 16F628. Oh, and a Tonka truck. :-) Seriously though -- why not 14? I started in electronics at 10-ish when I picked up a copy of Radio Electronics, and quickly moved to the digital world at 11-ish when I got my first TTL chip. And kids today amaze me as they start things earlier and earlier. Cheers, -Neil "being careful not to use 16F84 as my example" N. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics