At 09:16 AM 8/5/02 -0400, you wrote:

>Actually I'd take an entirely different tack. I'd like to see:
>
>* A 16F876 or 16F877 with a bootloader in it.
>* A MAX232 serial interface.
>* Onboard single LEDs, a couple of 7 segments, and an LCD, each with jumpers
>   so they can be disabled.
>* A couple of buttons, a pot, and an opamp for A/D experiments.
>* Jacks for ICSP and external I/O
>* A breadboard prototyping area

You've essentially described the PICdem2, which Microchip throws in for next
to nothing with the cute ICD2. I picked up one at the Masters and was
surprised at all the stuff in it (18F452 based). It is built on a nice
4-layer board as well, with a cute little COG LCD panel, cermet trimpot,
serial port, ICD socket, power socket, prototyping area, SEEPROM, sockets
for 18 and 28 pin parts, etc.

Best regards,

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