At 11:48 AM 8/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
>I was surprised to hear the description of the PICDEM-2 board from
>Microchip. The one I have here is only a 2-layer PCB with a lot fewer
>parts/features. IIRC it cost about $70.00.
>
>I searched Digi-Key and found that the one being described is a new version,
>the "PICDEM-2 Plus". Digi-Key has it in stock for $99.00 as part number
>DM163022.

Obviously better to buy it as part of the bundle for $20, but beware that
the ICD2 only handles a few 18F series parts at present. OTOH, USB is
*nice*.

Yes, I was expecting that almost useless yet expensive board that came
with the ICD1 so it was a pleasant surprise. ;-)

Best regards,

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