I agree
A similar idea to...
http://www.mecanique.co.uk/products/flash-lab/index.html
which seems a sensible breadboard-avoiding prototype system - suitable for
beginners, non-beginners, panic one-off production etc

Les

> Now the following is just an idea, it may as well be totally unexecutable,
> but what about a 'modular' approach ?
>
> The basic part is ofcourse the programmer, on a small PCB, with the socket
> for the PIC & its absolute required parts & a header for the pins.
>
> On this header u plug the program boards, these are indiviual
> collections of
> projects/tutorials, each on its ow small PCB.
>
>

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