> I am using Conectiva Linux 8 -- 2.7GB total, including OpenOffice, > Mozilla, EagleCAD, two kernels' source code , lots of PDF files and also > lots of junk ;-) -- in a box that also boots WinNT4 (I still wasn't able > to run MPLAB in "wine", have a ICE2000 emulator that could not figure > how to use it in Linux, still searching for a solution). Have you considered trying MPLAB under VMWare? If you beat me to it, let me know if you get it working! (GRIN) I'm also interested in trying to get the gpsim/gpasm free tools working... just no time lately to mess with anything fun... all work and no play... Nate -- 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