> Right now a newbie can start with a copy of JAL, a $12 USD
> TLVP programmer (add
> a couple of dollars to make it high voltage), and a 16F628
> and can be rolling
> in an afternoon. While programming software like FPP and
> picprg are readily
> available and packaged for the 16F family, the corresponding
> versions for the
> 18F family have yet to emerge. They will of course, but
> evolution is somewhat
> slow.

[AD]:

While downloading Jal, why not get Wisp628 too? It handles 18F's just
fine, and they program *much* faster than than the 16F's. For the DIY
folks: Wisp628 is just a 16F628 and a MAX232, with some stuff around,
download the .hex file and go. For the lazy: the kit is $20....

Wouter van Ooijen

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