> I'm new to PICs and am trying to "port" my Z80 assembler skills to > ... > So what stupid thing am I doing wrong... Using quoted printable encoding, which makes it a hassle to reply to your message. I read your message and was going to point out several things, but the reply window came up without the "> " in front of your lines so I gave up. Resend using PLAIN TEXT and I'll show you a few problems I saw, including one major misconception on your part. ***************************************************************** Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads