I've already got a Tait style programmer (and it works well), I just wanted
an MPLAB compatible system preferably connected via the serial port (I like
using the parallel port for other stuff).

Thanks for the reply though - I've found a circuit diagram (in russian) for
a Picstart + so I might be tempted to build a clone.

Regards

Dom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tal" <tal@ZAPTA.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: Having a grump at Olimex


> I am not sure what your exact requirements have you considered a less
> expensive programmer like P16PRO (http://www.picallw.com/kits.htm). Got
> it for about 20$ (with power supply) and it works just well. You will
> need the picallw software (about 30$ if I recall correctly) or the free
> http://www.ic-prog.com/
>
> Tal
>

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