> In other arenas, I would tend to accept the originating manufacturer's
> decisions as a standard.  However, the PIC community hasn't
> done this.  I
> would think that if this idea without serious problems, it
> would be the
> predominant connection in designs.
>
> Why isn't this so?

Because it is a fairly recent adoptation, and takes more PCB room than
the pin row that is suggested in some Microchip documents. But note that
I have my own standard (DB15 connector, with some more features than the
ICD2 connector allows), and I have adapted it as second standard on most
boards.

Wouter van Ooijen

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