>I notice that the pic16c745 sells for prices comparable to things
>like the FTDI chip.  Open source code for turning a 16c745 into a
>general purpose USB IO device would probably be pretty useful, even
>if it isn't available as a flash device.

As others have already pointed out, the code to get a 16C745 to do these
things is already available on the Microchip website.

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