Yep, it's winding up for me now... I'm back in vegas now. Did a different route coming back.. Saw a bit more desert. Still was 115F, good thing the truck has good AC. Fun trip for me, although mine isn't quite as varied a trip as yours. Anyway, the Masters was a success. I need to go next year! -----Original Message----- From: Charles Craft I drove it from Minneapolis last year. Big chunk of the country in the middle that I hadn't seen before. Also wanted to visit 4 corners. 3 days down across SD, NE, KS, CO and AZ. Picked up NM and UT at 4 corners. :-) 3 days on the way back across AZ, NM (VLA in Socorro), TX, OK, KS (saw end of ATSF), MO and IA. Plus all the fun at the Masters in the middle. Hell of a trip! -----Original Message----- Hey, I'm here too! I'm having a blast! I'm finally figuring out some of the issues that I've been having with the dspic series. These things are even more cool than I knew about before. Microchip went all out this year. The resort they are holding this in is pretty ritzy. The food is a little rich --(anything better than a hotdog is new territory for me). They shuffled out just about every microchip engineer they could let out for this thing. It's cool to talk to the guys that actually designed this stuff. Anyway, it was definitely worth the 14 hr drive for me to get here! I drove through las vegas so it's turning into a bit of a vacation too. (the 111 F heat is a little stifling though.) Anyway, off to the robotics competition. Maybe I'll see you somewhere Herbert! -Dal -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list The second class was about MChip's soon to come full speed USB2.0 18F chips. They sound VERY sweet, the limitations of the 16F USB chip are completely gone. Can't wait to see them. Even better, MChip will be releasing all source for implementing a mass storage device (using flash like SD and CF) with full FAT support, an HID device, and even better, full RS232 emulation! The whole room went "wow" when he plugged the demo board in and boom, a new COM port! :) Anyways, having fun. TTYL --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.713 / Virus Database: 469 - Release Date: 6/30/2004 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads