On Sep 30, 2004, at 1:59 PM, Mike Harrison wrote: >> >> Again, WHAT changes would NOT be supportable when the 'old' hardware >> has updatable firmware? The beauty of ICSP is that the interface >> DOESN'T CHANGE. >> Well, for instance, how long do you think microchip wants to keep on supporting PC serial ports, as more and more motherboards don't have them, and the path between the CPU and a serial device becomes more and more convoluted by random vendors' less-than-standard products? BillW _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist