I'm actually considering a complete kit.  The "awkward" parts are most
of
the cost, so adding the rest shouldn't raise the price much and add a
lot of
convenience.  The ZIF socket and PIC alone account for over half the
parts
cost.

I'm having a production run of ProProgs made right now.  This is the
first
time I'm using a local company to put together the kit for the
manufacturers.  Once I see how that goes, I'm considering having them
put
together kits for the EasyProg and then I'll sell them at a small
markup.
The only thing that may break this is that the end sell price will need
to
be higher than hobbyists are willing to pay.
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Can you come up with an estimate of a full kit cost?

Just a kit of parts would be suitable for me as apposed to a fully
assembled unit.

Then you could carry out a quick survey of piclist members to see if
they would have or may still want a programmer at that cost - may need
to change tag to [AD] though :-)


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Roy
Tauranga
New Zealand
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