Again I recommend the Olimex PG2C programmer  http://www.olimex.com
They have resellers all over the world.

In the USA I recommend Prof Peter H Anderson
http://www.phanderson.com/ordering_1.html#olimex
He charges 12.95 + 1.25 shipping (You can't go out to lunch for less than
that), and if it doesn't work
he'll refund your money.

For the programming software http://www.ic-prog.com/index1.htm  it's free.

I've used this programmer on my Dell Laptop without any problems

It gives you that diverse selection of microchips you want, and will serve
you
well until your ready to step up to a more professional programer.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Pantoga" <jpantoga@gmail.com>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 22:46
Subject: [PIC] cheap, trusty programmer?


> I have recently gained an interest in PIC programming, and I was
> wondering if there was a cheap (under $100-150 US) PIC programmer that
> could program a diverse selection of microchips, but was supported

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