On 8/27/05, Byron A Jeff <byron@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> "I'm a novice user that wants to build a circuit that keeps my lamp on
> for one minute after I ask it to turn off. Folks like Xiaofan are
> recommending that I purchase a $50 PicKit 2 or a $160 ICD2 (or a cheaper
> clone) to do my development. But I see all of these inexpensive PIC
> programmers out there. Why should I choose to invest so much for just
> one simple project?"

One small correction.

The Pickit2 is $35 if you only buy the programmer.  Well,
buy.microchip.com charges $10 for shipping, but you can also buy it
from DigiKey once they get some in stock.

As far as the debate you guys are having, it's interesting.  To me,
the pickit2 is a pretty cool prototype device in its own right.  The
bootloader's already installed, and USB hardware/power supply, and it
comes with some example source code.  Who says you must use it as a
programmer?

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail
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