Jinx wrote: >> it seems that a used PDA with serial adapter can be had for a price >> that's hard to compete with > > Yeah, I know. Cheap stuff kinda takes the fun out of knowing how to make > things sometimes. In a way... but to me most of the fun is in finding out how exactly to do stuff, and then of course in using the final thing. The part in between is where I need to motivate myself :) This is a facet of my personality that sometimes complicates things for me (here we come back to the money factor that Dmitriy brought up in another context :) Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist