> Hi Nels -- thanks for the post.  I was beginning to wonder if my
> approach of  "read before write" was the right one, but first Olin's
> post and now yours, has reassured me. :-)   I think that Olin hit the
> nail right on the head -- wanting instant gratification (an LED to
> flash, or something like that) is deadly.  I also appreciate your

It is all a matter of personal preference, which is why I accepted the
answer to your post, and just hoped you also read my comments
regarding Myke Predko. Both the statement "Marrten's advice is quite
good and you **NEED** a programmer
**NOW**." and "wanting instant gratification (an LED to flash, or
something like that) is deadly." feel too much like absolutes. I got
where I am (and I think I got fairly far in six months) with the
PICmicro by always having direct feel to the hardware, and would have
great difficulty learning anything by not actually doing it. I can,
however, appreciate that other people would prefer to have knowledge
of everything first, before they start tinkering. Both are acceptable
ways, and if you already know that the way you plan to take will get
you there, then it is fine.

And yes, it is best to look around for various tutorials. I haven't
found any one tutorial that would help completely. But as said, the
tutorial that comes with the PICkit 2 (which I think you can download
from the Microchip website for free as well) is quite useful.

Greetings,
Maarten Hofman.

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