Bill Kuncicky wrote :

> Second, none of the available tutorials really seem
> to be completely up-to-date.

Why would this area be any different from the
rest of the Internet ? Most of what you find on "the net"
has long passed it's "best before date", including
any PIC info out there.

> I do not know much about how fast Microchip 
> comes out with new products,

Several 10's of processorns each year :-)

> Probably no way to fix that, but it sure would be nice to see 
> a tutorial  that started out with the new stuff available.

I'm sure all available tutorials did that. Once upon a time... :-)

> Fourth, after reading a good deal, it seems clear that building a 
> programmer, rather than buying one, is a good idea for a newbie 
like 
> me.

Might be. But you could at least start out with a good design.
*My* first programer was a Wisp628 built from whatever I had
available at the time : http://www.voti.nl/wisp628/index.html
Today I resell this programmer in Sweden and have had very
few problems with it.

Best Regards,
Jan-Erik



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