> This class is aimed at getting the low-key
> electronics hobbiest started using PICs.  I
> suspect many of the attendees will be older men,
> since the younger kids picked up these skills in
> college.  There will probably be some younger
> ones, too.

For a first-bit-of-PICs group you could consider using a bootloader. If
you port my ZPL over to a smaller 16F you can have a very cheap target
circuit. IMHO starting with a bootloader makes sense if (both)
- you must/want to buy the hardware
- there is a real chance that after this you will not continue using
PICs

So I ask again: what is your adience, aim, etc? You should reason from
there, not from a hardware choice.

Wouter van Ooijen

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