> I still question the means... between 
> 
> 1- buying a commercial USB-to-Parallel converter to be able 
> to wiggle some
> pins in a limited way and building a limited programmer 
> around it, and 
> 
> 2- buying a programmed PIC to do exactly that (wiggling some 
> pins) in a
> much less limited way (and then build the rest of the minimal hardware
> around the PIC), 
> 
> to me the second version looks more "in control", more "DIY".

But much less 'available around the corner'.

Wouter van Ooijen

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