On 6/8/06, Francesco Cembrola <f.cembrola@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> I did a search on Microchip site and on Google without any luck, for
> the missing software. Does anyone know where I can find it?

Google is your friend.
http://www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in/industry/datasheets/microchip/Mchipweb/1010/Tools/Archive/index.htm
http://www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in/industry/datasheets/microchip/Mchipweb/Download/Tools/Archive/ps16b500.zip
Apparently this site is a mirror of the 1999 technical CD-ROM.

User guide:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/30384a.pdf

> Or do you think the programmer is so obsolete it is not worth the
> bother.
>

I think so. Maybe you can still take out the useful parts to build
your own programmer.

Regards,
Xiaofan
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