> Anyway MPLAB is the best tools under Windows for PIC development. not always. for instance, piklab claims to support 'all supported chips' with pickit2, MPLAB only one (16F917). and I can't add my own choice of programmer to MPLAB. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist