Is anyone on this list using Linux productively for their electronics 
and PIC work?

If so, please let me hear your experience and viewpoint. I have had just 
about enough of Windows failing and slow running. At least linux can be 
reduced to a bare minimum. Importantly - please let us know which distro 
you are using.

Regards

John

Byron A Jeff wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 09:48:20AM -0400, Sebastien Bailard wrote:
>   
>> On Saturday 19 August 2006 07:49, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>     
>>> John Scott wrote :
>>>       
>>>> If not, is there some indication of
>>>>         
>>> which programmers have linux support?
>>>
>>> Wouter's Wisp628/XWisp2 from Rob Hamerling
>>> are tested/works under Linux.
>>>
>>> Jan-Erik.
>>>       
>> There's this one, for the serial port, that has linux support:
>> http://reprapdoc.voodoo.co.nz/bin/view/Main/StripboardJDM
>>     
>
> Serial port based programmers are always a dicey proposition. JDM
> relies on the port providing adequate voltages to generate Vpp.
> Many modern serial ports don't come close to that standard.
>
> Parallel ports are more forgiving since they must meet TTL specs.
>
> BAJ
>   
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