>   > Something that will take a 40 pin ZIF socket,
>   there are few programmers that have a big zif socket and support
>   lots of pics in it for the simple reason that it's hard to do, some
>   lines need to be very flexible (anything from an input to a power
>   supply) which means either lots of discrete transistors or special
>   purpose chips.
> 
>   Or I assume, a PIC and a few less components?
Can PIC IO lines source/sink enough current at voltages sufficiantly close to the power rails to power another pic reliablly? i haven't tried it myself but i somewhat doubt it.



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