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I want to start playing with PIC projects. I'm a Linux programmer by 
trade, so while I am familiar with electronics, it is not my strongest suit.
I bought this programmer:
http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-Serial-Dual-Mode-Microchip-PIC-Programmer-NEW_W0QQitemZ260087584495QQihZ016QQcategoryZ4661QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and wanted to get an opinion on what every one though of it (yeah, I 
will be programming the chips in Windows). Guess I should have asked 
before I bought it, but I'd rather find out now before I got too far 
into it (I purchased it before I found this list).
I'm basically going to be programming some 12C671's, which is the reason 
I purchased this one. I do plan on getting into some 16F84 projects 
later, but that will be a few months down the road.
It's supposed to be compatible with the Kit 149 programmer, which I am 
assuming is somewhat of a standard.
Did I waste $50 and need to buy a different programmer (preferably 
before my chips arrive from Digikey), or am I good to go with it? I saw 
plenty of other (more expensive) programmers, like MPLab's, but being 
inexperienced it looked like the one I bought was cheaper and did the 
same stuff.
Thanks in advance everyone. This is a great list. Most of the stuff is 
over my head, but I enjoy reading it none-the-less.

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