peter green wrote:
>> 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. 
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> I wouldn't start with one time programmable/uv erasable chips unless you absoloutly have to.
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>> 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.
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> never heared of it before, a quick googleing seems to indicate that it was made by someone called "kitrus" who i've never heared of before either.
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This was the company that Peter Crowcroft in Hong Kong owned before he 
passed away in 2004. However, _this_ K149 is a knockoff of the original. 
My opinion is that it will work fine for
your particular application. But it is very unlikely to be supported in 
the future.

--Bob
>> 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? 
>>     
> well it claims to support your chips so i suspect it will work, how nice it will be to use and how reliable it will be is another matter of course.
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