hi to all am a hobbiyist, i would like to seek help in building my frequency counter,it uses pic16f870.i need a step by step instruction in loading the hex file and i understand i need programmer and utilities in a cheapest way? many thanks. eric ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist