Thanks Rikard and Colin.

I should have added that I am new to PIC, but not new to electronics nor to 
programming (though I don't consider myself a programmer). To give you some 
idea, the first computer I learned about was in a military electrical 
engineering course and used a whopping 1k of magnetic core memory, if I 
remember correctly. Set 8 switches and press "load"; repeat for each 
instruction.  Hit RUN and watch the lights (not even LEDs). Storage was 
punched paper tape. That was in 1969 and I was young. Now, I'm just an old 
guy trying to learn new things.

Richard




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From: "cdb" <colin@btech-online.co.uk>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [PIC] Book by Tim Wilmhurst


>I have this book.
>
> I'm not sure I'd recommend it to an absolute beginner, but it does take 
> you through assembler code in a way that attempts to explain to a beginner 
> what is going on and the niceties of writing programs.
>
> Having said that, I wouldn't discount buying the book, even if you were to 
> find it a little advanced, the ideas would set you thinking, and the book 
> would then suddenly come in to view so to speak.
>
> Colin
>
> :::: I am a relative newcomer to the world of Microchip and I am
> :::: Interested in
> ::::
> :::: comments/reviews of the Tim Wilmhurst book, Designing Embedded
> :::: Systems with
> :::: PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications, before I
> :::: purchase it.
> ::::
> :::: I am just starting a project which will involve a small
> :::: autonomous surface
> :::: vehicle using a mid-range PIC MCU and I would like opinions on
> :::: the value of
> :::: this book toward that purpose.
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