[I promised some people this link, then couldn't find it. Today
I stumbled over it, 2 weeks late].

DIY Electronics sold (and still sells) programmers for PICs. These
are cute and work very well, but because of space constraints cannot
be upgraded to newer PICs. There has been NO update since Tony
Nixon, the original designer, resigned from the electronics game in 2005.

The link below is for replacement firmware for DIY programmers that
handles almost EVERY PIC that Microchip makes; this is an awesome
achievement by some very clever PIC guys in Germany. They sell a
replacement chip for only $25USD, a true bargain if you use a lot of
DIY Programmers like my clients and I do. Look at...


http://www.da-logic.com/kitsrus/


-Bob Axtell
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