Ian, I suggest you check out the 18F series. They're available in DIP, just like the 16Fs, they have neat peripherals, and their instruction set is more comfortable both for ASM and C programming. Regards, - Marcel On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 10:33 AM, wrote: > On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Mark Rages wrote: > > PICkit 2 supports programming (and debugging) 16F87 and 16F88: > > > > > http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en027813 > > Thats where I looked. I did a text search for 16F88 and it wasn't there. > Looking way more carefully I see it's listed as "PIC16F87, 88". Doh! > Thanks! > > Should I go ahead and order one, or is there anything better out there? I > see lots of complaints (and lots of praises) of it, and it IS cheap. > > -- > Ian Smith > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist