Thanks I just saw this.
I'm not familiar with the MAX chip.
But you're mentioning it - made me google it - and I do see one or two of these already integrated into a 7 seg display.
Perhaps I'll get a chance to play with this
I'm working on a 7 segment driven by an HT16k33

There are times when developing something is easier in the Arduino platform - with the intention of porting it over to PIC.
PICs are awesome because of their small foot-print.