Quote Originally Posted by mister_e

And guess what's inside the PICKIT 2??? a PIC8F2550
Yeah... I downloaded the manual with the shematic at the back... and the firmware is avaialble... For a moment of insanity I thought I would look at making one... there's just one problem... I can't program the PIC !! - sorta chicken and egg thing

Thanks mate - I'm off to bed as its gone midnight