Dang Joe, you're getting good at posting here. The scrolling text thing was pretty cool..:}

Roy;

Don't get upset by what people post here in response to something you're looking for that's relatively complex, especially when the link you provide to a schematic isn't available, and no one can download a copy to look at - in an attempt to help you.

Skimask & Patrick Pending both assumed, by your stating
First - I am new to PBP and Pic Chips
that you were a complete newbie, and had no idea how to get started even blinking an LED.

I know this may sound harsh, but it really is excellent advice. Assuming someone's just getting started. Just blinking an LED tells you quite a lot beleive it or not.

1. Your programmer is working as expected.
2. Your config settings are probably OK.
3. Your oscillator is working.
4. The circuit you have assembled is probably OK.
5. Your compiler is working.

And several other things. It's not that anyone here is trying to give you a hard time - they just want to make sure newbies understand a few basic proceedures before they spend a boat-load of time trying to help them figure out something more complex.

If you show some attempt at getting this to work, I.E. you have a simple example of code you have put together that doesn't work, I really think the folks here will jump in head-over-heels to help you get it sorted out.

There's an amazing amount of talent here, and most will do back-flips to help someone out, but they will normally want to see at least a modest effort on the part of the person submitting a request for help first. Not just - here's what I want to do - here's a schematic, give me some code to get started.

I think if you can at least post a schematic, and be specific about what you're looking to do, 'maybe with a note: I have no idea how to get started' - you'll find this forum better than any other you can find.

I have also gone through lessons using PicAxe chips and was directed to PBasic & Pics by Reynold's Electronics as a means to save money - not true.
Which part of this is not true?

A PIC18F2431 costs only $7.68 in qty of 1, and can run rings around the fastest Stamp, and has built in hardware peripherals like timers, counters, hardware PWM, USART, I2C, SPI, motion control module, power control PWM, and a host of other features.

What would it cost to add these peripherals to a $50.00 BASIC Stamp module with zero built-in peripherals? Now figure that times 10 or more projects.

BASIC Stamps are very cool, but a $3.00 PIC can replace one, and it has a ton of built-in hardware peripherals that would cost a lot more to add to any Stamp project. And you're not yanking that $50.00 Stamp module out of every project for the next once since a PIC is much less expensive, and can be left there.

If you're serious about learning this stuff, stick around. There's a lot of talent here just waiting to help....;o}