I found Melanie's post right on target. Having moved over from learning to us Parallax Basic Stamp chips to Pic Chips - I found the forum very discouraging and not as friendly toward a new user.

I posted a questions seeking help to develop or learn from existing code to work a 4 module 5x7 LED Matrix Display I built from a kit and the replys seemed to beat me up for not starting from scratch and learning to light single LEDs first.

Since moving to PBasic Pro and PIC chips I have not found the NEW USER friendliness that was standard practice throughout Parallax's website, forums, and customer service. Even calling MicroChip for help on which programmer to buy was a nightmare.

I guess I will have to either start all over with learning or dump the several hundred dollars I have spent to get STARTED in PIC Chips for my hobby.

I have to say I am sorry for th negative post but my experience has not been encouraging.

Roy Carlson

PS - By the way - How do I pull, delete or edit my original post?