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Lately I've had the desire to play with PICs. This can program them, from what I understand. That's just a bonus, though.


lol.

Can't think of anything worse to play with (PIC)! There's plenty of ARM7 based devices/prototype boards out there that will be a million times easier, less frustrating and more gratifying to play with!

Why hobbyists still persist with PIC's/AVR's is beyond me!