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Hi

I just joined.

and I received a Starter kit. I am trying to find out if it has any value (to me)

I wanted to get started in PIC programming (learning) and I came across this kit - Atmel At89/90 Series microcontroller Starter Kit - P/N #MCU00100

This still a viable kit?

Or is it so old that it is a better paper weight?

I noticed that it uses Windows 95 (really old) or Windows NT (don't know where I could get a copy of that)

It came with a bunch of other things that I could use, so no great loss if it is no longer supported, but looks cool and interesting

Thanks for the help

Bud

shabaz · Accepted Answer

Hi Bud,

It is old, but you could probably still find the latest software for it on Atmel's site (it is not a PIC, but an AVR device).

No need to use the software disc that you have, that should really be discarded now : )

It really depends on how much support you need to get going - there are more resources for more modern boards. For beginners, the

Arduino may be more suitable because of the wealth of material for beginners. The Arduino uses an Atmel device too,

and comes with a simple-to-use development environment.

element14support · Answer

Hello bud1992 Welcome to the element14 Community, we hope you enjoy it! I will move this over to the Single-Board Computers area as it is a better fit. Thank you, Jamie

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