[XCSSA] OT: Anyone have any "Learning PIC Microcontroller" recommendations?

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Links:

http://www.sxlist.com/techref/piclist/projects.htm
Includes lots of beginner stuff

http://www.sxlist.com/techref/microchip/routines.htm
a routine library

http://www.arduino.cc/en/
Not PIC but open-source hardware!
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666#
Can be bought here for $30

http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/txtfiles/losa.txt
List of stamp applications

http://www.maxim-ic.com/products/ibutton/
Very cool java-programmable microcontrollers (nanocontrollers?)
They used to have one that had a 1024-bit RSA accelerator, but it
looks like they got rid of it... too bad.  Glad I got one!  Now I know
it's unreplacable.
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