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Might be good going the ponyprog route...
Then you can program other chips too.

http://www.lancos.com/prog.html
schematics at the bottom

...and, if you need a "crutch" (as I do ;)
for the initial programming, try Bascom AVR
demo (a BASIC compiler with a very liberal
2k code restriction)
http://www.mcselec.com/elektor_uk.htm



--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "etgfx" <mikehaisley@c...> wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Does anyone know what the best way to start out in AVR programming 
> is?  I've heard from a local hobbiest programmer that there was a 
way 
> to do a 6wire parralel port programmer, but I wasn't able to find 
> this from google.  Does anyone have a link to this, or other simple 
> programmers?   There doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there for 
the 
> student budget that I have been able to find.  Also any other 
advice 
> for begining avr programmers would be very appreciated.
> 
> -
> Michael Haisley