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From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>
To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: USB AVR programmers for FreeBSD 8
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On Sat, 30 Jan 2010, Warren Block wrote:

 > Has anyone used the USBTiny AVR programmers with FreeBSD 8?  For example:
 > 
 > http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9231

I just had a look at this.  If you read through the user comments (and 
the blurb at the top of the page) it seems to be pretty iffy on Mac or 
Linux; even they suggest you might be better off with something like:

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=ATAVRISP2-ND

Seems to me the extra ~$20 might be well worth it?

cheers, Ian