Need microprocessor trainer, oscilloscope advice?

[Jim Brain]

Billy Pettit wrote:
> I agree with dave.  But would add that some of the smaller PIC devices are
> also easy to work with and cheap.  And there are several one line tutorials,
> as well as lots of supporting literature.  Buy a couple of issues of Nuts
> and Volts to get started.
>   
I'd also like to mention the Atmel AVR line.  Programmers are cheap, and 
the parts are likewise easy to use. 

Jim