microcontroller/microprocessor programming

 8051/8031 microcontroller assembler as31-32 (35 kB .zip) 32-bit dos/windows, complete documentation also included.

 INTEL's ApBuilder (3.6 MB .zip) windows, for use with most Intel MCS® embedded controllers and Intel386 and lower processors. Also get the hypertext manuals & datasheets.

 MPLAB, (6.5 MB .zip) Microchip Technology's PIC software tools for windows95. Get more PIC software and documentation at Microchip's PIC TOOLS web page.

 ZiLOG Developer Studio. For use with all ZiLOG controller/processor products.

 BASIC Stamp I & II editor/uploader (173 kB .zip) BASIC Stamp I editor v2.1 (and v1.7 for MAC running SoftPC), BASIC Stamp II editor v1.1 (PC and MAC running SoftPC), Gausfit.exe and example source code. Also get the BASIC Stamp I & II user's manual in .pdf, (1 MB .zip). Visit Parallax.

 Programmer's File Editor (PFE), (300 kB .zip) windows95. A great, yet simple text editor that's perfect for computer programmers.

 circuit design/PCB layout

 PCTRACE, (2.7 MB .zip) windows95. The only decent free PCB editor/layout software I've ever found. It is fully functional except for disabled gerber exports. It supports double-sided boards and also contains a schematic editor. PCTRACE also includes a schematics design program. Written by EESOFT, thanks EESOFT.

 document viewing, zipping, & other utilities

 WinZip95 v6.3, (700 kB) win95, needed to unzip any file in a ".zip" format. Visit WinZip.

 Adobe® Acrobat Reader v3.01, (4 MB) win95, needed to view any document in a ".pdf" format. Visit Adobe.

 Microsoft® Word 97 Viewer, (3.7 MB) win95, needed to view any document made by Microsoft Word 97 or in ".doc" format. Visit Microsoft.