learning microchip pic. i've collected all the necessary equipments and softwares related. So...how to start

Question

i own a cyber cafe. and im planning maybe i want to build a machine that similar to coin system in game arcades. but i dont know anything about microchip pic, or programming and such thing.

any basic idea on how to start?. maybe some small experiment first?

Answer 1

This manual has several starter lessons:
http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/40051D.pdf
It was found at this site:
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=2119

Here is another "first" project:
http://www.dontronics.com/dtait/first.txt

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