ok finally plz plz plz someone reply seriously.............................after many days of sheer hardwork i have come to know everything abt 8051 and its softwares .........the only thing i m very unclear abt is the programmer..........i know which softwares to use to write the program and also which software to use to put that program in the 8051.............the only thing i m unclear abt is what hardware is needed to put that program into the microcontroller.......i mean what type to cable (i read something abt rs232 cables and max 232 driver) is used.......which pins are to be connected where........( pins of IC and the programmer).....what a programmer looks like.......tell me everything and assume that i am a complete novice in this field.....cause as far as programmers are concerned.....i m a novice......plz reply