thanks Patrick

im not sure about the diaplay, i got the code from a previous project, (at college) . thats why im so sure about it :)

i might need to change the code slightly, but most of it is done.

i saw some guys schematic from a project and he hooked up the display (d0-d7) to the mpu pins p2.p7, (same as a8-a15)

??

as for the rtc , im not sure about this, can i hook the cs,wr,rd, pins directly to the mpu or will i need a address decoder or something??

cheers buddy

eric