> Use a DS1231 to get a reliable Power-On-Reset. It's esecially useful > when you use the 16C71 whose POR doesn't work... > Anyway; this way is probably cheaper than convincing the power supply > to go down to 0V before power-up. I can't find these in any of the catalogs I have with me - how much do they cost in low quantities and how may pins do they have? -- -- Paul Greenwood -- (pablo@austin.ibm.com) Any small object that is accidentally dropped will hide under a larger object.