Brian Boles <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> A lot of us in the factory read PICLIST and some actually
> contribute some worthwhile info from time to time.

    Brian:

    Yes, but this was the first time any quotes from the PICLIST
    were quoted in MicroScope.

> Since the word "Flash" has become a generic term for many circuit
> and process variations of electrically eraseable and reprogrammable
> memories; several micro vendors are calling their EEPROM program
> memory technology "Flash".

    So Microchip is just going to go along with this silliness?

    Geez... Next, you'll be telling us that distributor-programmed
    EPROM is the same as masked ROM.

> The data memories will continue to be implemented in EEPROM
> technology.

    Cool.  Thanks for the info.

    -Andy

Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com
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