Bradley, Larry wrote: > > Tony, as far as I could tell, the stuff in the handbook is also > available on the MicroChip web site. I wanted to buy one, but managed to > convince a local distributor (Future) to give me one. I had already > downloaded a pile of info from the Web site, and was really glad I > hadn't paid out cold hard cash for the book. Furthermore, for those of > us with older eyes, the book has teensy weensy print; if you get the > stuff from the Web site and print it out, you can read it without > glasses! > > Larry > > > Thanks I was struggling with getting an lcd to work right and was pulling my hair out and willing to buy anything with a promise of help. but I had seen most of the data purported to be in the manual and was not entirely sure the manual would help.I solved that problem however and can now get along without the text I suspect.I wonder however why Digi-Key would allow themselves to run out for such an extended period? Tony M.