Active is fine.  However it should be noted that Digi-Key now has a
Canadian catalog. All prices are C$ with any duty brokerage in.  They offer
overnight fixed price shipping.

At 10:06 AM 2/1/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I too am in search of a good supply connection, there is a company called
>Active Components (FAI) in Edmonton and Calgary, sorry don't have the
>number, they are retail outlets that handle Microchip products and they will
>easily sell you 1 or N quantities, they don't have a catalog or a web sight
>which is a drag but at least there is no exchange rate and duty fees,  at
>one time I had the number of a place in Ontario, I got it from one of the
>wholesalers, they should be able to give you some numbers, anyway good luck
>, I'd be intersted in whatever information you find.
> -Russ
>berg.russ@ic.gc.ca
>or
>rjb122@mail.usask.ca
> ----------
>From: pic microcontroller discussion
>To: Multiple recipients of list PIC
>Subject: Canadian PICs
>Date: Friday, January 31, 1997 10:28PM
>
>Where can I get PICs in Canada (preferably IN Canada, not a US mail
>order)?  I checked the distributor list; however, the companies that
>where listed say that that they sell only in large quantities.
>
>Thank in advance.
>
>
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Richard Katezansky
Tangent Electronics Ltd.
Montreal, Canada
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