In message <97Mar17.165816gmt+0200.41224-1@city.durban.gov.za> PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes: > Sorry if this is a tired, hackneyed question.... > > I've two windowed 12C508's with the code protection bit set. Are they > destined for the scrap heap or not? I erased them overnight, and was > able to program them, but when I placed them in a circuit in which > the OTP version works fine, I have no joy. > Rob, The 12C508JWs can be code protected and un-code protected at will, so the problems must lie somewhere else. Have you covered the window? Regards, Mike Watson