In message  <2.2.32.19970502051037.009933c8@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
> Today I asked my supplier if the rumor about PIC pricing was true.  He
> hadn't heard anything about it, but told me he would check.
>
> I hope its not true ... the kind of increase that was reported the other day
> would be a killer in a commercial  product.  It;s the worst fear of choosing
> a sole-sourced part!
>

Based on Andy's report, it looks like Microchip want to move
people over to the new (essentially) compatible parts. So they
can presumably stop production of the old ones.

I guess that the price differential between the old and new
parts is their encouragement for you to make the move.


Regards,


Mike Watson