> > www.marshall.com says $22 in ones for AT89S8252.  (ouch.)
> >
> > Don't know for sure whether they'll SELL *one*, but that's what their
> > online database says for the price.  (Falls to $15 in 100s.)
>
>
> Geez!   I must complement our local supplier here in SA.  They have
> both the PLCC and DIP version ex-stock, and I can buy any quantitiy over the
> counter for only $12.50 each.  Sometimes (but not often) there is a small
>  advantage
> to living in a country where the electronics industry is still
> relatively small and the suppliers are still eager to accomodate the small
 guy.
>   :)
>
> Rgds
> Werner

I hope Avnet Kopp does not read this !!!!!!!!!

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