I have two questions concerning the 12C508 PIC's.
The first is the version it comes in. I had a look
at the data sheet and under 'General Description'
it says: ' The PIC 12C5XX are available in the cost-
effective One-Time-Programmable (OTP) versions
which are suitable for production in any volume.'

On the same page under 'Applications' it says:
'The EPROM technology makes customising
application programs extremely fast ...'

I though OTP meant the thing could only be
programmed once and that EPROM meant
you could erase the thing and re-program it?

Is the 12C5XX available in an EPROM version?

The second question is, someone in New Zealand
said that the 12C508 cost $1.20. Could that person
please e-mail me privately and let me know where
he's getting the chips from. I phone AVNET who are
supposedly the MChip distributors and the said they
cost $1.95 each.

Thanks

Gavin
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