Good Andrew (Sitzman) wrote:

> > How right you are! In my second year at varsity, we went to a trade show.After
> > taking a catalogue from a pile at one stand, I overheard the MD telling
> > one of his sidekicks that "These f***** students are like f***** vultures"
> > Well, my buying power has increased somewhat, but I don't need to tell you
> > that that particular company can go to hell for all I care. I won't buy one
> > resistor from them.
> I dunno.. I'm farely new to pic, but so far I am impressed with them.  I
> set up an appointment with the hauppage, long island branch.  I arrived
> there after 6pm on a friday night (due to traffic.)  The salesperson
> actually waited for me!  When i arrived, he was very friendly.  I
> explained that I was a student working of a pic project (completely true.)
> He was very understanding, gave our group about 5 cds, 5 sample 16x73s,
> tons of databooks (5.. 1 for each of us), and even his own personal emprom
> programmer!  Additionally, he offered to lend me his own personal book on
> pics (not a databook., but a real book book) <I refused as I knew that I
> would not be in long island for some time to return it>... But
> nevertheless, I plan to send a letter to pic micro telling them how
> incredible my salesperson was.

I wasn't talking about Mchip. I was talking about a local dist company.

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Tjaart van der Walt
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