I am using good volume of these (a version now) and have no problems with
delivery. This is more than I can say about Motorola experiences. Pioneer
shows stock of some versions and Digikey has just under 3000 dip and 2500
SOIC in stock.


At 08:49 PM 11/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello fellow PICsters;
>I want to use a 12C508 in a new product and a consultant who's
>commercializing our product advised us against using it. He said that the
>demand for the part is such that Microchip is having problems meeting
>delivery schedules. I called the Micrpchip rep and he said that the claim
>was "bogus". Can anyone on the PICLIST  tell me the real story about the
>availability of this part? TIA :-)
>
>
Larry G. Nelson Sr.
mailto:L.Nelson@ieee.org
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