I built it, use it, and sell it.

If it was crap, I would not bother.

Sure, I've been burt before with 'low cost' stuff. But this little beauty
is a gem.

I have lost count of the number of PICStart16B/C's that have gone west -
and for that matter, the PICStart Plus. I worked in Distribution supporting
these things, and boy did I take some flack.

Sometimes you DONT get what you pay for.

Rgds...

...Andy

At 17:30 30/12/98 +1100, you wrote:
>Sometimes I hate the english language. 'Very good value for money' is not
>unfortunately able to be summarized by the word 'cheap'.
>
>Hours went into getting the programmer right. About 5 PIClisters tested it
>and tore it to bits.
>
>The result is that with about 250 Kit 96 sold in 2 months there has been
>only 1 single complaint. I got it back: it had been blow-torched on the
>back with lifted tracks, globs of solder 5mm in diameter, obvious
>dry-joints and no links added. And he wanted a replacement for free!
>
>Maybe Don & I should double the price. People would stop calling it 'cheap'
>but still be satisfied with it :-)
>
>
>
>
>
>regards,  Peter
>
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