check digi-key at www.digi-key.com where you could buy just one if you like. -- Richard Clemens Associate Professor Computer Science Department West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia 26201 clemens@wvwc.edu 304.473.8421 -----Original Message----- From: Nicholas To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 1:39 PM Subject: PIC-Novice-0001 >Hi everybody... >I just started learning microcontroller. My friend told me that >Microchip controllers are very popular now. So, I decided to choose Pic >as my first microcontroller. >I tried to buy from local Pic distributors but they just sell in big >quantity, for instance 250 pcs. >It's imposible for me to buy since I'm still a college student. >So, is there any source that offer samples (Pic16F84)? >Thank you very much.....