> On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 04:23:25PM -0500, William J. Kitchen wrote:
> > Consider also that flash is little or no advantage for many applications
> (such
> > as low-end mass produced trackballs and mice), so those applications
> aren't
> > going to rush away from otp & mask rom parts even if flash could be had
> for
> > the same price.
>
        Wojciech Zabolotny replied:
> The mask parts do not need programming, and the code memory does not
> deteriorate
> with time so are better then flash and OTP parts for such applications.
> But why OTP should be better suited for such apps than flash?
> --
>
I think the point William is making is that generally Flash parts have a
cost penalty, and if the application your PIC sits in would not benefit form
the advantages of flash, i.r. re-programability.  When was the last time you
upgraded the firmware in a $3 Taiwanese mouse?

Mike Rigby-Jones