I think it's a really great chip. It's the first PIC I ever programmed with and is also the basis for the infrastructure of the up and coming SX line of 50-100Mhz processors from Scenix. They must be good. Keith Causey 0 ffight@geocities.com > > > > Thanks. > > > > ---- Steve Miller > > Someetimes the internet can make this kinda thing REAL HARD. For some > reason, people who don't want the parts anyway are always trying to make it > seem as if you should be giving these things away. > > If I had a need, I'd buy them. The '5x family WORKS. If they were 1 year > old or 5 years old, if they worked and kept your project under budget, who > cares?? > > > tony