In a large company it can cost you far more hassle / delay time
than the part is worth.  Do you know how many different parts
get tried out?  Our reps oft times come by and give use stuff
they think we can use.  So for MChip to cause us such grief
is not in the norm in the US.

I use my datasheet books to destruction on a project.  We
always have several around.  Using a full sized page print
out is not practical in a lab envirnoment.

There is good news though.  MChip is not all bad.  Our old
factory rep is now employed by MChip directly.  One of the
local MChip managers told me that yesterday.  He said the
company was built on service.  Especially the small to medium
sized customer.  That's partly why they have done so well.
Our guy is in AZ getting some good training.  He will be
back.  That's good.  Well so at least in the San Diego
area we will have our old familiar Jack M back with us.
The Eagle will keep flying.

-Walt...

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan B Pearce [mailto:A.B.Pearce@RL.AC.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 12:56 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: Microchip Samples


>Not only parts--printed data sheets are a bast'd to obtain too!

why not just get them off the web site and print them. That way you know you
have the latest version. Also you only need to print the pages that are
immediately relevant. Even with a slow modem connection it cannot be that
much
of a hassle.