I don't have a basement but I can do this. I can not do TBGA, as can not most board stuffers. But even I draw the line at TSOP Dennis > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Kunz [SMTP:akunz@TDIPOWER.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, 27 September 2000 23:28 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: NZ polies > > Another aspect to this is the increased cost of prototyping. How many of > you > can stick down BGA parts in your basement? > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > Jinx on 09/26/2000 07:00:11 PM > > Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list > > > > > > > > > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > cc: (bcc: Andrew Kunz/TDI_NOTES) > > > > Subject: Re: [OT]: NZ polies > > > > > > > > > > >What is it you think the rich and powerful are trickling down on you > > >Mr Michaels ? > > > > > Comment not appropriate to piclist - Mr. Jinxaroonie. > > > And they're doing it from greater and greater heights. This is all > relevant to the game we're in of course. As (eg IC) companies > get bigger and bigger by sales growth and/or acquisition of smaller > companies, their profit margins get smaller as they fight competition > or devote large portions of their output to similarly large product > manufacturers, for example cellphones. The result is that at the > lower end of the food chain (quite a lot of us, relatively speaking) > parts become either unavailable in economically practical terms or > just plain unavailable. The irony is thus that wherever you look > there are more and more great new devices being made and "for > sale" but they are so often unobtainable. We just aren't worth the > paper-work time anymore > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! use mailto:listserv@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICList%20DIGEST