At 01:09 PM 7/8/01 -0400, you wrote:

>Regarding the 16F627/628: The data sheet looks great but are these parts
>really available for purchase yet? Neither the Digikey online catalog nor
>the Microchip online store indicates that they are. (The status on them
>elsewhere on the Microchip site has them listed as "New Device".)

They are in stock at Digikey, a few thousand each of the more popular ones,
at the moment.

Best regards,

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