Neil Gandler wrote:
>
> Sorry for the repetition... finally got the [pic]: right in the subject header:
>
> Wan't a PIC that you can code protect from external reads and writes to the EEPROM program memory, AND
> still allow internal reads and writes under software control (I.E. some type of custom bootloader with perhaps some encryption algorythm), look no further than the new 18F series. I just called Microchip today to ask if the 18F has the problems of the 16F877. The answer is no. The 18F
> solves this quirk. See for yourself, by looking at the 18Fxxx series data sheet, specifically p.70 and p.206-. And you don't need to wait for the 77A version next march. The 18F series is already available for sampling.

I see the link on the web page that says "Purchase Samples Online:" and
I go to buy.microchip.com but I don't see any 18FXXX chips for sale. Is
there some secret handshake that I don't know about?

--
http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different
ways.  See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.