Hi Bob, Are you in the USA ? If you are in Au what bank offers them and I will switch, as the ANZ say they have no debit card accounts :o( (I had one under Town and Country, but it was axed when the ANZ took over from ANZ) Regards, Kat. ____________________________________________________________________________ /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | K.A.Q. Electronics \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | Software and Electronic Engineering X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Perth Western Australia / \ | Ph +61 419 923 731 ____________________________________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Barr" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [OT]: why are Atmels so cheap vs. PICs > Kathy Quinlan wrote: > > > > >...or B a Credit > >Card, which as a pensioner I can not get as I do not make much money, and > >most of the stuff I build is for personal use, or supplying kits for > >courses > >I was running as a volunteer teacher to "kids at risk" > > > > Rather than trying to get a credit card, you may want to inquire at your > bank regarding getting a Visa Check Card. If you already have an ATM card > for your account, it should be quite easy to get. > > The card is actually a debit card that's linked to your checking account. It > can be used just as if it were any other credit card. > > Since your checking account provides the funds directly, there shouldn't be > any specific income level required to qualify. (Of course, you can't > 'charge' more than you have in your account any more than you could write a > check for that amount.) > > > Regards, Bob > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu