I have some F876 devices what we have used during prototyping. They have been programmed several times but no were near the 1000 times max. We quit using them because the pins become weak after about 15 or so insertions. I don't know what would be a good price for them. Paul -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads