On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Josh Koffman wrote: > If you're just looking to prototype, have you tried Maxim samples? They > are usually pretty quick, even to here in Canada. Yes. And in the most recent case, they only offered samples of the part in which I was interested in SOIC package. I asked for .3" DIP if possible... couple of weeks later here they are, DIP and all, shipped from Malaysia. Awesome folks. Dale -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics