check www.national.com for all sorts of IC's limit of 5 samples of 5 parts per week! education is the worlds best reason... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gies Family" To: Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [EE]/[OT]: List any electronics companies that give samples > > for hobbyist runs not sure how obliging they are gunna be, > > Most companies specifically state that they will be fine with schools > getting samples. > > I'm homeschooled in Texas, where homeschooling families are legally > considered, and have the same rights as, private schools, and everyone is > legally required to treat them as such. I am not even obliged to disclose > that I am not a school in the traditional sense of the word. > > I just went to every electronics site with samples of good things and > mooched a few off of them for a total of about $30 worth of free ICs. > > Yet another perk of homeschooling. > > Too bad nobody has samples of passive components (especially precision > motors) and very basic general ICs, because that's what I really need. > > -- > 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 > -- 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