> One last point. Those A chips (and the 16F648A is looking
> pretty good ;-)
> are still listed as future product. So they aren't available yet...

Microchip s very lazy in updating the website. The 16f819 for instance,
is still listed as 'future product' at
http://www.microchip.com/1010/pline/picmicro/category/embctrl/8kbytes/de
vices/16f819/index.htm , yet I have a few tubes, bought from my regular
supplier, devilvered within a few days after ordering.

It seems the best bet is to check whether a particular chip is available
for sampling, but this might give 'false positives' for chips that are
available *only* for sampling.

Wouter van Ooijen

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