At 08:25 PM 1/22/03 +0100, you wrote:

>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.

I like to see them in stock at the distributors, but even that is not 100%
reliable either way. Using the very latest anything is RISCy business,
and needs extraordinary justification.

Best regards,

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