> Yeah, but was that use within the specs? Delay times, schmitt- > trigger tresholds etc. that differ slightly are to be expected, even > within one manufacturer. > > unexpected performance may result from careless substitution "Careful substitution" implies that some attention was paid to the possible variables and dodging a "caught with pants down" situation. The devil is always in the details -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.