"e.deutekom" wrote: > Normally I'm Mr. nice guy but this waiting for the dsPIC is getting on my > nerves and I'm beginning to get strange thoughts. What if Microchip fails > to deliver the dsPIC in Q2 2004 and puts the dsPIC on hold for an other > year? Could Microchip be held accountable in some way for not delivering > the goods? What alternatives are there to the dsPIC so that I can move on. It's real enough. We've been getting some nice near-production units at Embed, and we're using four of them (three '2010 and one '6010) in a new design. The silicon seems to be fully functional. The software tools have a lot of rough edges, but are still quite usable. -- Dave Tweed -- 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