>Just curious, as I have heard many times here mentioned getting samples of chips. How is this done, and for whom? I mean, could I as a hobbyist get or ask for a chip and they would just send me one? (I cannot imagine that happening unless I died and went to New Haven.) > Lack of imagination is a terrible thing :-) Peruse the Microchip site. Russell McMahon -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu