That is quite harsh, and I don't think warranted. I buy from here: http://buy.microchip.com/ where my catalog comes up with a German flag. I'm sure I missed = something somewhere, which is why I asked. I never said I was the = sharpest knife in you guys drawer, and I miss things now and then. I now see, from peoples posts, that I should go to their main page and = select SAMPLES. Duh for me, and sorry. > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Russell McMahon > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 16:01 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [PIC]: Question about Microchip samples >=20 > >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.) > > >=20 >=20 > Lack of imagination is a terrible thing :-) >=20 > Peruse the Microchip site. >=20 > Russell McMahon >=20 > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu >=20 > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/2004 >=20 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 6/4/2004 =20 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu