At 09:20 AM 10/29/2004 +0800, you wrote: >As a significant producer of PIC programmers one of our biggest problems >is getting physical samples of the new PIC chips for Tony Nixon to test >and add. > >So in September I went to the microchip site and ordered a chip sample. >Microchip responded immediately. I was impressed: the sample seemed to >have been sent by FedEx to me september 27 >The shipping advice implied that the sample had gone direct to me. Maybe >it is standard practice in the USA but Microchip did not tell me that I >had to collect the sample from the local sales office, quite apart from >the arrogance of the local office in dealing with 'small' customers. In Canada the samples go right to the door. The only problem I've had is that no human apparently looks at the order until it's ready to go. If there's a problem then (perhaps weeks later) you get an e-mail notifying you that it's been cancelled and you have to go back to the web site and start again. Frustrating. >I always enjoy using my Cantonese swear words (the Cantonese like the >French are among the most rude people on earth so the only way to live >with them is to adopt the same attitudes.) I may finally get my sample..... What would you recommend using on folks that cut in front at taxi queues? I only know a few Mandarin ones. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist