D. Jay Newman wrote: >>>While I am doing just what Andrew suggests I would like to be able to=20 >>>buy a block of PID's or better still be given, while I am using the=20 >>>18f4550's to do my USB and a ICD2 I have not brought any development=20 >>>boards from MC so I would suit me a lot better if you could quote=20 >>>proof of purchase of their chips to get a block. >>> =20 >>> > >It would be nice, but expensive for Microchip. > >Why not get a group of people together for a group buy? I think that the >cost of only a couple of thousand for a VID. I'd be willing to put up >a couple hundred for a block of PIDs. > =20 > Excellent thinking. I would to! Regards /Ake --=20 --- Ake Hedman (YAP - Yet Another Programmer) eurosource, Brattbergav=E4gen 17, 820 50 LOS, Sweden Phone: (46) 657 413430 Cellular: (46) 73 84 84 102 Company home: http://www.eurosource.se =20 Kryddor/Te/Kaffe: http://www.brattberg.com Personal homepage: http://www.eurosource.se/akhe Automated home: http://www.vscp.org --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist