> >> 7. Brand Loyalty ... This last one may not mean much, but Microchip has >> been good to me by supplying samples and excellent >> support (both H/W and S/W), and for that, they have >> earned my loyalty. > > Indeed, but that 4MHz bug of the 18F8720 and 18F1x20 really made me mad.. > I bought more than 100 of each.. now what do I do with them??? > > "Workaround: run them at 4MHz".. INGENIOUS! Have you contacted Microchip or a distributor (ie Arrow) to see about exchanging A3 parts for A4 or higher revision parts? Rob Young -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist