> Or does anyone have a (better) source for a couple of
> 100s of maybe 10 of  the most popular "hobbyist PICs" ?

Down this way I use Arrow (Asia, mostly, or Memec. I don't
think I've ever bought just one PIC, always more economic
by the tube. Often that's a judgement call. I had a small job
that required a few 508s, but it was sensible to buy a 60 tube
of 12F as they are certain to be used in future, more so than
508s. The 508s were cheaper but I'd have been stuck with
40 dust-gatherers

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