I've added most of the comments from this thread to the beginning engineers
page at:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/begin.htm

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James.
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of John Chung
> Sent: 2006 Jun 21, Wed 19:12
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [EE] Warning About Pericom
> 
> Well said Russel.
> 
> John
> 
> --- Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> > > >"Thou shalt not design thy PCB before thou
> > >>hast the components in thine hands."
> > 
> > >>Sorry but it just had to be said...
> > >>Thanks for the warning though.
> > 
> > > Exception 1 - Maxim "Thou shalt not consider
> > designing the part in
> > > until
> > > thou hast production quantity in thine hand ..."
> > 
> > Thou shalt not design thy PCB until:
> > 
> > Atmel
> > 
> >         " ... until thou hast lifetime production quantity in hand, 
> > UNLESS thou art prepared to "slightly modify" code 
> occasionally as new 
> > 'improved' processors are introduced and old ones are 'retired'."
> > 
> > Zilog
> > 
> >         " ."
> > 
> >         You have been warned :-(
> >         [[Dave told me, long ago, but I didn't listen (well enough)
> > :-) ]]
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >         RM
> > 
> > 
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