At 07:04 AM 10/08/2006, you wrote:
>Add in their reputation (as I've heard) for discontinuing parts at an
>above-average rate,

True, but I have found that they seem to always have a
pin and mostly code compatible (very small changes if any)
chip which is cheaper than the one it replaces and it has more
features. This was the main reason for me to ditch Motorola
after many many years of use.


Regards

John Samperi

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