Maarten, On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:01:49 -0400, Maarten Hofman wrote: > 2006/8/23, peter green : > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how they chose the 16's, but I don't "know" any of > > > them! I wonder why they didn't go for 6x8, 88, 819, etc? > > i reckon "9 pic saples" means 9 pics they happen to be overstocked on at > > the > > time they put the pack together. I certainly wouldn't bet on it being > > consistant between packs ordered at different times. > > > It sounds like exactly the same set they gave out for second and third > prizes at last year's STARTnow competition. Hope you got the I/O ICs with it > too, and the nice black box... No, just the things I mentioned - the Starter Pack and 9 anti-static packets with the PICs in. But as I said, it was cheaper than the Starter Pack alone, so I don't feel very cheated! :-) Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist