On 4/17/07, Brent Brown wrote: > Yeah, I thought there would have been more comments about this. This issue has > been simmering for ever. But things have got worse not better. Microchips message > "don't use" the ESD diodes message is more than a little dissapointing. Well, we were NEVER supposed to be using those diodes, so all they are really saying here is "We really MEAN IT !". I don't think it's that the diodes have gotten worse really, it's just that people have been cheating more and more, as we trend twoard having software people designing hardware. I know it's a PITA, but that's what we get paid for... -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist