> The busy flag is opertational during this period, so if you have R/W > connected to a pin the safest method is to poll the busy register after > power on until clear (with a suitable timeout). I don't know if the > clones do this or not. Clones are usually pretty good and I try to stick with what I know, just expect the odd anomaly now and then. When using the minimum standard interface, with R/W tied low, Busy isn't available of course. That's a h/w up side, possibly a s/w (timing) down side -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist