'William Chops" Westfield ' Or maybe the good programmers get tired > of rewriting the same-old hacks for each new chip... Or the good programmers want to do real projects instead of writing artificial app notes, and can make a lot more money at it too. Either way I think you're right. App notes are written by those who nobody wants writing their real app. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .