> I checked on the contact page and (amazingly) the distributors > were all listed there Got mine from Mouser. If you do get one, I recommend you mount it on a PCB or stripboard. It's more delicate than the numeric COG displays I usually work with Olin's translation of the German blog has me interested again - as a matter of principle I'd like to get it working. Made good progress with a few jobs today so I should be able to have another crack at it soon Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .