At 02:12 PM 11/14/2014, David C Brown wrote: >Whist I am the leading exponent of the "if the job hasn't changed why >change the tools" paradigm I still worry about future availabiity I stand to be corrected here, but as far as I know, Microchip has not=20 yet obsoleted *any* PIC parts. You can still order the original PIC=20 16C54 series and, from what I can tell, every PIC part that has ever=20 been available since then. The older parts are expensive but they=20 are still available. I was told at the Masters conference I attended that Microchip plans=20 to never make any of their parts obsolete. They will always be available. dwayne --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .