> Now the 16F85 and 16F86 look real good.
>
> Also, I'd like to get my hands on the 8 pin 18 series chip (although that
> almost sounds like an April Fools joke - the 18 core is a bit much for 8
> pins).
>
> Does anybody have any idea what the typical delay is between announcement
> and general availability for a new PIC?
>
> Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
> (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
> software)
>
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> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:02:51 -0500 "Thomas C. Sefranek" <tcsKILLspamCMCORP.COM>
> writes:
> > Yes, I have the adapters to get to the DIP part, but the PC board
> > has the
> > 452s too close together
> > to adapt more than 2 out of the 5 on the board.  And certainly NOT 2
> > adjacent
> > parts!  Sigh!
> >
> > Since Olin is no longer upstairs from me anymore, I can't even steal
> > his ICE
> > 2000 to go with mine!
> > Debugging a system with 29 PIC18C452s is a REAL challenge without
> > erasable
> > (flash) parts.
> >
>
>         Wow! What IS this machine with 29 18c452s? Part of the SETI project? My
> largest 452 system has 1 chip on one board doing one part of the job and
> one to 10 more each on separate boards doing identical stuff and sending
> their data to the one different board.

>
> Harold
>
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> Microchip has a tendency to announce new PICs _long_ before they are
> available as "Future Products".
>
> I have been waiting, it seems, at least a year for an 18F chip.
>
> Now the 16F85 and 16F86 look real good.
>
> Also, I'd like to get my hands on the 8 pin 18 series chip (although that
> almost sounds like an April Fools joke - the 18 core is a bit much for 8
> pins).
>
> Does anybody have any idea what the typical delay is between announcement
> and general availability for a new PIC?
>
> Bob Ammerman
> RAm Systems
> (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level
> software)
>
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