19 Nov
2001
19 Nov
'01
9:35 p.m.
Hi,
Some of you have probably used the PartMiner/FreeTradeZone web site at
http://www.freetradezone.com/ to download datasheets for older, discontinued
chips. This has been very useful to me.
For discontinued products (which I guess is what most of us are interested
in), they are moving to a subscription-only system. Subscription cost is a
whopping US$299 per month (introductory; the normal cost is supposedly
US$375), so future access will only be viable for most people if you need it
for your job.
I don't know when the change is being made, or if it has happened already. If
it hasn't, better download datasheets that you need while you still can.
-- Mark