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From: gene@cooper.cooper.EDU (Gene (the Spook) )
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: PALASM availability
Message-ID: <1372@cooper.cooper.EDU>
Date: 22 Sep 88 20:56:12 GMT
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Organization: The Cooper Union (NY, NY)
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in article <1286@duster.UUCP>, mikec@duster.UUCP (Michael Collins) says:
> 
> In article <265@coho.UUCP> (Joel Bisson) writes:
> 
>>Does anyone know how I can get a copy of PALASM or any other
>>type of PAL design software.  It would be nice if I can get it
>>for free but I'll take anything.
> 
> PALASM is available from AMD.  Call your local sales office.  There is
> another package they can provide also, called PLPL.  They gave me a set
> containing both packages a few months ago, but we buy a lot of PALs.  I
> don't know what consideration the small-volume folks get.

These people are some of the most wonderful people in the world!
I'm a small-volume person myself, and I asked for a sample kit of
some of their newer CMOS PALs, which I've never used before. Not
only did I get a kit with three UV-erasable, low power PALs, but I
also got a few pounds of data books as well.

Later, when I called back to acknowledge that I got them and to say
thanx, I asked about PALASM. I was told that I could get it, absolutely
free of charge, for a variety of systems. The UNIX version was a
magtape filled to the brim with Pascal (yuk!) source. The MS-DOS version
was a set of about eight or so disks and even more documentation. All
this was sent without any signed-in-blood contracts or obligations,
simply because I asked. What other company (other than Siliconix and
Motorola) does all that for their customers?

I only regret that I don't remember the names of the people who helped
me out with this; I'd love to give them some recognition for excellent
customer support. At any rate, with customer support like that, you
can be damn sure that they made another loyal customer out of me!

						Spookfully yours,
						Gene

						...!cmcl2!cooper!gene

PS:  No matter what it sounds like, I am NOT affiliated with either
	AMD/MMI, Siliconix, or Motorola in any way other than being
	a very satisfied customer. Oh, well...