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Date Posted: 14:12:55 10/04/01 Thu
Author: Rex
Subject: Re: Anyone can supply a pre-programmed PIC ??
In reply to: Phil Q. 's message, "Re: Anyone can supply a pre-programmed PIC ??" on 13:47:02 10/04/01 Thu

>
>What country do you live in? I would be concerned
>about customs myself were I to send a pre-programmed
>chip to you. Especially with the heightened security
>as a result of the WTC attacks, they would probably
>wonder what the hell I was sending over there. If it

I don't think they would worry too much about chips on heir own in the mail. Circuit boards, wires, long cylinderical objects (eg caps, batteries) and electro-mechanical thingy etc in the same package on the other hand might be a problem. As long as they can inspect (visually), it would be fine.

>was code-protected, they wouldn't be able to read it
>and that would probably make it illegal. If it wasn't

I don't think the average custom people have the time, skills or equipments to read off a PIC. Even if they could, they would still have to figure what the code does.

>- Phil

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