I am about to buy a few PIC's for general experimentation and it seems
like the 16C84 or 16F84 is popular.  I have a PicStart 16B1 and 16C1 so
my questions are these:

        Is Digikey the best place to call if I want 5 to 10 16C84's, give
or take a few depending upon price?  What should I expect to pay?
        Should I ask for a 16C84 or a 16F84?  No point in buying something
that is already going away.

        I have a project in mind for the first one, but it just needs 5 or 6
IO pins and timers or , at least, time delays, so it sounds like just about
any PIC would do it.  The 84 will probably be overkill, but I can optimize
later.  Thanks.

Martin McCormick