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>         I am a new PIC programmer, and I have a PICstart 16B1 programmer.  I
> have been using a C84,  and the book that I have been using (Easy PIC 'n')
> says that the F84 and the C84 are effectively identical.  I know that the
> F84 has FLASH EEPROM.  SO here is my question.  Will the F84 be programmed
> by a board that can program the C84 (specifically the microchip PICstart 16B1

As the book says, they are essentially identical. The Flash is simply a
change in marketing terminology. It's still the same EEPROM based chip as
the 16C84.

What really changed were a couple of bits in the configuration mask. Read
the data sheets for the two very carefully to see how they changed.

BAJ