I didn't get the full text of yesterday's posting regarding
the use of the 14000 to direct drive an LED display, but
I assume someone was asking about a problem with it.

In my experience, the 14000 does a poor job of driving
an LED display (7-segment, using Port C to drive it).
The display is just too dim to see in normal room light.

The only solution I know of is to put a line driver between
the PIC and the LED displays to boost the signals.

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