On Thu, 13 Nov 1997 08:46:52 +1100, you wrote:

>A couple of quick questions to  the PIC Guru's  on the list.
>
>(1)   Is it possible to operate  2  PIC16C84's  on the same  pcb from one
>crystal ? (XT mode). The data sheet shows how to use an external clock input
>but I am uncertain how to obtain this clock from the other PIC without
>loading the  oscillator circuit.
Yes - connect oscout on the crystal to oscin on the secons PIC. Keep
track as short as poss. Adding a K or so series resistance may be
useful to reduce loading, and you may need to reduce the cap on oscout
to compensate for the extra track length and Cin of the second PIC 

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