Thanks for your reply...and sorry for the delay in thanking you. I guess I'll be buying 'F84s instead of 'C84s from now on since they are the same as the C84's and have more RAM.

Bruce R. Shepherd

-----Original Message-----
From:   NCS Products [SMTP:ncs@WORLDNET.ATT.NET]
Sent:   Sunday, April 19, 1998 1:47 AM
To:     PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject:        Re: 16F84

At 11:45 AM 4/18/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I have a real basic question:
>
>What's the difference between a 16C84 and a 16F84 as far as program memory
is concerned? I know that the 'C84 has EEPROM and how to program one. But I
don't know what Flash memory is. Is it the same idea as EEPROM, i.e. it can
be programmed, and reprogrammed and retains it memory even when power is
removed?

Yes.

If so, can a 16F84 be plugged into a 16C84 socket with no problem?

Yes.  Can even be programmed as a 16C84, but leave code protection off, if
you want to
be able to verify.