I think the reason they did the f84 was because other chip manufactures were
producing chips using flash stuff in them and Microchip launched the f84
initally to demonstrate its abilities in producing flash pats - it also gave
them an oppertunity to iron out some of the few c84 bugs...


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----- Original Message -----
From: Corey Drechsler <drechc@RPI.EDU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 1999 3:51 AM
Subject: FLASH vs. EEPROM


>Does anyone know what the difference is between the EEPROM used in the
>16C84 and the FLASH memory used in the 16F84?  Not the parts, but the
>actual memory used to store the program?  I would guess that it provides
>some sort of benefit, but I sure don't know what it is...
>
>Corey Drechsler
>