At 09:52 AM 2/22/99 +1100, you wrote:
>That's an interesting point. How come the 8870 clock circuit doesn't need
>capacitors where the PIC does. I have seen a lot of discussion about these
>capacitors. Does it mean the 8870 has the capacitance built in or could it
>use an entirely different approach to running a crystal.
>
>Steve
>

I've been running my 16f84 with a 3.579 color burst crystal with no
capacitors, and it works just fine.  I suppose the actual frequency is
probably off, but I haven't checked it.  So far it hasn't been a problem.

Larry