Thomas C. Sefranek wrote: > > > you need either FLASH, .... which so far Microchip has always > > > designated with an F in the part number (like 16F876) > > > > Wrong again; the 16F84 used to be called 16C84. > > Are you saying the 16C84 was FLASH programmable? Thomas: I'm saying that the memory technology used in the 16F84 is absolutely identical to what was used in the 16C84. We could argue about whether either one is really "Flash", if you like... -Andy === Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com === Fast Forward Engineering - San Diego, California === http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads