Darn, I should have ordered them. I didn't notice them at all, they would greatly aid my project, particularly with the internal RC (two less parts) plus a bit more I/O. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Byron A Jeff > Just a friendly piece of advise on the subject. Don't use the 16F84a parts. > Microchip is clearly trying to put them into an end of life state. > > The alternative is the 16F628. Readily available at Digikey. Here's the scoop. [...] > - up to 3 extra I/O pins. > - 4 Mhz internal osciallator. > > And you get this all at 2/3 the price of a 16f84a. That's right. The part > costs a lot less. At digikey the 16f84a is $6.00. The 16F628 is $3.88 in the > 20 Mhz version. > > The parts are both pin and programming compatible. Be sure to check for any > differences in the config word though. > > Considering that you get a whole bunch more for a whole lot less, I can't see > any reason to purchase 16F84a parts anymore. And considering the pricing, I'm > pretty sure that's what Microchip expects. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics