> option
>
> What should I be using?

I don't know about the 16F84A in particular, but the OPTION instruction is
being obsoleted on many of the newer parts.  The new way to do this is:

  movwf  option_reg


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Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts
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