>16f84A is 5 bucks at digikey..... buy 5 and u get shipping free :-D

or check out the 16F627/8 same pinout in the 18 pin package but has hardware
UART among many other extra peripherals. Get the data sheet from the
Microchip website. Also often sold much cheaper than 16F84A.

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