I also wonder why people don't pay attention to what you are saying. It seemed clear enough. Better yet, your favorite PIC is programmable and you have brains so you can make it work. That's the fun of PIC programming anyway. Anyone remember the concept of "challenge"? I bet if you posted a marvelous way to measure pulse widths without using CCP hardware, people would then post "aw heck I did that years ago...in my sleep...uphill both ways..." :) Barry >OK, this is getting annoying now. I have seen this happen before on this >list and I feel I should mention it. Why is it not enough to say that one >has decided on using a certain part? Why does it matter that I have decided >to use a part that might not be optimal but should work anyways? True I'm >making the job a little harder by not using the ideal part but when you are >working on a project for a hobby purpose there are several factors that >don't come up when designing something for a market. > >One reason for my choosing the F84 is that I have them, simple as that. >There is no reason for me to spend money and wait for other parts to arrive >when I have 16F84s in my bin. Is this enough??? > >Sorry if I sound a bit ticked but this often happens on this list, someone >wants to use something and you get dozens of messages asking why not this >part and why not that part. Maybe I'm the only one annoyed by this, so be >it. TTYL > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu