> Is there any other PIC that is better to start with than the F84.

Yes.  Here are the three "universal hobby" PICs I recommend:

16F628 - 18 pin, more features and lower price than 16F84.
16F876 - 28 pin, full featured 16 family processor.
16F877 - 40 pin, same as 16F876 with more pins.


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