>As a beginner, I recommend that you don't just rely on an 'expert' opinion >on which part is right for you. Rather, do Google searches for "16F84 >beginner projects", "16F628 beginner projects", and "16F877 beginner >projects" and make a decision based on what you read and what you can >understand at this point. You are likely to find that the abundance of >easy-to-understand, beginner material will point you in the direction of the >16F84. Sure the 16F84 may cost you a couple of bucks more, and offer fewer Sounds like we should put a page on piclist.com that has suitable strings in it to be caught by any likely beginner search, that would give them a comparison, and help in converting to the F628 :) -- 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