On Sat, Jan 18, 2003 at 04:14:48PM +0300, Mike Singer wrote:
>  Byron A Jeff wrote:
> > > Hi, I'm new to this list...
> > > I'm trying to design my very first PIC based project ...
> > >
> > > I'm going to be working with a PIC16F84, PIC16F84A,
> > >and probably the PIC16F874...
> >
> > You'll find that the 16F628 is much closer in terms of
> > periperals to the 874 than the 84s are.
>
>    Olin was right, as usually, stating that 18FXXXX would
> be a better choice for beginner.

It's a debatable point only because the toolchain hasn't really caught up yet
for hobbyists (of which most beginners will qualify).

Right now a newbie can start with a copy of JAL, a $12 USD TLVP programmer (add
a couple of dollars to make it high voltage), and a 16F628 and can be rolling
in an afternoon. While programming software like FPP and picprg are readily
available and packaged for the 16F family, the corresponding versions for the
18F family have yet to emerge. They will of course, but evolution is somewhat
slow.

BAJ

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