>         People must sometimes realize that when a person is
> NOT developing for a
> commercial product priorities can be VASTLY different, this case is a
> perfect example of that.

I agree to the above, but for the rest of your argumentation I agree to
disagree ;) And I am not yet aware of any quirks in the 12F675 or
16F676. And none for the 16F81x either, but that one might be too young
to know. And an internal oscillator (particularly a relatively accurate
one like in the 12F's) can make work easier for a newbie because the
crystal and caps can be omitted.

Wouter van Ooijen

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