[...Concerning the 16f84...)

> For starters I think it's a good choice.  The other features (PWM, A/D
> converter etc) can be tricky to get working (for me at least) and would
> probably just muddy up the learning process...

I would still suggest starting with the 18f452. You don't *have* to learn
the A/D, PWM, and so forth, right away. And I found them trivial to learn
afer I had learned the assembly language.

YMMV.
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