Patrick Richards wrote:

> Another hurdle to overcome was knowing which chip to start with.  Everywhere
> I looked online people were using the 16F84.

The problem is that few (if any) people put a "best before" date
on there web pages. A *lot* of what you find on the net is
using the F84, just because the pages are way old...

(Now, that Elektor still publish projects using quite old PICs
is another matter...)

By asking on the piclist you'll get "info-on-demand" normaly not
older then a few minutes :-)

I think you have found the answer, "do *not* use the F84".

Then, there is also the fact that the 18-series PICs are even better,
why not download some datasheets and check them up ? Easier to program,
less chances to make programming error, better instructions. If you
just want to play with a few chips, they are available through the
sample services at Microchip...

Jan-Erik.

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