> (snip) For 8 pins, get the 12F675.  Despite the name, this
> is really a 16F part.

Olin, when will you grasp the uChip 'logic' ;)

(dominant rule fisrt)
12... == 8 pins
18... == 16-bit core
16... == all the rest
(I donnu about 17...)

And for cheap PICs: don't forget the 16F630/636, I think that's the
cheapest source of I/O pins.

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