> Wouter wrote:
> > And the frustrated beginners who happen to
> > find the piclist are of course the lucky ones...
>
> True. But as soon as they *do* find the Piclist,
> they only find a lot of wackos saying
> "skip the 16F84 !" when Elektor (and the net)
> is full of "new" (?) designs using it...
>
> Can't be easy. I know, I'v been one of them...

So you are entitled to an opinion: in which circumstances should a
beginner be advised to carry on with his precious 16C84-04, and in which
circumtances should he immediately burn it while waving a herring? I am
inclined to advise the latter in almost all cases, but maybe your
(relatively) fresh experience can give me some arguments for the other
side?

Wouter van Ooijen

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