On Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004, at 01:17 US/Pacific, Debbie Hynes wrote:

> the f84 is simple and fast
> 2 do a quick project on, however ... so if it works, use it, hey?
>
the main thing leading to the "obsolete" tag is that the 16F84 is
twice to three times as expensive as newer parts that are proper
supersets (more memory, more features.)  IFF you have a nearby
supplier who sells the parts in appropriate quantities.  It does
you no good to know that a 16F628 is $3 from digikey if you got
all your other parts from jameco and aren't likely to get up to
the minimum order size where a $3 part isn't overwhelmed by postage
and/or minimum order/handling charge issues.  I've noticed that a
fair number of the "hobbyist" suppliers haven't jumped on the "F84"
is obsolete bandwagon - presumably they still have stock they ordered
a long time ago, and/or for all those existing projects that use it.

The situation changes pretty drastically if you're in a financial
position to frequently order $100 worth of parts at a time...
("16F628s go from $3 to $1.73 if I buy 25?  Sure, I'll do that!")

BillW

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