> My MPLAB is not showing the 'A' part for the pic16F628. Could
> this be the problem ?

Even if MPLAB shows the part as supported, TTBOMK you must
have the upgrade to program it, which was why I got Flash so as
to move on to the 628A (they are the preferred part and cheaper)

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