> The parts that were obsoleted were replace with chips with very
> similar characteristics.  Sort as if microchip has gotten rid of
> the 16F84 when they announced the 16F628, instead of keeping all
> the old chips around to order forever.

That's exactly what Mirochip does. Some of us would like them to drop
the 16F84 so we need no longer discuss whether it is a good or a bad
start for newbies, but I think a manufacturer who still uses it in a
product will be very glad that he can still produce with the (good?) old
chip.

> Annoying, especially if
> you're manufacturing-oriented, but not as bad as trying to replace
> an iAPX432... :-)

The 3-chip Ada engine? Did anyone actually *use* it???

Wouter van Ooijen

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