> I'll be running my PIC chip at the absolute lowest possible
> speed. It doesn't take much processor power to count

BTW, I didn't mention what I thought might be the lowest Iq
option

The alive part of the circuit could be the guts from a digital
watch without the display. I've got a tiny one on a shelf in
the shed that goes for years off a button cell, and it would go
for even longer without the LCD. If you got one that has a
daily alarm to wake the PIC, that's very slow counting

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist