2006/2/6, Olin Lathrop <olin_piclist@embedinc.com>:
> My EasyProg (http://www.embedinc.com/products) can program these except the
> 16F84A.  That is an obsolete chip which costs more and does less than others
> like the 16F627A.  For hobbyists using PICs in low volume, it doesn't make
> sense to use the low end of a subfamily.  For 18 pin PIC 16 you only need to
> look at the 16F648A and 16F88.  The rest are just downsized versions of
> these that may cost a little less, but you're better off having the more
> capable chips around for various projects than saving a buck per PIC on a
> handful of them.

I'm aware of the 16F84A issue, but I have one left on my desk and I
wolud want to program it. Anyway this is not a problem, beacause my
old programmer can program these oldies-but-goodies.

Also, I think I'll get the PicKit2, because I could use it anywhere
with my laptop as it runs on USB.

Thank you everyone for the replies.

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