So I have an actual project that actually got built; a battery powered
12f675.  But it's flakey; sometimes it has to be power cycled several
times before it seems to enter the correct operating state :-(
It's a simple circuit with some LEDs (current limited by resistors),
and a couple bypass caps.  (It implements a "Sims" cursor as a costume,
fading back and forth between red (sad Sim) and green (happy Sim))
It's powered from 3x alkaline or 4xNiMH cells (4.5 to 5V nominal; both
version have been flakey.)  The MCLR pin is configured as an input and
tied high with a 33k resistor (possible future remote control.)

I'm assuming that most of my problems are due to the bouncy nature
of power-on in this circuit (cheap switch or cheaper battery clip.)
The 12f675 has several robustness features (brown out detect, power
on timer, watchdog), all of which I have turned off at the moment,
under the assumption that the basic internal reset would be sufficient.
Apparently not.  What sort of configuration settings and/or external
circuitry do people find useful or necessary to ensure clean startup
in battery-powered circuits subject to messy poweron?

Thanks
Bill W
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