>I don get you. Is there a PIC that can live without
>MCLR? Pardon my question since I don dwell in a wide
>range of PICs.

Yes, there are several PICs where the MCLR line can be configured as an 
input. It is not available for use as an output though.

It means that there is no external reset line on the PIC, the only way to 
reset it is to power it off. There are also various recommendations about 
using the internal reset timer to ensure that the power supplies have 
settled before the PIC starts processing.

Have a look at the 16F627/628/648 as an example. 

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