On 6/7/07, Robert Rolf <Robert.Rolf@ualberta.ca> wrote:

> The PIC 16F84 has been superseded by the 16F628, 16F648, 16F88 as the preferred
> choice for beginner PIC projects.
>
> What do the AVR people recommend as good AVR parts to stock for hobby projects?
> What would you suggest as equivalents to the 12F (physical size)
> and 18F (memory size) parts?

Just to get your "feet wet", how about the AVR Butterfly?

ATMega169
LCD display
Switch (4-way)
light sensor
temperature sensor
speaker
512Kbyte external EEPROM
RS232
and more.

About $20 from Digikey

Bill

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