16F887 VS 16F877

[asmboy]

I can't figure out why member posts keep on referring to the 16F877, in what i assume are new designs.
It makes no sense for TWO reasons:
features && price -

I just can't see why one would select the F877 for new programs.

I did design the F877 part into a very limited production test device about a year ago, but ONLY because my predecessor had 100 pcs on the stock room shelf - and the one ( and only) time production of the design required 50 chips.

other than that sort of situation - what on earth is the attraction of the F877 ?

[PCM programmer]

It's generic, traditional, well-known, has few silicon bugs, and is useful
as a "representative" PIC of the 40-pin flash variety. That's the reason.
It's not intended as an example of a PIC for a current product. It's for
instructional purposes.

[temtronic]

hmm..I've got maybe 30-40 pieces that are NITs( New In Tubes) dating back 15-20 years...solid ,reliable PICs and are great for most applications.
As for features... it does most 'real world hobbiest' projects.
As for price... they been in my bins for decades....

Add a 43 ttl-usb module and they'll communicate with any new PC

new PICs aren't programmable with either of my PICSTART Pluses...
...had to but a PICKit 3 just to be 'compatible...

Yes, newer PICS have more features and may be cheaper..but using a 'tried and true', familiar PICs is nice..since you know most of the quirks it has and I've got tons of real '877 programs here that WORK !Heck, PICs these days have more 'fuses' than instructions so how's an old guy like me supposed to keep up !
I do like the 18F46K22 as a 'replacement' though....

[asmboy]