I have been using the filter checkboxes. Thats probably the only part of that search that i actually know how to use.

The Kwords thing makes sense. I was reading something earlier about how some PICs have 14 bit words. I also noticed that PIC basic tells you how many words it used when compiling a program.

I found the PIC16F88 and PIC16F883/4/6/7 and filtered to just those 5. The PIC16F88x all seem to have enough pins to act as all 3 types. I think that might be why skimask suggested them. The PIC16F88 seems to be a better match for Type 1. I do want 1 or 2 spare I/O pins but i dont want to waste a lot of them. The 16F88 also has more ram than the others. Im not sure if i will need all that though. Apart from that i cant see much of a difference between them. 4 KWords should be pleanty because i normally only use about 900