And no, a subtle distinction. The internal 5kΩ is not tied directly to Vdd, rather, it is tied to the output of the brownout detector, so when BOE is tied low (enabled) and a brownout occurs, the 5kΩ at that time becomes a pulldown to Vss. Here is a reference experiment. http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/comment/1186806#Comment_1186806
The upshot is that it is unnecessary and generally a bad idea to add an external pullup to the /res pin.
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And no, a subtle distinction. The internal 5kΩ is not tied directly to Vdd, rather, it is tied to the output of the brownout detector, so when BOE is tied low (enabled) and a brownout occurs, the 5kΩ at that time becomes a pulldown to Vss. Here is a reference experiment.
http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/comment/1186806#Comment_1186806
The upshot is that it is unnecessary and generally a bad idea to add an external pullup to the /res pin.