Byron,

> IC sockets: Saver of precious PIC pins.

Yes. I've got it. I do a lot of work with the PIC12C family and as yet there
are no Flash parts. There is a PIC12F675 that was coming in May, but AFAIK
it is still not here. So I have killed a lot of JW parts in the process.
These guys are not cheap, and although their legs are a lot stronger than
normal PICs, they only have a limited number of insertions. IC sockets are
cheaper!

Thanks,

Sean

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