> > > > Will the pins on your adapter fit into regular machined pin DIP sockets? > > > > Adi > digikey sells a product called the Surboard that converts a soic to an inline 8 pin It's a little board that you solder your surface mount chip on to, and it has the pins in a 1 to 8 in-line arrangement. page 919 in the digikey catalog, $1.60 -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu