> I would have also suggested http://www.smd.net.nz/ 
> 
> They have many "popular" SMD parts, and they specialise in
> selling mall qttys. Just checked it and suprisingly they don't list
> the 4017, but it might be worthwhile asking them to introduce
> it as a stock item

It's a real nuisance. Don't know why it's not stocked anywhere
here (that I've found yet). I'd like to be optimistic and hope that
one of my enquiries will get a result but think I'll just have a quiet
harumph to myself and reluctantly go with DIP. I'll lay out two
sets of pads, a big SMT with an SO16 inside it, then at least I
can get on with the board


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