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> So *I* don't see why you think they should have been smart enough > to socket something that's not an I/o part. I wasn't even concerned with SMD CIAs. I personally think surface mounting them was ridiculously stupid, but it "does" save C= a buck or two — at our expense of course, some people (Manf. Engineers) seem to forget about "ease of service." SMD devices also tend to be more reliable than their socketed counterparts, getting shipped via United Parcel Smashers won't shock chips loose. Given the somewhat distributed nature of C= manufacturing, this may have been a factor. "If an ASIC is new, expensive, proprietary, or a common-failure item, socket it." Don't you wish C= thought that way? > Me, I think the devil invented surface mounting, anyway. Actually, I think the DoD ("Den of Devils") had a hand in it. Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..