>A 40 pin socket for a Z-80 costs $5... Yep + delivery to the UK...! In the UK, Farnell and RS components don't list wirewrap sockets any more; they both sell

>A 40 pin socket for a Z-80 costs $5... Yep + delivery to the UK...! In the UK, Farnell and RS components don't list wirewrap sockets any more; they both sell Harwin SIL/turned pin wirewrap strips - but they are not cheap and to create a 40-pin socket would cost something like £4.20+. A 40pin IC socket from Tayda in Thailand is $0.13. Since I usually buy around $20-$30 of parts at a time, delivery to the UK for around $4 is not an issue.