Rumor has it that Eric Smith may have mentioned these words:
>> Why the terms PGA != PLA != PLD != ???
>
>PGA is a Pin Grid Array, which is a package type. No direct relation to
>the other terms.
[Big Ol' Snip]
I have a question: How many people here *hate* the term OTP-EPROM?
EPROM as most people here know is Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory...
but an OTP-EPROM is short for One Time Programmable Erasable Programmable
Read Only Memory
Basically, it's an FAMOS-based EPROM chip in a plastic package and can be
programmed by a regular EPROM programmer - but as it's got a plastic
package, it can't be erased or reprogrammed (hence the addition of OTP) -
If it can't be erased or reprogrammed, why not just call the damn thing a
PROM??????????????????
Just one of those stupid things I think about...
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
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Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
Received on Tue Aug 01 2000 - 18:09:49 BST