Old EPROM questions again, EPROM Programmer

From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Tue Jul 27 14:05:56 2004

>> Does anyone have some schematics and software (would be great) for a
>> little homebrewed Eprom Programmer which works with a standard PC
>> parallel-port or ISA slot?
> Why bother? You can buy them cheaply and easily, both new from the
> manufacturer's and used from E-bay.

Personally, because I'd know what the interface is like. (Also, for
numerous reasons, I don't do ebay.) I'm sure eprom programmers with
open and documented interfaces exist, but they seem awfully thin on the
ground; everyone seems to be "oh, just use our [Windows] software and
it all just works". After all, _everybody_ has a Windows box, right?

> Yeah, Yeah I know someone will say it's an eductional thing but
> hanostly can't you find a better way to use your time than to
> reinvent the EPROM programmer for the 10,000th time?

Not if it's fun. There are lots of things I do purely because they're
fun, and I see no reason building a prom burner can't be one of them.

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