Re: EPROM Programmer


"Bart" <consultec@xxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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> I recently acquired an EPROM programmer that plugs into my printer port on
> my PC. The software allows me to take all the hex info off one chip and
> put
> it on another, or edit the hex info (hex editor) as I guess most
> programmers
> do.
> Is there any "cool" stuff I can do with this thing? I fantasized taking
> the
> EPROM off my 486 motherboard, copying it into a larger capacity chip and
> adding DOS onto the chip but the Internet searches lead me to believe
> that's
> apples and oranges.
> Most of my searches tend to imply that programming an EPROM is proprietary
> to a processor/microprocessor and not much mention of software to make
> things happen between the two. Is there anything "neat" I can do with just
> my EPROM programmer without getting deeply involved integrating a
> processor?
> Can I put a small database on an EPROM chip with my programmer, then mount
> the chip on a small circuitboard that plugs into a serial/parallel port on
> a
> PC and access the data with a simple QBASIC program?
> Hoping there is something else "cool" I can do with EPROM chips than just
> copy them.
> Any help is appreciated,
> Bart
>
>

Bart,

Sorry but can't give much help. An EPROM programmer is a tool just like a
hammer. You can use the latter to hit nails into something but to be usefull
you need some project that needs that nails. I can imagine some projecs for
EPROMs but they need skills and interests you apparently don't have. After
all, normal, windowed EPROMs are out of focus for quite some time. It's all
EEPROM or flash these days.

petrus bitbyter


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