[Techtoolslist] Willem EPROM programmer...

[Matt Rossiter]

What Serial to USB adapter do you guys use?  When I try to upload a file
to the Data I/O 29B it times out while waiting for a response from the
programmer.  I've tried several different settings with no luck using the
Airlink101.

Matt

On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 23:33:40 -0400, Arcadeforever <arcadeforever at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yup, agreed, thats my setup, a laptop with XP, software from Mike's

Arcade,

> serial to USB and the DATA I/O 29B.

> 

> AF

> 

> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 22:24, <wkarkula at comcast.net> wrote:

> 

>> I'd get a Data I/O 29B for the old stuff and a willem for the new

stuff.

>> Matches the era of programmer with the era of chips you want to

program.

>>

>> There are software patches for the dos Data I/O PROMLINK program that

>> allow

>> it to run on a win XP computer and also a usb to serial converter for

>> computers without a serial port.

>>

>> Others will chime in I'm sure.

>>

>> Bill

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: "Bill Sudbrink" <wh.sudbrink at verizon.net>

>> To: "Techtools List" <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2009 10:29:21 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central

>> Subject: [Techtoolslist] Willem EPROM programmer...

>>

>> I'm new to the list. I collect and repair/restore

>> 8-bit microcomputers from the 1970's. I'm considering

>> picking up one of the Willem EPROM programmers that

>> seem to always be available on ebay for pretty cheap.

>> I've gone through the list archives and see that there

>> was a discussion on this subject several years ago but

>> it didn't really come to any firm conclusion. My main

>> use for this tool would be to program 2716s and 2732s.

>> One of the tables in one of the ebay pages suggests

>> that the device can test 6116 static RAMs which would

>> also be useful. I have two concerns:

>>

>> 1) All of the ebay pages emphasize all of the new chips

>> that these gizmos support. Has the "legacy" chip

>> support been lost?

>>

>> 2) Whenever old programmers in good shape come up for

>> auction, they go for a lot more than the "buy-it-now"

>> on these Willems. Why?

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Bill Sudbrink

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