[Coco] 2764 EPROM vs 2864 EEPROM

Chad H chadbh74 at hotmail.com
Sun Sep 29 16:11:50 EDT 2013


Ehhh... these guys have Geiger counters!  LOL  I might pick up one (I live a
few miles from a Nuclear Power Plant :D )

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Brian Blake
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 12:12 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [Coco] 2764 EPROM vs 2864 EEPROM

I bought the one below (sending this from my phone so the link might not
come thru complete).

http://www.mcumall.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=4312

This one has worked fine for me for about two years now....

Brian

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On Sep 29, 2013 1:04 PM, "Chad H" <chadbh74 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> This site also seems to have Willem programmers.  I have not dealt 
> with them before though so I can't confirm their quality or vouch for 
> tech support.
>
> http://keeelectronics.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com 
> [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Steven Hirsch
> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:58 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] 2764 EPROM vs 2864 EEPROM
>
> On Sun, 29 Sep 2013, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
> > On Sunday 29 September 2013 10:34:33 Steven Hirsch did opine:
> >
> >> On Sun, 29 Sep 2013, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >>> Now that worked, but the file links are all #403.  I will order 
> >>> the big Willem kit if and when a good CC arrives
> >>
> >> If you are thinking of buying from Sivava, be aware that you will 
> >> have none, nada, zero, zilch tech support.  He is happy to take 
> >> your money, but does not respond to e-mail after the unit is in your
hands.
> >
> > Thanks for the heads up Steve.  I take it that the SW I just 
> > downloaded for linux will likely not work with it either.
> >
> > I take it then that this is an example of some jerk buying out a 
> > good product, and then modding it just enough to make a captive 
> > customer, and then not supporting that customer.
> >
> > One of the worlds surplus rectums IOW.
>
> He did not make himself a lot of friends in the Willem community.  
> There are other folks offering "real" Willem programmers without 
> proprietary mods.  I think you'd be better served with one of them.  
> eBay should turn some up.
>
>
> >> Also, if mine is any example, it has been subtely modified from the 
> >> public Willem standard and is dependent on Sivava's modified 
> >> software (for which no source is available).
> >>
> >> Finally, the charge-pump scheme used to develop the 21V rail for 
> >> programming older NMOS parts is generally not able to source enough 
> >> current for reliable programming.  There's plenty of discussion on 
> >> this on the Willem forums (not sure they are still online).  I 
> >> ended up buying a retro-fit kit from one of the folks there since I 
> >> blow a fair number 2708, 2716, 2732 etc.
> >>
> >> As always, Caveat Emptor!
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> >
> > Cheers, Gene
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