max # of eeprom read cycles

[Native Son]

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Rob wrote:

> Ok, I realize that after a while, the data stored within an EEPROM goes
> "soft", where it supplies an intermittent data state..
> I saw a modern chip that stated 10 million cycles... Now, in the period
> of 14 yrs and with everyday use, this could easily be exceeded, right?
> I think I *might* have found a culprit..
> So, this means that many pieces of older gear with older and less stable
> EEPROMs should all be going "soft" about now..
> What do you think? Any thoughts about this theory?
> Rob
> 
This would probably explain why my Linn Drum stoped working...

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