[sdiy] 2516 vs 2716 in VCDO

[ChristianH]

And, IIRC, at some point Texas Instruments realized that their decision
wasn't that good, and then started making "real" 2_7_16s...
But I think the early TMS2716s never have been very popular.

Christian


On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 06:43:47 -0700 patchell wrote:

>     It has been a long time...but...
> 
>     As I remember, the TMS2516 is identical (i.e. it is programmed the
> same way) as the i2716.  However, the TMS2716 is not...It was all pretty
> bizzare.  I designed an Eprom programmer about 20 years ago, and I
> remember the problems with people getting so confused because TI used
> different pinouts for the 2716 from Intel.  So, it really depends a lot
> on which type of 2716 the circuit was designed to use.
> 
> Keith Winstanley wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have just been sent some 2516 EPROMs instead of 2716,
> > I know they are both 2 x 8K but does anyone know if they
> > would be suitable for use in a Digisound VCDO?
> > I dont have a programmer at the moment so I cant check.
> >
> > may thanks
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > http://home.freeuk.net/lowpass
> 
> --
>  -Jim