[sdiy] Oberheim Matrix 6r ROM image needed

[rsdio at audiobanshee.com]

On Aug 20, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Rainer Buchty wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2014, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
>> There isn't much magic to the authorized programmers.
> 
> I know. But the manufacturer will only claim those long retention times for "authorized" equipment.
> 
> Which of course is only fair. During my AMD/Vantis times I once asked why we wouldn't give out the programming specs for the PAL, PALCE and MACH devices like Lattice did for the GALs (which IMO gave them a huge advantage). The bottom line was that Lattice had a fair amount of backfire for "crappy" chips which in the end turned out to be just badly programmed.

Agreed. It's important to be clear that the potential performance isn't guaranteed under all conditions.

I've been arguing with one client, suggesting that they get the Microchip programmer, which is not a great expense, especially since they needed another programmer anyway. But the response is, "but we've never had a problem before, using the cheap programmer." Argh.

Brian Willoughby
Sound Consulting