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The EMP-10 is great and affordable (I don't think Needham makes that
model anymore so you may be forced to go to the bay). I do have one
problem with it though - it uses a parallel port to connect to the computer.
A lot of computers these days don't have parallel connectors anymore (and
they certainly aren't available on my Macs). I've been sucessful in getting 
all my old Windows applications to run on my Mac in "Virtual PC". The ones
that use serial ports work fine with USB to DB9 adapters. USB to Parallel
adapters aren't really true parallel adapters, they really are USB to "Old
Printers that Connect to Parallel Ports" adapters. They (and their drivers)
have just enough smarts to work with a printer and nothing more. A lot
of the Burner manufacturers are now making USB connected products but
the software is still PC based (and they are still a bit expensive). I'm really 
tired of keeping my old beat up PC (running NT!) around just for the E-PROM 
burner application. If anyone knows of a programmer that has software for 
a Mac I'd really like to know.


--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" <grichter@...> wrote:
>
> Look on eBay for a used Needham EMP-10. There are two models, an ISA card that plugs 
in 
> an old computer, or a standalone model. In any case you will need a computer for file 
> transfer.
> 
> The EMP-10 support up to a 27C08 4 meg x 8 EPROM.
> 
> --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "stefanbonnet" <stefanbonnet@> wrote:
> >
> > > for me, a complete Wiard system is an EPROM-burner, A PC (running
> > > Wave-256), 4 TL074's and unlimited long distance minutes on my phone!
> > 
> > talking about eprom burners...could anyone point me to an affordable
> > model, or give me the needed specs ?
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > (and please deliver me from the temptation of getting a sampler)
> >
>