Dataman Programmers Inc.
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: EPROM programmer list (part of FAQ)
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Dataman Programmers Inc.
CO: Peter Hand, President
Suite 101
22 Lake Beauty Drive
Orlando
FL 32806
USA
Tel: 1-800-DATA-336
Tel: 1-407-649-3335
Fax: 1-407-649-3310
BBS: 1-407-649-3159 (24Hr) V.32bis/16.8K HST
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(From Nigel Ballard)
Dataman are now in their 16th year, having sold in excess of 21,000
programmers to date. They manufacture and sell only one product, namely
the SOFTY portable programmer/emulator. Now in it's fourth version.
The SOFTY-FOUR (S4) is totally self contained and truly handheld.
Containing up to 4Mbits of memory, a fast processor, supertwist display,
integral keyboard and a 115,200 serial port for remote PC operations.
The S4 comes complete with mains charger, emulation lead and MS-DOS
comms software. Straight out of the box, S4 can program 8Mbit EPROMs
and handle most memory devices such as FLASH, EEPROM and serial EEPROMs.
A three year guarantee comes with the product, and the user list makes
for impressive reading. All device upgrades are free for life, and can
be easily downloaded from either of their high-speed bulletin boards.
S4 costs $795 Dollars in the USA
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Dataman Programmers Ltd.
CO: Nigel Ballard, Group General Manager
Station Road
Maiden Newton
Dorset
DT2 0AE
UK
Tel: 0300-20719
Fax: 0300-21012
BBS: 0300-21095 (24Hr) V.32bis/16.8K HST
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(From Nigel Ballard)
Dataman are now in their 16th year, having sold in excess of 21,000
programmers to date. They manufacture and sell only one product, namely
the SOFTY portable programmer/emulator. Now in it's fourth version.
The SOFTY-FOUR (S4) is totally self contained and truly handheld.
Containing up to 4Mbits of memory, a fast processor, supertwist display,
integral keyboard and a 115,200 serial port for remote PC operations.
The S4 comes complete with mains charger, emulation lead and MS-DOS
comms software. Straight out of the box, S4 can program 8Mbit EPROMs
and handle most memory devices such as FLASH, EEPROM and serial EEPROMs.
A three year guarantee comes with the product, and the user list makes
for impressive reading. All device upgrades are free for life, and can
be easily downloaded from either of their high-speed bulletin boards.
S4 costs UKL495 Pounds in the UK.
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Electronic Engineering Tools
528 Weddell Drive #4
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Tel: 408-734-8184
Fax: 408-734-8185
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"Programmer for E(E)PROM & Microcontroller - 1 gang $159 4 gang $219"
"Made in USA, 32 pin ZIF socket, multiple data formats, 8/16/32 bit
data split, NMOS/CMOS EPROMs (2716..27C040), EEPROMs (2804..28256),
page EPROMs (27C513..27C011), Flash EPROMs (28F256..28F020)"
"For 40pin adapter, $75, for 87xx, $85, for PIC 16C5x, $85"
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Intronics, Inc
P.O. Box 13723
Edwardsville, KS 66113
Tel: 1-913-422-2094
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"The Pocket Programmer $129":
"Software has 24 functions... [will program] 27/28/25xxx & 68764, CMOS,
EEPROMs & Flash from 4K to 4MB (2K-256Kx8) with a 32 pin socket. Can buy
[separately] sockets for microprocessors, etc." "[..] add $4 for S&H or
$4.50 for COD" "VISA/MC"
Oh, ComputerCraft has a review in October 1992 issue (pg. 68). They liked it.
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Jameco Electronic Components
1355 Shoreway Road
Belmont, CA 94002
Tel: 1-800-831-4242 (24-hour Order Line)
Tel: 1-800-831-0084 (Technical Support)
BBS: 415-637-9025
Fax: 1-800-237-6948 (Domestic)
Fax: 415-592-2503 (International)
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They carry an EPROM (2716-27512 & X2864 EEPROMs) programmer that connects
through a serial port (external) to a PC. (~$200).
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Link Computer Graphics
369 Passaic Ave. Suite 100
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Tel: 1-201-808-8990
Fax: 1-201-808-8786
BBS: [indicates there is one - no # given]
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(From Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News 1/93)
"Universal Programmer: PAL, GAL, EPROM, EEPROM, FLASH, MICRO, 5ns PALs, 4MEG
EPROM (8 & 16 bit), 22V10 & 26CV12 GALs... Free software updates on BBS"
"Price: $475"
"Gang Programmer: up to 1MEG EPROMS [changed since then?]."
"Price: 4-socket $215, 8-socket $299"
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LOGICAL Devices, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-331-7766
Tel: 1-305-974-0967 (local)
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[I have their "special offer" ad from middle '91 - I don't think it's valid ;-]
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Needham's Electronics
4539 Orange Grove Ave
Sacramento, CA 95841
Tel: 916-924-8037
Fax: 916-972-9960
BBS: 916-972-8042 (They offer a demo file called "EMPDEMO.EXE")
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"Internal Programmer for the PC... $139"
"New Intelligent Averaging Algorithm. Programs xx64A in 10 sec, 256 in 1 min,
1 Meg (27010, 011) in 2 min, 45 sec, 2 Meg (27C2001) in 5 min. Internal card
with external ZIF"
"Reads, verifies, & programs: 2716,32,32A,64,64A,128,128A,256,512,513,010,011,
301,27C2001,MCM 68764, 2532, 4 Megabits"
"Auto selection of voltages, load/save buffers, binary, Intel hex, and Motorola
S formats. No personality modules required. Adapters available for 8748,49,51,
751,52,55,TMS 7742,27210,57C1024, and memory cards. Made in USA"
They also have a stand-alone programmer:
"8 gang stand-alone programmer ($750 or $550 for single gang) May be PC driven"
"Programs E(E)PROMs, 1Megabit of DRAM (upgradable to 32 Megabit), .3/.6 ZIF
sockets, serial I/O, 32K of internal Flash EEPROM for easy upgrades, Quick
Pulse algorithm (27256 in 5 sec, 1 Megabit in 17 sec), 2 yr warranty, Made
in USA, Complete manual and schematic [!!], split & shuffle 16/32 bit, 100
user macros, 10 user configs, Binary, Intel, & Motorola S, 2716 to 4 Megabit"
(From Mike Harpe)
I have the Needhams SA-10 standalone programmer. It's expensive, but it's
very nice. Works as advertised and their tech support people were nice.
You may want to note in your ad that it can also be upgraded in the field
when software revisions are available.
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SMS North America, Inc.
Tel: 1-800-722-4122
Fax: 1-206-883-8601
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(From Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News 1/93)
"SPRINT"
"Personal Programmer for the Professional Engineer"
"* Programming support for over 3000 devices, * PLD, FPGA, EPROM, PROM, Micro,
* DIP, PLCC, PGA, QFP, SOIC, etc., * 84 Universal (not TTL) pindrivers,
* Universal Socketing for PLCC 20 to 84 pins, * PLDASM converts Boolean
equations to JEDEC files, * UNASM converts JEDEC files back to source, * Test
Vector Debugging Tool, * PLD Emulator converts between architecture's, * Local
service and support."
"Call for a free demo disk"
[Sounds expen$ive - IMO]
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Stag Microsystems, Inc.
Tel: 1-408-988-1118
Fax: 1-408-988-1232
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(From Personal Engineering & Instrumentation News 1/93)
"Orbit - a totally portable, rechargeable, MOS memory programmer with 2Mbits
of RAM"
"Stag high quality & performance at low cost"
"Keyboard selection by manufacturer and device of individual, approved
programming algorithm"
"Fully menu driven from soft-touch keyboard [from picture: 35 keys] and a
[LCD] 2 line X 40 character display"
"Programs all popular EPROMs, EEPROMs, FLASH and Micros including Intel FX
Core"
"Powerful editor / Integral emulator"
"Price: Not given"
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Target Electronics Co.
PO Box 400
Post Falls, ID 83854
Tel: 1-208-773-1962
Fax: 1-208-773-0894
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(From Computer Shopper)
"Model N203 [programs] EPROM (2716,32,64,128,256,512,010,020,040,etc), FLASH
(28F256, 28F512, 28F010, 28F020, etc), EEPROM (2816[A&B], 2864, 28256, etc)"
"Features: Easy to use software, Pull-Down menus, auto selection of VPP
voltages & algorithms, Reads/Loads, Binary, Intel Standard, ASCII, HEX,
Motorola. Designed to program 8M bit devices, 32-pin ZIF on 2 foot cable."
(8-bin PC card with 2 foot cable and usual ZIF in a metal box)
"Price: $129.95"
*ALSO*
"Model N201 [programs] 8751, 87C51FA/B/C, 8752, 8741/42/48/49 (8751 Lock
Bits and Encription Array)"
"Price: $149.95"
"Model N202 [programs] 87C751, 87C752 (Lock Bits and Encription Array)"
"Price: $149.95"
"Call for individual Adapter Module Prices"
"Visa & MasterCard Accepted"
"1 Year Warranty - 30 day risk-free Guarantee"
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Tribal Microsystems
44388 S. Grimmer Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: 1-415-623-8859
Fax: 1-415-623-9925
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anyone know anything about these folks?
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Plans & Kits... (Some people won't use it unless THEY built it...)
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Sergeant
809 W San Antonio
San Marcos, TX 78666
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"Bare Bones EPROM Programmer. Plans/MS-DOS disk $15.00. Also parts/kits/
assembled."
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Associated References (I think they fit in this file, so there! :-)
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Exa Engineering
P.O. Box 22187
Salt Lake City, UT 84122-2187
Tel: ??????
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"Programming Adapters"
"DIP to PLCC Programming adapters make programming SMDs possible. Adapters
for 27xxx and 27Cxxx to PLCC packages and 40 pin DIP to PLCC for 8751s are
available. ZIF or Socket selection."
"Send SASE for more information."
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Emulation Technology, Inc.
2344 Walsh Avenue, Bldg F
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Tel: 1-408-982-0660
Fax: 1-408-982-0664
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(From Gary Segal)
[The above] company should be able to help you; their catalog is subtitled,
"The World's Largest Collection of VLSI and Surface-Mount Adapters and
Accessories." The have surface mount chip clips, PGA breakout boards, ZIF
socket converters, wire-wrap adapters, and other such stuff.
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Samtec, Inc.
P.O. Box 1147
New Albany, IN 47150
Tel: 1-812-944-6733
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(From Jim Garside)
In the UK, Samtec [USA contact above] are good for a [all different types]
of connectors.
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Antona Corp.
Tel: 1-213-473-8995
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(From Jon Sreekanth)
"Chip Prototype Adapters", LCC, PCC,PGA,SIMM, PQFP socket adapters ..
It looks like a small daughter card, with a PLCC carrier on top, and [wire
wrap] tails. 68 pin is $49, from stock.
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Lonestar Electronics
265 Cabrini Blvd
NY, NY 10040
Tel: 1-212-781-3640
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(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"EPROM burning and copying service. Most E(E)PROMs, CMOS EPROMs, Fash EPROMS,
BIPOLAR PROMs, and microcontrollers are supported up to 4 Megs. From one
chip to hundreds we do it all, fast and inexpensive. Call number [above]
for info or send SASE [to address above]"
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TED-HEXS [??]
Tel: 1-800-TED-HEXS
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(From their ad in Electronics Now)
"PLD DESIGN sales and programming service; A complete PLD service at
affordable prices. New AMPAL16R6PC $0.99, other types available."
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