EPROM programmer

[Alexandre Souza]

> It appears I've staved off buying one of these too long and now I need 
> one.
> Way back in the day, I used an ART EPP1, and I liked the serial connection 
> (as I could use it from any machine,not just a PC).
> But, there are lots of options today.  My primary interest is in 
> replicating CBM KERNAL roms, though I would not mind uC programming 
> capabilities.
> What do other people use for eprom programming?  I see a slew of Willem 
> programmers, but I don't understand why there are so many variants.  A 
> bummer is that they all use the Paallel Port, as far as I can tell.

    From Cheapest to Eternal:

    - Willem. Nothing can be cheaper than that. You can build one on your 
home for a few quids, a single sided board drawing is avaiable which you can 
make using photo method or thermal toner transfer. Very reliable but doesn't 
program anything older than 2732 or 2716 if I'm not mistaken, Although there 
is an adapter avaiable.

    - Top 2004/2007/2008/whatever. These programmers made in china are very 
cheap and very capable, but the software is terrible and the support is nil. 
I'd not buy one of these but they **works**

    - Used ALL-03 / ALL-11 programmer - top of mind, great programmers for 
all kind of jobs, does SRAM/DRAM/TTL/CMOS/Whatever testing and are usually 
cheap - if you can find one to buy.

    - Used Labprog 48 from Elnec. www.elnec.com says it all.

    - NEW Beeprog / Beeprog + from Elnec. The best $300-700 you're going to 
spend in a programmer. I have a beeprog and will not have to buy anything 
for a long time. Excellent support, DAILY (!) updates and a great tool.

    Hope it helps!
    Alexandre