markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) (09/01/88)
Has anyone anything to say about inexpensive PAL (Programmable Array Logic*) programmers? I'm looking for a system/board in the range of $500. Has anyone used the Link Computer Graphics (in Byte) or Dr. Witts (in Computer Shopper) boards for IBM clones? Mark Zenier uunet!pilchuck!ssc!markz "He did decide, though, that with more time and a great deal of mental effort, he could probably turn the activity into an acceptable perversion"-Mick Farren
markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) (09/13/88)
Here is a summary of responses that I got from a posting to comp.sys.ibm.pc about inexpensive PAL (*) programmers. The names were deleted to protect the innocent. All of these suppliers are advertisers in the September, 1988 Byte magazine. Programmer: Logical Devices Palpro 2x $995. comment: "We've had one in house for about 3 months, and have had good success with it. It was the only programmer we could find that would do ECL pals for under $10,000." Logical Devices, 1201 NW 65th Place, Fort Lauderdale, FL 1-800-EE1-PROM Programmer: Microway Zap a Pal $395 comment: "Check the backissue of Byte (about a year or two). The had a special issue on pals, and how to build a pal programmer project." Byte, January 1987 Microway, P.O. Box 79, Kingston, Mass. (617) 746-7341 Programmer: Link Computer Graphics Pal/Eprom Programmer Card Version 2 $475 comment: [about version 1]? "I have used the Link EPROM/PAL programmer for about a year now, including doing short production runs on both PALs and EPROMS. It has performed flawlessly for me, and has handled all PALs that I have wanted to use. They are also in the process of adding support for more devices." Link Computer Graphics, Inc., 4 Sparrow Dr. Livingston, NJ 07039 (201) 994-6669 Programmer: MCT (Modular Circuit Technology) PAL programmer $269.95 comment: "... about 8 months. I have never had a problem with it. The only deficiency is that a small number of 20 - 24 pin pals are supported (I think the number is around 20 to 25.) The popular ones (20[LR][864]) are supported." "While this programmer does not do all available PALs it does do alot of the common ones and is fairly inexpensive." JDR Microdevices, 110 Knowles Dr, Los Gatos, CA 95030 (800) 538-5000 Mark Zenier uunet!pilchuck!ssc!markz