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Bench Tools / Re: New Device Programmer
Last post by Chris Savage - Sep 10, 2024, 09:54 PM
Quote from: granz on Sep 10, 2024, 05:47 PMSo, when I tried filling the buffer with some text and programing the 2864, I got "Programming successful."

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Quote from: granz on Sep 10, 2024, 05:47 PMBTW, Chris, I did breakdown and order one of those cheapy Chinese erasers, sounds like the one that you have. Have not tested it yet - haven't burned any UV-EPROMs yet.

I have more coming your way...we got back late on Saturday and USPS is only open until noon. During the week they're only open when I am at work, so I need to try again on Saturday morning.
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Tech Humor / Why Assign Gender Types To Ele...
Last post by granz - Sep 10, 2024, 09:21 PM
#3
Bench Tools / Re: New Device Programmer
Last post by granz - Sep 10, 2024, 05:47 PM
Well, I'd been having a bit of trouble with programming my AT28C64 (the first device that I tried.) After a bit of work searching the Internet, I tried switching to another EEPROM. When I tried taking the next '64 out of the anti-static foam in my parts drawer, it was "melted" into the anti-static pad.  :o Plus a few of the chip's pins were bent (apparently it was smashed down on one side, the pins bent into the foam, and then the foam "melted" to the chip. Well, I put that chip aside, and took one of my other AT28C64s, put it into the programmer and tried again. SUCCESS!  :)

A bit of notes: I tried using the software loaded through wine, on my main Linux notebook. Unfortunately, I never got the USB interface to connect the software to the programmer; it kept showing "Device not found." As I mentioned earlier, it can be a pain to get Windows USB stuff to work through wine. So, anyway, I do have Win 7 running in VirtualBox, and VB does fairly well with USB devices. So testing out the programmer software, I noticed that while it was showing "not found" running under wine, it did find, and connect, to the programmer under VB. So, when I tried filling the buffer with some text and programing the 2864, I got "Programming successful."
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So, now the next thing is to write a simple program in MC6802 assembly to exercise my 6802 Nano, from Sans Bergman (https://www.sbprojects.net/projects/nano6802/index.php.) I'll set up another post for that one.

BTW, Chris, I did breakdown and order one of those cheapy Chinese erasers, sounds like the one that you have. Have not tested it yet - haven't burned any UV-EPROMs yet.
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General Discussion / Re: Stupid people....
Last post by Chris Savage - Sep 10, 2024, 01:08 PM
Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 10, 2024, 12:19 PMI've thought of creating videos on the propeller, general electronics, would have done BS, however......  maybe do more on gaming and my RPG Maker series software.

I have some gaming videos on my personal YouTube channel. I lost all the original videos, but was able to recover a small amount, then of course got some new content since then. I still have some to upload due to a codec changing and the original files not being able to be edited currently. I originally used a program called FRAPS. Those videos no longer seem to work. Later I just used the NVIDIA Shadow Play capture.

The video below is essentially my audition video for a MW3 clan called, "WTF" (We The Few). The founders were two older guys who were qualifying other people like me to join. They loved my gameplay and that I was against cheating. Another guy who was interested (Ninja AE) was playing with me in a 2V2 match against the founders. Enjoy! This is from November of 2013 and MW3 was my favorite FPS game. At 5:55 you can see the founders saying they're outclassed by us. R.I.P. brothers...

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General Discussion / Re: Stupid people....
Last post by JKnightandKARR - Sep 10, 2024, 12:19 PM
I've thought of creating videos on the propeller, general electronics, would have done BS, however......  maybe do more on gaming and my RPG Maker series software.
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Tech Humor / Is Python a Real Programming L...
Last post by Chris Savage - Sep 10, 2024, 01:28 AM
Apologies to @Jeff_T  ;D

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Anyone know anything about this? HDMI? USB ports? 64 built-in games? Yet mentions creating / running / saving programs?

https://a.co/d/2gm350Y

#8
Tech Humor / Re: Universal Cereal Bus
Last post by Chris Savage - Sep 10, 2024, 12:29 AM
Quote from: Jeff_T on Sep 09, 2024, 10:25 PMdo they even sell Cheerios over there lol.

I don't know, but they DO use the word, "Cheerio" as a farewell (or sometimes greeting). So it's a bit of a double entendre.
#9
Announcements / Re: Website Updates
Last post by Chris Savage - Sep 10, 2024, 12:27 AM
Updated the "THIS ARTICLE IS STILL BEING RECOVERED AND RESTORED" tag to include a link to the details of why the articles are missing and in need of recovery / restore.
#10
Tech Humor / Re: Universal Cereal Bus
Last post by Jeff_T - Sep 09, 2024, 10:25 PM
That made me smile lol, I travelled Manhattan on a bus like that then I realized this photo is of an English bus, right hand drive, do they even sell Cheerios over there lol.

Good one Chris