17 Nov
2005
17 Nov
'05
5:49 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
If you know the device type and manufactuer and have a
programmer that
supposts that _exactly_, it won't hurt to try to read it out.
Presumably there are all sorts of 'standard' formats for storing read-out PAL
information, so:
1) What's the most sensible format to use, and
2) Is it possible for a PAL to fail reading in such a way that the data you
get out is junk - but not *obviously* junk to the user? (if I go around
backing PALs up I'd like to know for sure that the backups are good - but
obviously testing them at backup time by writing a new device for every single
one isn't much of a solution! :)
cheers
Jules