John Robertson wrote: Because I don't need another huge, power-hungry piece of kit lying around. Plus I suspect I could build a PROM programmer out of stuff in my junk box, it's just that I can't get my mitts on the datasheets for the chips. TI are nice enough to put their programming algorithms online, I've found a textual description of the NatSemi algorithm (though it would be nice to have the timing diagrams, if any), and I tracked down an old rev of the 82S129 datasheet that includes some info on the Signetics Generic I algorithm. Those three would be enough to get by on for now, but it would be nice to have read and write support for e.g. the Intersil and Monolithic Memories chips. As dictated by Sod's Law, I've got the Intersil linear databooks, but not the logic/PROM/whatever databook. As far as MMI goes, I can't even find a copy of the relevant databook for sale, hence why I asked for scans or photocopies (I'm not fussy about which, and I'm willing to pay for the copying and shipping/postage). Thanks. -- Phil. | (\_/) This is Bunny. Copy and paste Bunny classiccmp at philpem.me.uk | (='.'=) into your signature to help him gain http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | (")_(") world domination.

Jules Richardson wrote: In some cases, that's true. My Tek 466 scope and HP 1651B logic analyser are big, power hungry and - when I need them - utterly indispensable. I wouldn't trade my 466 for anything. Well, except maybe for a Tek digital phosphor oscilloscope and a 10-year pre-paid maintenance and calibration contract :) On the other side of the coin, I've just replaced my three year old Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 74SB CRT monitor with a shiny new Viewsonic VX922 flat-panel and gained another 3" of screen space, 1ft*6in of desk space, not to mention the fact that it uses half as much power as the CRT did. No dead pixels either, which is nice. I'd have kept the CRT for a long while had the antiglare coating not started flaking off - I might spend a couple of hours tomorrow stripping it off completely, then stick an antiglare screen on the front, just to keep it as a spare. I need to check the CRT ground anyway - the screen seems to be picking up a nasty static charge, which is downright painful when you touch the screen (which you usually end up doing when trying to get near the power switch). Maybe that's down to the damaged A/G coating though. Time moves on, technology marches alongside, or so the saying goes. -- Phil. | (\_/) This is Bunny. Copy and paste Bunny classiccmp at philpem.me.uk | (='.'=) into your signature to help him gain http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | (")_(") world domination.

Sridhar Ayengar wrote: Which is fair enough - the larger CRTs tend to be better than the larger TFTs. 19" seems to be the 'sweet spot' where you can still get decent quality. That said, a 19" TFT is 19" viewable - a 20" CRT could be anything from 17 to 19.5" viewable. I've not had any trouble with video on the Viewsonic. Only problem I've had is when switching from analogue to digital when both sources have the same display resolution. Seems the firmware can't handle that, and just locks up (you have to unplug it to get a picture again). Oh, and it seems to come up in analogue mode on startup - unplugging the VGA cable from the KVM might fix that little issue though. -- Phil. | (\_/) This is Bunny. Copy and paste Bunny classiccmp at philpem.me.uk | (='.'=) into your signature to help him gain http://www.philpem.me.uk/ | (")_(") world domination.