I retired by #tl866 -- the socket's too loose. Somehow, the new #t48 that replaced it lacks the same charm.
It's no longer a 1980s-looking beige box, it's black with rounded curves and a needlessly blue LED, and it's finickier (doesn't like being on the USB 2.0 under-desk hub with the HID devices)
I suppose it's mostly nostalgia-- the 866 is where I built my most successful hobby project (a CH375/6 option ROM).
Still, do I need strong feelings about ROM programmers? #vintagecomputing
New video! I'm showing two (and a half) ways of getting the TL866 EPROM programmer to work in Linux.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_oacXhtaLsk
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/kKdacAjugvbd6cDGyUSZew
#TL866 #EPROM #EPROMProgrammer #XGecu #MiniPro #Linux #LinuxMint #Wine #VirtualBox #Tutorial #HowTo #EPROMBurner
Using the TL866 EPROM Programmer in Linux
Choosing a Chip Programmer for Vintage Computer Repair in 2025
New video! Installing the latest 3.2.3 Kickstart ROM and Amiga OS in my Amiga 600.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iebCfK553jo
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/qgyaPKh3Y7oTtPeNJRWqVM
#Amiga #Commodore #A600 #Amiga600 #AmigaOS #AmigaOS32 #AmigaOS323 #Kickstart323 #EPROM #TL866 #27C400 #Install #Tutorial #RetroComputing #VintageComputing
If you want to program 16-bit 27C400 ROMs like #Kickstart ROMs or #vintagemac ROMs, the #TL866-II programmer is out of production and all sellers sell the #XgecuT48 instead. Even if they claim that it's the TL866-II, it isn't and you'll most likely get a black T48 instead.
The T48 is not compatible with the adapters sold for the TL866-II, it's wired differently and the socket is the other way around.
Luckily now there is an adapter for the T48 also:
https://www.gotek-retro.eu/t48-eprom-adapter/
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