Best Eprom Programmer?

side-question ... the Window XP thing ...

has anyone tried running this in either a virtualized instance of Windows XP (VMWare, Virtualbox, whatever) or running the application on a newer version of Windows in Compatibility Mode?
 
There are a few tricks to using the GQ-4X with older ROMs. If you have issues, you want to make sure you are using the external adapter (though that is more for writing). You also can read them out slower, and try different settings. I rarely need to do any of those, but they have worked in the past for stubborn ROMs. For writing, you can also write multiple times. I always write them twice now (with the double write option enabled for each pass).



I have an EMP-20 and a GQ-4X, and I was an avid EMP user for years. But I haven't used my EMP in years, since I figured out the GQ-4X. Haters gonna hate, but the GQ-4X is modern and convenient, and the software is simple and great, IMO. And there's an active community to support it. It's a good value.



I use the gq as well. I have it setup with vbox running an instance of xp on my macbook.

I always leave the adaptor connected for burning, even though only certain chips require it.... have always used double write. Its burned everything ive needed so far.
 
side-question ... the Window XP thing ...

has anyone tried running this in either a virtualized instance of Windows XP (VMWare, Virtualbox, whatever) or running the application on a newer version of Windows in Compatibility Mode?

I use my GQ-4X on a WinXP virtual machine on a Macbook Pro, and have not had any problems.
 
I've always run my GQ-4x4 right off a Windows 10 box with no issues at all...

Ok, I have to ask, why do all these programmers run on such a horrible operating system, like Windows? I have not used Windows in years....Celebrating 3 years Windows free....sorta like an AA meeting..lol

I have Macs all over my house for everything...the Kool-Aid is delicious...

Are there any Mac versions natively for any of these programmers ?
 
Ok, I have to ask, why do all these programmers run on such a horrible operating system, like Windows? I have not used Windows in years....Celebrating 3 years Windows free....sorta like an AA meeting..lol

I have Macs all over my house for everything...the Kool-Aid is delicious...

Are there any Mac versions natively for any of these programmers ?

Pretty sure they assume that if you can afford an overpriced Mac, you can afford to pay someone else to burn your roms for you.
 
side-question ... the Window XP thing ...

has anyone tried running this in either a virtualized instance of Windows XP (VMWare, Virtualbox, whatever) or running the application on a newer version of Windows in Compatibility Mode?

you mean for the GQ-4x right? not the GQ-4x4
I've had great success with my GQ-4x, including down to 2716... I always use external power

Here are signed drivers to run it in Windows 7 (or 8 or 10 supposedly, but I haven't bothered):
http://www.mcumall.com/download/GQ4X_Driver_Setup.exe
or
http://www.mcumall.com/download/TrueUSBWillem/SignedUSBDriver2.01.zip

and the latest software, v6.38:
http://www.mcumall.com/download/TrueUSBWillem/USBPrgSetup6.38.exe
 
Pretty sure they assume that if you can afford an overpriced Mac, you can afford to pay someone else to burn your roms for you.

Not over-priced....when you consider they run for years and hold their value exceptionally well. Mine are all from 2011 - 2013 and are rock-solid.

They need Mac versions...just about every software development house around runs some form of Linux or Mac's too. I work in Silicon Valley and Windows machines are scarce....they do exist, but mostly non-technical people use them nowadays.

And no one in the immediate area I am in has Windows 10.... a few Windows 7's are around....I know some legacy IT departments still run Windows..I think just out of habit..

I know I can use Fusion or Virtual Box....but thats kinda dumb when they can just make a Mac version and not leave out a segment of the population and force them back into Windows....
 
Not over-priced....when you consider they run for years and hold their value exceptionally well. Mine are all from 2011 - 2013 and are rock-solid.

They need Mac versions...just about every software development house around runs some form of Linux or Mac's too. I work in Silicon Valley and Windows machines are scarce....they do exist, but mostly non-technical people use them nowadays.

And no one in the immediate area I am in has Windows 10.... a few Windows 7's are around....I know some legacy IT departments still run Windows..I think just out of habit..

I know I can use Fusion or Virtual Box....but thats kinda dumb when they can just make a Mac version and not leave out a segment of the population and force them back into Windows....

Dude, who is "they?"

No one's made software for these programmers for years. Take up the mantle and figure it out for yourself if you are that passionate about it.

The fact of the matter is this: when these machines were in their heyday and actually supported by developers, DOS & Windows were generally considered the ONLY real business operating systems. Mac was considered more for the graphic design market and/or educational segment. In the mid 1990's I worked for the college computer labs on campus. 75% of our fleet of machines were all Apple products. There were some IBM PC compatible devices in each lab, and they were always vacant.

I got issued a portable laptop for my residential networking position (I made "house calls" to the dorms to assist students with getting on the net) and guess what they gave me? A Windows PC. LOL.
 
Not over-priced....
macs/apples are very overpriced. for the hipster crowd. fanboi much?

They need Mac versions...just about every software development house around runs some form of Linux or Mac's too.
hyperbole. that's simply not true.

I work in Silicon Valley and Windows machines are scarce....they do exist, but mostly non-technical people use them nowadays.
troll. hyperbole. you absolutely have no proof of this.

And no one in the immediate area I am in has Windows 10.... a few Windows 7's are around....I know some legacy IT departments still run Windows..I think just out of habit..
sigh. so much hyperbole. we need to bring in a sad panda to calm down your apples.
 
preface: I'm a mac user here (heh)

that being said, it's not as simple as "just make a Mac version". Mac OS is only about 8% (with slight fluctuations over time) of the market share for OS's out there. but even if that wasn't the case, the application would have to be almost entirely re-written from the ground up (i'm sure there's devs on KLOV that can give MUCH more insight/greater detail here)

Microsoft continues to hold a near-90% market share on end user OSs. Windows is here to stay, friend.

you can find a cheap PC/laptop for $50 though if you need something with Windows related to these burners. or as others have mentioned, just virtualize it.

Not over-priced....when you consider they run for years and hold their value exceptionally well. Mine are all from 2011 - 2013 and are rock-solid.

They need Mac versions...just about every software development house around runs some form of Linux or Mac's too. I work in Silicon Valley and Windows machines are scarce....they do exist, but mostly non-technical people use them nowadays.

And no one in the immediate area I am in has Windows 10.... a few Windows 7's are around....I know some legacy IT departments still run Windows..I think just out of habit..

I know I can use Fusion or Virtual Box....but thats kinda dumb when they can just make a Mac version and not leave out a segment of the population and force them back into Windows....
 
it's such a silly argument.

some people use Macs, some people use PCs.

sometimes - depending on the situation - a Mac is better to use than a PC, and sometimes a PC is better to use than a Mac.

but that aside ... isn't SOMEONE in this thread going to try to pull out some tech-cred by scoffing at both and tell us how [FreeBSD, obscure version of Linux, etc] is SO much better?

Mac vs. PC
 
Still the only burner that can run ROMIDENT from inside the software :)


That's funny, I was just thinking about this literally last night, that it would be nice if a reader could automatically cross-check against ROMIDENT. I'm sure it's simple to do if you have the programming means, but I guess it was done long ago.

I wish there was a way to add it to the GQ-4X software somehow. It would be really handy for checking piles of unknown ROMs.
 
See if you can find a Needham's EMP-20 with at least the 01A/01B, 02A/02B, and 03A/03B modules.

Then grab a computer running WinXP with a parallel port, and PM me.

-Brad

That's what I have but I only have the 01A/01B module it has basically done everything I have ever needed it to do.

What do the 02A/02B and 03A/03B modules cover?

I also have a data I/O 29b with a gang pack (which is basically useless). I haven't been able to get my hands on a 2B to actually use the thing. I have at least tested the 29b at a friends place and know that works.
 
They need Mac versions...just about every software development house around runs some form of Linux or Mac's too. I work in Silicon Valley and Windows machines are scarce....they do exist, but mostly non-technical people use them nowadays.

*THAT* is the funniest thing I have read all week! I think you have that backwards, the Mac people are either the non-technical or artsy people. Real work is done on Windows boxes. We now have *one* Mac left at our site and that is for SW maintenance of old equipment.

OK -- I'll give you Linux being used often in software development but certainly NOT Mac. But Windows has greatly outpaced the Linux boxes for several years.
We create drivers for our products for both Linux and Windows, our Windows embedded version is highly popular. In the past 15 years, absolutely nobody has ever asked for a Mac version. CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora & plus few other flavors of Linux and Windows are the only versions we now maintain.
More and more of our customers are running Windows and even the various Linux versions are dropping off. Right now - our Windows versions are being used at a rate of more than 4x the Linux versions. Systems based on the Dell R930s are selling big this month with Windows Server.
 
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