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Needhams EMP-100, UV eraser and laptop - a complete eprom solution (round 15)

I've got another kit ready - and it's a good one!

Some of you may remember that I've sold a bunch of eprom burning setups with some older laptops and Needham's EMP-10, and EMP-20 eprom burners with a UV eraser. I had a LOT of interest in them, so I reached out to Needhams to see if they could source me some of their remaining stock of vintage programmers. I've always loved the EMP line of programmers because the programming interface is dead simple to use, and the programmers are very reliable. They get me programmers when they can, and I put together kits when I can.

Alright, so here we go. $300 gets you:

Needham's EMP-100 programmer. This is one of the last true "high quality" programmers that Needhams made (under the nei name) before the Chinese crap took over. Uses USB and actually runs on Windows 7! Includes power supply, USB cable & 111A/111B module. Does all the 80s / 90's common board eproms, from 2716 all the way up to the 8meg eproms found on boards like Mortal Kombat and such.

Compaq C700 laptop, made by Hewlett Packard. Running Win7 32bit. Dual core Intel processor, 2 gigs RAM, 80gig HDD. Boots and runs correctly, all drivers correctly installed, device manager is clean. Google Chrome is installed, and you can browse the web with it. I've bookmarked KI4SWY's Romident page for you to use for rom verifications. Big thanks to William (KI4SWY here on the forums) for maintaining the site, it's really nice for rom verification. Adobe reader is installed, so you can use the laptop to view schematics and manuals and data sheets. Wireless installed, DVD drive works. Battery does hold a charge, I'd guess about 45 minutes or better. Enough to move the laptop around and find another plug-in if needed.

UV eraser. China special. Brand new. I have one just like it - works great.

This is basically a turn-key solution for reading, verifying, and programming your own eproms. No more waiting (OR PAYING!) for someone else to burn or verify roms for you - do it yourself!

The laptop is all set up to go; it boots to Windows 7 and the EMP software is already loaded. There's a shortcut link on the desktop to launch the EMP software. All you have to do is turn on the laptop, and double click the EMP program icon and that's it - you're ready to go. I will also offer as much phone support as you need to get comfortable using the system. I've been burning roms with Needham's equipment for 8 years now, so I'm more than happy to help someone get started. With so many freeplay and game mods out there that are just a rom hack, this is a very economical way to service and upgrade your games. Wanna burn your own versus games to change your Vs Excite Bike board into Vs Balloon Fight? No problem! Burn up some roms yourself. Wanna add freeplay with attract mode to your Pac board? No problem! Burn up a new rom for it. How about the Turbo Ninja roms for MK? Sure! Burn your own copy.

The laptop is able to go online and browse forums, read schematics, and check/verify/download rom images too. It's strong enough to handle Facebook, YouTube, and most current programs. Google Chrome is installed, Adobe Reader (to read pdf schematics and manuals), and 7zip to open rom zip files for individual rom image browsing.

These packages see quite a bit of interest, and tend to sell quickly. I will have some more bundles put together this spring, but you never know when the next one will be available - I sell them as I get them. This setup is what I would call a "higher range" or "cadillac" setup - I will be listing more kits this spring with similar setups, as well as at least one more value setup in the $150 range.

Thanks for looking!

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Is there more than one available?

I will have at least 2 more kits for sale in the next week.

  • One of them with an EMP-11
  • One of them with an EMP-20


And another dozen or so programmers on the way. I'll need time to assemble laptops and hardware to put together kits.
 
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