Needhams EMP-11, UV eraser & laptop - a complete eprom solution (round 17)
I've got another kit ready for your repair needs.
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. $150 gets you:
Needham's EMP-11 programmer. Includes power supply, Parallel cable & 111A/111B module. Does most of the 80s / 90's common board eproms.
HP Pavilion laptop. Running Windows XP SP3 32bit. AMD Duron processor @ 900mhz, 256mb RAM, 10 gig HDD. Boots and runs correctly, all drivers correctly installed, device manager is clean. I've bookmarked KI4SWY's Romident page in the web browser (Firefox) 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. Battery does hold a charge, I'd guess about 30 minutes or so. 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 XP 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.
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 "entry level" or "value" setup - I will be listing more kits this spring with similar setups.
Thanks for looking!
If you've been holding out because you thought the other kits I've listed were too expensive, you'd better grab this one! It's probably as cheap as you're going to see it get.
I've got another kit ready for your repair needs.
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. $150 gets you:
Needham's EMP-11 programmer. Includes power supply, Parallel cable & 111A/111B module. Does most of the 80s / 90's common board eproms.
HP Pavilion laptop. Running Windows XP SP3 32bit. AMD Duron processor @ 900mhz, 256mb RAM, 10 gig HDD. Boots and runs correctly, all drivers correctly installed, device manager is clean. I've bookmarked KI4SWY's Romident page in the web browser (Firefox) 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. Battery does hold a charge, I'd guess about 30 minutes or so. 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 XP 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.
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 "entry level" or "value" setup - I will be listing more kits this spring with similar setups.
Thanks for looking!
If you've been holding out because you thought the other kits I've listed were too expensive, you'd better grab this one! It's probably as cheap as you're going to see it get.

