Lomotil
Active member
Hey all... Talking to a fellow that has an older ROM burner and some chips he's looking to get rid of. Acquiring one of these has been a long-term thing on my 'bucket list' - but something I honestly know little to nothing about.
It's an older unit, designed to interface with a PC through DOS with a RS232 port (and the software is on a 5-1/4" floppy, too...)
He's asking me to make an offer on it, and says he's got about 10 2716 chips he'll throw in (and maybe some others if he can find them.)
My concern here is that it may be too much of a hassle to put together an old computer for the sole purpose to run this thing, or expense to add a card to my modern computer.
Would I be better off getting a newer burner, or is there an advantage to having an old one like this?
Thanks in advance!
It's an older unit, designed to interface with a PC through DOS with a RS232 port (and the software is on a 5-1/4" floppy, too...)
He's asking me to make an offer on it, and says he's got about 10 2716 chips he'll throw in (and maybe some others if he can find them.)
My concern here is that it may be too much of a hassle to put together an old computer for the sole purpose to run this thing, or expense to add a card to my modern computer.
Would I be better off getting a newer burner, or is there an advantage to having an old one like this?
Thanks in advance!


