C3 EPROM socket

Robert E. Yorke yorker at deltanet.com
Tue Jan 27 23:24:06 GMT 1998


Kevin:

I think what you're trying to do is a damned good idea; if you do come up
with a ZIF socket conversion, please let us all know what you did and what
hardware is involved.

What was the 24-pin IC socket that you used so far?


At 03:50 PM 1/27/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I am gradually getting closer to playing the PROM swap game...and...
>
>I have come to really hate those little plastic PROM holders in the C3 ECM's.
>Last night I managed to stick a standard 24 pin (machined pin) IC socket into
>the C3 without using that goofy plastic thing.  I then plugged the PROM into
>this new socket.  Everything seems to function and I made it all the way into
>work without it vibrating loose or anything.
>
>Has anyone tried something like this?  I am actually thinking now of
plugging a
>ZIF socket into the above socket... and then
>PROM swaps will be NO problem...
>
>Any comments?
>
>________________________________________________
>  Kevin Vannorsdel     IBM Arm Electronics Development
>    408-256-6492                Tie 276-6492     kv at us.ibm.com
>
>
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