ok the pocket programmer is 150 bucks but it does not support windows ME and the other 2 programmers in traxion's article are well over 200 bucks. am i missreading this page as in does it come with all the other software like the editor and stuff? http://www.arlabs.com/syscost.htm
or is that still just for the programmer?
http://www.needhams.com/ that one is over 300 bucks.
can i use the pocket programmer with ME if i don't run anything in the background? i want to start burning my own proms but i don't feel like spending 400 bucks to get started.
thanks guys
Andrew

 

You could make a separate partition and boot to DOS.. I think Partition Magic or some other boot manager can do this for you.

 

Or even make a DOS boot floppy.

 

could i just install windows 98 alongside windows ME like you can do linux and windows?
Andrew

 

there are programs to allow multiple os's on one system, you can get em at any software store. or find em on the net.

 

Find a cheap laptop(<40bucks). You can set it up to run dos and only dos, then you can boot directly into the pocket programmer software. Thats how I have mine right now. Works great. I edit all of my bins on my Win2k box, then I put the latest bin on a floppy disk, copy it to the laptop that has the PP hooked up to and then program right from the floppy...


Brendan