[rescue] EPROM lifespans and archiving (WAS something else)

[Richard]

In article <CAHQ+QWAM+cU+8N-jRHuYAP97udO-QK62v8v3=LExNNx387rywA at mail.gmail.com>,
    Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com> writes:

> Well, it seems like a legitimate thing to do. Buy an eeprom
> programmer [...]

Because many PROMs come in different pin and schematic configurations,
another alternative is to use an Arduino to homebrew a circuit to read
out the contents.
<http://hackaday.com/2011/05/18/arduino-arcade-rom-dumper/>
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