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Title: Slow EPROMS work in a V7000
Post by: StatFreak on March 01, 2009, 09:55:53 AM
One of the games in my Gamemaker had a damaged pin and I wanted to make a copy to replace it before losing it altogether.

Unfortunately, the only 27c512's that I had were -20, or 200ns. That's about as slow as they get! Well, I figured that I had nothing to lose, so I burned the replacement anyway -- and it worked fine! I also made a backup of my clear chip using the same slow EPROMs and it worked as well.

I just thought I'd pass this on. It might save someone from buying a new set of fast EPROMs if they already have older ones and want to use them in a GM.


Title: Re: Slow EPROMS work in a V7000
Post by: midas on March 01, 2009, 11:07:55 AM
The only difference on fast vs slow speed eproms is the speed at which the game first appears on the screen when you select it.  There is a sometimes noticeable delay of fractions of a second.


Title: Re: Slow EPROMS work in a V7000
Post by: idesign on March 01, 2009, 11:41:17 AM
I found that you can use 27512's in lieu of 27C512's in the gamemaker. They are as cheap as you can get.


Title: Re: Slow EPROMS work in a V7000
Post by: StatFreak on March 01, 2009, 10:12:34 PM
The only difference on fast vs slow speed eproms is the speed at which the game first appears on the screen when you select it.  There is a sometimes noticeable delay of fractions of a second.

I have noticed slight pauses after the game ends and before the screen refreshes. Still, not bad considering that I didn't expect the chips to work at all.