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From: lrk@k5qwb.UUCP (Lyn R. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: PAL/GAL/EPLD's
Message-ID: <39VHZ1w163w@k5qwb.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 91 01:20:37 GMT
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robf@mcs213j.cs.umr.edu (Rob Fugina) writes:

> In article <970023@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> ahill@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Andy Hill) w
> >Shoot, if you only need three of the silly things, why don't you just
> >program it into a PAL?  More expensive than TTL, but beats buying 300
> >items...
> 
> Since someone mentioned these things a few days ago, I've tried to find info
> about them...  A few people on the net have been very helpful, as have been
> some people in the EE department of my campus.  I went to the EE hobbyists'

If I understood your posting right (8 bit binary to BCD) you can do
it with any EPROM with 8 or more address bits and 8 data bits. Get
your local hobbyist to program the BCD codes at the proper addresses
and connect the upper address bits to ground.


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