#: 20182 S1/General Interest
    05-Aug-94  22:40:48
Sb: Old Monk, New Toy
Fm: Brother Jeremy, CSJW 76477,142
To: ALL

Dear friends:
     Once  again  from  the depths of the  obscure  equipment  and unknown
hardware  bin, I have managed to obtain  an  interesting piece  of practical
peripherality.  (Hold on it will probably  get worse.)   I  picked up an AVAL
PKW 1000.  Now what is an AVAL PKW 1000, you may ask?  Go ahead, I'll wait
while you ask.  Funny you should  ask,  it is a self-contained EPROM
programmer.  It has  a hex keyboard 0-F, and 8 commands keys:

     LOD  RST
     ERS  JOB
     PRG   -
     CMP  SET

on a control panel about the size of a calculator.  It is labeled a  Pecker 10
Intelligent Programmer.  To the right of the control panel is a socket adapter,
about 3x5 inches labeled FX-1.  It has a  zero insertion force socket and will
take either 24 or 28  pin eproms.   It lists that it can program 2716 up to
27C256  eproms. The  socket adapter is removable and other types of eproms
could be  used  with the appropriate adapter.  There is a Parallel  I/O port
connector and an RS-232 jack on the back.

Overall,  the unit is about one foot square and about 2-3  inches deep.   It
plugs into a standard outlet.  Unfortunately, it  did not  come  with any
instructions.  Has any one ever heard of  the company?   If  so  does  any one
know of where  I  might  get  an instruction  manual?   This is a real nice
looking unit  and  the preliminary  test  that  I have performed suggest that
it  is  in working  order.   Now  as much as I have never been  one  to  let
facts  stand  in the way of my making a decision, I would like to have at least
a vague idea of how to use this piece of equipment.

With all best wishes, Brother Jeremy, CSJW OS9 Users Group Treasurer