>
> does anyone know where a really cheap eprom programmer can be
> found....and I mean CHEAP...
> I'm 17....in HighSchool...and have no job.....right now i have 1 dollar
> to my name...
> so 140 bucks for an eprom programmer is out of the question.....

This is an instance where you seem to have more time than money.
Typically to program an EPROM you need a programmable voltage source
and it's helpful to have a good timer. Lastly you need a way to get
the data from the file to the EPROM.

A PIC can help with all these tasks:

programmable voltage: Check out an article that Steve Ciarcia did for
BYTE magazine (about 10 years ago) where he built an intelligent serial
EPROM programmer. You may not want to use the whole circuit (you can)
but the LM317 based programmable voltage generator is definitely the ticket.
Presuming a high voltage power supply (17-25VDC) is available, the programmable
voltage part can be built for less than $5. The PIC can then control the
voltage.

Timer: PIC's have real good timers for the 0.1ms pulses required with most
algorithms.

Data transfer: Most any PIC can be programmed to read data from the serial
port. It is also possible to use the parallel port to transfer data.

You can put one together for maybe $20 and a lot of effort.

BAJ