I'm pretty darn dubious that it'd work.  Don't think the pin drivers are
in there for doing this!  Usually EPRom programmers cost more than a
PicStart Plus, if they program multiple different EPRoms - and have
selection plug-ins of some kind to route power, data, ground etc. around
for various EPRoms.  (And most EPRoms are programmed in parallel fashion
- where many PICs are programmed in serial fashion - know the PicStart
Plus programs all of 'em and some serial EEProms, and I know I'm not an
expert on PIC programmer hardware <G>)

You're in Oregon (Looks like to me) and I'm in Washington State;  if you
pass me the EPRom and the binary I could burn it for you, probably.
(Mail me an SASE, e-mail the file?)  I can erase it etc., have all the
goodies <G>  Or if you're short on 'C256's, I have scads here - say
PayPal me a dollar or two and I'll mail you a burned EPRom?

I have a Needham's EMP-10 and EMP-20 and a gang Eprom programmer so
burning an EPRom is not a problem for me.  Probably will get an EMP-30
some day <G>.  Alternately you could buy one of those or a cheaper
Needham's PB-10 or any of a number of different EPRom programmers, or
make your own as in http://www.willem.org/nprome.htm - $55.21 for the
kit with ZIF socket is a pretty good price!

  Mark

m. w. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>     Please excuse my very basic question,
> can I program a 27C256 EPROM using my PICSTART + programmer
> and  Microchip software?
>
> Thanks
>
> M. W.

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