EPROMs & obsolescence

From: denis forde (dforde_at_indigo.ie)
Date: 02/27/04 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:35:19 -0800

Morning all,

Is it foolhardy to design a new product today with external 32kx8 EPROM?
I see that all EPROMs smaller than 32Kx8 are obsolete.
How quickly will this and the larger ones follow?

Denis Forde

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