EEtools.com (
https://eetools.com/) used to update their MaxLoader software every few weeks. No software has been updated on their site since May 2023.
I sent them an email a week ago now (on the 7th) asking if they were still actively in business and still no response. Nada. Nothing.
Their physical location is not EEtools per se but it shares the office space with a consulting manufacturing tools developer.
eetools.com internet name was first registered 1996-12-19, last renewed 2023-05-26, expiration 2024-05-25. Guess we'll see what happens this May ...
Of major US distibutors, only Mouser still lists their device (TopMaxIII) and has stock available.
Jameco does not list EEtools as a vendor, but does have a TopMaxIII page that says no stock, product is discontinued.
DigiKey has no references to EEtools or TopMax any more ... gone from their site.
Same with TestEquipment.net, listed on EEtools as one of their authorized distributors.
Ref:
https://www.tequipment.net/programmers-ic-and-ram-testers/They actually show a picture of a TopMaxII on that page, but they have no listings for any EEtools programmers any more.
In fact, under their Programmers and IC Testers link, they have NO programmers / IC testers listed. None. Nada. Zip.
Just wondering. I have a TopMaxII, really like it, one of the few devices around that has full support for legacy silicon PALs, BipolarPROMs, PLA/PLSs.