It still gets support updates for new devices, but they're not free. The Unisite doesn't require a PC, either, but it weighs 45 pounds and wants to talk to a terminal.

You can program multiple parts with 'em, though, so they're suitable for production use. I gave away my multiple (8, IIRC) DIP-48 adapter because I don't do production.

My old XELTEK programmer works fine, though it doesn't, and never did, program many of the parts they advertised.

My old in-the-briefcase programmer from Tribal Microsystems (rip) didn't do much better, though it didn't damage the then-costly parts it never programmed properly.

I've found the BP products to be unsuitable for volume use, being slower than most of their competition. They're very effective, though.

RE