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update to version 0.7.5, which makes -8 mode the default.

This should be safer.
Contribution from

Stefano Barbato <stefano@codesink.org>

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1 These programs are used to read and write eeproms.
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3 Use eeprom for small eeproms with one-byte addresses:
4         24C01, 24C01A, 24C02, 24C04, 24C08, and 24C16
5         It works only on true i2c bus adapters.
6         See README.eeprom for details.
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8 Use eepromer for large eeproms with two-byte addresses:
9         24C32, 24C64, 24C128, 24C256, and 24C512
10         It works only on true i2c bus adapters.
11         See README.eepromer for details.
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13 Use eeprog for either small or large eeproms.
14         Use the -16 switch for large eeproms.
15         It works on both i2c and smbus bus adapters.
16         See README.eeprog for details.
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18
19 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20 !!!                                                                           !
21 !!! These programs should only be used on external busses such as i2c-pport   !
22 !!! unless you REALLY know what you are doing.                                !
23 !!!                                                                           !
24 !!! Your computer probably contains eeproms for saving data vital to its      !
25 !!! operation. If you are not careful you might overwrite this data with      !
26 !!! this program and your computer may no longer boot!                        !
27 !!!                                                                           !
28 !!! An example are the EEPROMS on your SDRAM DIMMs, your computer may no      !
29 !!! longer detect the RAM module rendering it essentially USELESS!            !
30 !!!                                                                           !
31 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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