I made it, it does not work at first. The ponyprog message is Device missing or unknown device (-24)
I have connected the output pins to the relevant pins on the micro including the vcc and gnd. then I apply power to the micro.
Note, I am trying to program the chip without taking it out of the board. My circuit is this
http://www.jcwolfram.de/projekte/avr/chipbasic2/hard.php (the first picture)
PS, during experimentation I accidentally connected 9v instead 5v to the micro and the 2 external eeproms. Have I burned it out?