Yes, I may be overreaching in respect to my skill level there. 
The 98 pro / A5 board is not nearly similar to the x7 / Phenom family. I disassembled it and recognized absolutely zero major components. I'll shelf the idea.
The adapter cradle (I don't know if it's called that but it sounded right) is perhaps the laziest way to reprogram the chips; then again, I am lazy and my rate of success hinges solely on a trial-and-error basis. Plus, I'm a lumberjack by trade and my abrasive, clumsy hands are not meant for precision soldering. Perhaps, with some luck - and a stanley knife - a cradle component like the one on top of that adapter can be soldered onto the motherboard itself. Could be useful for swapping chips fast.
As for the programming itself; from studying pictures and specification write-ups of the two boards, it seems this software is compatible without major modifications. The hardest challenge would presumably be swapping the mechanical mode on the Phenom eGrip with a semi-auto mode (or another slot for programmable firing modes, like on the APE board). Without modifications, I presume the board will either default to the programmed setting, not function on semi-auto, or not function at all. Murphy's Law tells me it's the latter, so I'll begin scouring the code itself to look for the loops I need to focus on. The two boards may be one magnetic sensor component off from being the exact same board, however.
I am a complete noob at this so bear with me if something I say makes absolutely no sense.