RE: Sega Multigame (Finally!)

From: Ozdemir, Steve <sso_at_dsc.com>
Date: Wed Nov 12 1997 - 11:00:23 EST

G'day Mark,

I might be interested in some back ups. Sure I have five sets now, but
10 years from now, I'd probably appreciate having some "possibly
working" parts to swap in. How about breaking it up into several sets,
Mark?

                Steven S Ozdemir
                sso@dsc.com

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>From: Mark Jenison[SMTP:jenison@cig.mot.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 3:08 PM
>To: vectorlist@goonsquad.spies.com
>Subject: Re: Sega Multigame (Finally!)
>
>On Nov 11, 12:13pm, Clay Cowgill wrote:
>> Subject: Sega Multigame (Finally!)
>> Finally!
>>
>> Ready to roll on the Sega Multigame! I took a prototype over to a friend's
>> house and removed his EPROM card and CPU board and popped the whole thing
>> into a "real" G-80 system. Works like a charm! Found a couple software
>> glitches (a visual one and a control one) but have those fixed now.
>>
>> All "production" parts are verified and the schematic is in OrCAD Capture.
>> I've outputted the netlist and routed a two-layer board with OrCAD Layout
>> Plus. I'll double check the netlist against the prototype and send off for
>> boards probably early next week (or late this week maybe).
>>
>> So... I'm going to order about 16-20 boards. Now's the time for a real
>> headcount on this one.
>>
>> I'll sell the kit to people on this list for $75. That includes the
>> daughtercard (assembled), instructions, a replacement PROM, and the
>> associated software (on the daughtercard). I'm going to pay Dave Fish a
>> royalty on each card to say "thanks" for getting the copy-protection
>> cracked for us. I'm also keeping a cut on these for my time on the menu
>> system and all the software patches to make the games play from a universal
>> control panel.
>>
>> If you want one (or more than one) please send me a note to: clay@supra.com
>>
>> I don't want to get too many extras, but I don't want to get too few
>>either.
>> If you've already sent me a note saying you wanted a board(s) please send
>> it again-- the first request was just to gauge interest level.
>>
>> I'll probably sell any spares over in RGVAM for $100 a pop. (For some
>> reason it seems like my "tech support" level goes up dramatically when
>> "kits" go to people outside of this group of people... ;-)
>>
>> Oh, Al-- your's is free for the EPROMs and pulling all the programming info
>> together. ;-)
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>Hi all,
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>As you probably all know, I've got plenty of spare CPU boards which I'd like
>to
>get rid of. At one time I went through them and tested them all, but they've
>been moved around so much that I can't guarantee they still work (but they
>probably do).
>
>Box of 10 CPU boards for $50 sound fair? (Misc security chips, mostly Space
>Fury). Heck, at the least you'd have 10 Z-80's and 40 2114 RAMs per box;
>that's worth something :-)
>
>Box of 30 XY pair, untested, no ribbon cables, make offer
>
>Box of 20 speech boards, untested/unpopulated, make offer
>
>(Might as well get rid of this stuff now before Clay makes a single board
>multigame and this stuff becomes entirely obsolete...)
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>Mark Jenison E-mail address: jenison@cig.mot.com
>Cellular Infrastructure Group Motorola--Arlington Heights, IL
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Received on Wed Nov 12 08:01:01 1997

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