Re: question, and SW/ESB kit update...

From: <jwelser_at_ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue Mar 31 1998 - 08:46:13 EST

On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Ray Ghanbari wrote:

> I have a Q*Bert and Reactor. The boards appear to be identical, except
> Reactor interfaces to a track ball through a small ~4 IC PCB. I've been told
> that otherwise it is a ROM swap (I haven't done the rigorous side by side
> comparison).
>
> As others have mentioned, the sound board is seperate and interfaces to the
> main board through the monster edge connector. I believe QBert and Reactor use
> the same sound board as well (ROM swap)
>
> Reason I'm posting this is so someone can tell me I'm wrong before I go and
> try to get my Reactor going ;-)
>
> Ray
>

        I think I heard somewhere that the memory map was different
between the two games, so it's not as simple as a ROM swap, even though
the boards are very similar...

Joe
Received on Tue Mar 31 05:47:15 1998

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