Re: Gravitar - Quantum control panel

Thanks everyone for your advice. It seems that rotating the monitor is
not practical. As you say, it is possible but would be a lot of work,
and I still need the Gravitar to function as a Gravitar from time to
time. [;)]

As it is, this hopefully won't be too much of a problem in the short
term, as I'm intending to use a PC with ZVG to play Quantum (and all the
other vector games I could never find/afford) and this should allow me
to play vertical games, albeit smaller, on a horizontal monitor.

> Lastly, I'm using a space duel as an example. shows you why you would
> need to
> cut the CP and/or cut the CPO. The Trackball hole print in the CPO just
> doesn't sit far back enough. Sure you could slide the CPO up, but
> then the P1
> start button would end up on the bend. Leave the CPO slid down (as in
> the
> picture) and there's no way you could fit a Tball toward the front of
> the CP. It's too tight underneath. You could do it without a Quant
> CPO much easier.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/louisurfer/DSCF0006.JPG
>
I see what you mean, and I suspected that for the trakball to be in the
correct location, that I would lose the positioning of the P1 start
button as it would be on the bend of a Gravitar panel. However, if I
manufactured a new metal panel to the correct shape for a Quantum, then
that should fit the Gravitar cabinet (with a small amount of routing
into the wooden CP supports at the side) then that allow me to get both
the trakball and P1 start in the correct location. At the moment this
seems the most likely plan.

> Don't get me wrong, a gravitar/quant can be done, but not easily. I
> pretty
> much gave up on this idea after realizing the amount of wood and metal
> work
> needed. Instead, I'm putting my quant board into a Tempest while
> using a an
> old Millipede CP. Millipede should fit in a tempest while plugging up
> the fire
> button hole, but I wont' be able to use my overlay.
>
Yeah! I'd have done the same thing if I hadn't have sold my Tempest! [;)]

Cheers
Ian

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Received on Thu Aug 29 02:09:33 2002