Re: Re[2]: Omega Race

I reprogrammed some eproms and it works fine now
except for those other issues which may be convergence
related..I might do a small movie of it here...it
irritating.

--- Mark Hooks <markhooks@earthlink.net> wrote:

> To get it in the test mode I'm describing you need
> to boot it normally, then
> switch the test switch on and then press the reset
> button on the CPU board.
> Even if you don't get tones, the start buttons
> should flash.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "andre" <livnfree_can@yahoo.com>
> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re[2]: VECTOR: Omega Race
>
>
> > Its not doing tones on its own..I'm just saying
> its
> > that screen with the white square and a bunch of
> > zero's in it.. When you push buttons or switches
> there
> > is a tone to verify the switch operation and the
> zero
> > turns to a 1 on the screen. This board is my
> working
> > one..it just does freaky things with this newly
> > programmed eprom set...
> >
> > The one I posted a picture of is the board I am
> trying
> > to get going, with the good SD boards eprom set
> that
> > has not been programmed by me. But this
> electricity
> > screen is on the bad board with either eprom set.
> >
> >
> > --- Mark Hooks <markhooks@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >> In self test the tones will tell you if you have
> bad
> >> RAM chips. You'll get a
> >> series of high tones and then a low one when it
> hits
> >> a bad 2114 RAM. The
> >> manual tells you how to figure out which is bad.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "andre" <livnfree_can@yahoo.com>
> >> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> >> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 7:33 PM
> >> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re[2]: VECTOR: Omega Race
> >>
> >>
> >> > Sorry, that first paragraph is the Space
> >> Duel..just
> >> > seems all the eprom sets do something different
> >> from
> >> > the other..the 2 OR ones act differently, the 2
> >> Space
> >> > Duel ones act differently.
> >> > That blank self test window was on Space
> >> Duel..usually
> >> > rows of zero's and ones appear and you can push
> >> the
> >> > buttons and watch them switch, with tones
> >> > playing..above that should be the failed eproms
> if
> >> > there are any...but the box is empty. The
> bottom
> >> of
> >> > the screen has a glow to it so its like it is
> >> drawn
> >> > off the bottom..but its not an adjustment as
> the
> >> > bottom of the box is there..
> >> >
> >> > This monitor has been verified in an asteroids
> >> > deluxe... Hold on a sec...I will post a picture
> of
> >> > what is on the Omega Race screen..its not much
> but
> >> > more than a single dot like my other good
> >> condition
> >> > board.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- Mark Hooks <markhooks@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> There are Omega Race screen shots here:
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=O&game_id=8920
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you have an asteroids or something to test
> the
> >> >> monitor in? I think it is
> >> >> working because the self test draws a box, but
> it
> >> >> wouldn't hurt to make
> >> >> sure.
> >> >>
> >> >> Mark Hooks
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "andre" <livnfree_can@yahoo.com>
> >> >> To: <vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> >> >> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 7:10 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Re[2]: VECTOR: Omega Race
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >I was looking at that..
> >> >> > Eproms either program or they don't right? I
> >> have
> >> >> 2
> >> >> > Omega Race sets I did...and sort of related,
> 1
> >> >> extra
> >> >> > Space Duel. When I used the newly programmed
> >> set
> >> >> to
> >> >> > replace a working, older set it all looks
> fine
> >> >> except
> >> >> > when the ship comes out that shoots the
> sparks,
> >> >> there
> >> >> > are vectors drawn from every spark to the
> top
> >> of
> >> >> the
> >> >> > screen. Self test just comes up with a blank
> >> box
> >> >> with
> >> >> > white border..its pretty messed up.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But on the Omega Race, one set in one board
> >> won't
> >> >> even
> >> >> > allow me to coin up. I use the other set in
> >> same
> >> >> board
> >> >> > and I can coin up. All these Eproms verified
> >> fine
> >> >> and
> >> >> > wrote fine..
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now when I coin up with the set that works,
> the
> >> >> LED's
> >> >> > light in the proper sequence, and I can now
> >> push
> >> >> one
> >> >> > and they all go off..no sounds. If I coin up
> >> >> > immediately again, they start flashing in
> >> sequence
> >> >> so
> >> >> > no game is actually playing I guess. I
> replaced
> >> >> the
> >> >> > amps on MB and on the screen there is a dot
> in
> >> >> center,
> >> >> > and one about 3-4 inches below thatwith some
> >> lines
> >> >> > (curved a bit) that join the dots. In
> between
> >> >> those
> >> >> > dots are some other faint ones. The monitor
> is
> >> >> > chattering..its quiet, but its there. Every
> so
> >> >> often
> >> >> > the mess of dots and lines jumps down a
> couple
> >> >> inches
> >> >> > and sits there...then jumps back up later..
> I
> >> >> cannot
> >> >> > remember what the OR screens look like when
> it
> >> >> sits
> >> >> > there but the timing is almost like a
> >> >> > gameplay/highscore cycle...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --- peter jones <highwayman2000@mail.ru>
> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> >> From: andre <livnfree_can@yahoo.com>
> >> >> >> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> >> >> >> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:58:30 -0700 (PDT)
> >> >> >> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Omega Race
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Have one board able to coin up, leds
> flash
> >> in
> >> >> >> proper
> >> >> >> > sequence as coins added, but you cannot
>
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