Re: Asteroids Deluxe graphic problem

----- Original Message -----
  From: Kevin Moore
  To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
  Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:58 AM
  Subject: Re: VECTOR: Asteroids Deluxe graphic problem

  That's kinda the way I felt about it Andrew. After spending a couple hours getting the CPU side running, I just knew it was only a matter of time. Then I got the odd graphics, and It was like I would find 1 bad chip, and it would only correct just a tiny portion of the problem. Had I only known.. :)

  Kevin

  On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Andrew Welburn <andy@andysarcade.net> wrote:

    My record chip count was 40+ chips on a bootleg asteroids PCB called 'Meteor' made by a UK company called Subelectro. Often when you get a vector going after finding 20 or so bad chips but is virtually working but for weird graphical anomolies etc you persevere with it, never expecting there to be another 20 or so chips causing untold tiny problems :)

    And, i worked on that pcb over 18 months on and off, i just didn't want to let it beat me, in man hours, its well over 2 weeks of work...

    Nowadays i do let pcbs beat me, they go on my 'rainy day' shelf, and i'm al ot more productive ;)

    --
    Andrew Welburn
    http://www.andys-arcade.com
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Kevin Moore
      To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
      Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:55 PM
      Subject: Re: VECTOR: Asteroids Deluxe graphic problem

      Well the cost of parts was relatively inexpensive. It was more of the challenge, and seeing it through. It was a rough day of troubleshooting though.

      Kevin

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Eventually, it becomes personal, and you *must* exercise your dominion over the thing and make it work. Been there, done that.

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Received on Tue Nov 2 01:13:56 2010