RE: Wierd result while testing MS Pacman board

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I was trying to find a bad IC socket, game was running under the Fluke
9010A with the pod in UUT Run mode, and the test switch for the game board
in the "on" position. Board would reboot with the watchdog, and this odd
screen came up and stayed up once, then would just flicker in and out, then
I couldn't get it back. Had the Midway MPU board, and the Ms Pac sub board,
the Fluke Z80A pod was plugged into the MS pac card...

John :-#?#

At 01:45 PM 10/16/00, Chris Loggans wrote:
>I've never seen it, but I don't doubt it's hidden in the code somewhere.
>Probably a way to check bootleg boards for pirated code. It would
>definately be interesting to find out how this is activated. What were you
>doing to the board at the time it happened?
>
>-Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Robertson
>To: techtoolslist@flippers.com
>Sent: 10/15/00 6:32 AM
>Subject: Wierd result while testing MS Pacman board
>
>Anyone seen this? I had a Ms Pacman boardset (Midway) under test on the
>bench and at one point up popped on the screen the following (written
>for
>horizontal viewing in RED DOTS!) "MADE BY NAMCO" The three words were
>each
>almost the width of the screen and 1/3 the height, in RED DOTS!. Very
>curious. I was unable to figure out how this happened. Hints?
>
>John :-#)#
>
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Received on Sun Oct 15 21:36:56 2000