The crystal changes were for the monitor mostly. But maybe they also intended the spinner
games to be a bit slower for gameplay since IMHO the spinner is harder to control.
Also, there is a 'resoulution' pin on the LETA custom IC which controls the
trackball/roller inputs. I can't remember which way it is by default, but if you reverse
it's logical value, the spinner will be much more sensitive and easier to control. This is
a bad idea on the roller tho, it makes game control extremely touchy.
JOE.MAGIERA@a1il.ameritech.com wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is a dumb question. Thinking about the activity here in
> fixing/making a "dedicated" Major Havoc CP (i.e., one that would use a
> roller versus whatever the conversions used).
>
> Are there any control panel considerations about whether the Major Havoc
> board you have is a dedicated vs. a conversion? I remember Clay
> mentioning there were some differences between the boards (I don't
> remember what or why). I'm pretty sure at least the crystal was
> different. Could this be because the dedicated used a roller and the
> conversions didn't (what did they use?)?
>
> Joe
>
> joe.magiera@ameritech.com
Received on Mon Jul 12 12:13:24 1999
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