Re: Q: Dedicated Major Havoc CPO Differences

Guess who's CP I'm restoring... ;)

-roy-

----- Original Message -----
From: Jess Askey <jess@magenta.com>
To: <vectorlist@lists.cc.utexas.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Q: Dedicated Major Havoc CPO Differences

> Yeah, Eric Clayberg and I discussed this 'problem' about a month ago. All
the
> Major havoc's that I have ever seen had the button placement like the
overlay
> that you are showing.
> However, Eric recently bought a dedicated MH with the button placement as
shown
> on the flyer (plus with red and white buttons). The game he bought was is
> Northern CA as well. So we figured that there existed an early proto with
this
> configuration (probably because one of the designers preferred the
placement
> like that). The game he bought is most likely the one in the flyer pic as
well
> we thought, but if yours is the same, then hmmm. Maybe they did a few like
that.
> Strange ehhh.
> jess
>
> chumblespuzz wrote:
> >
> > Ok, I'm finishing up my dedicated MH CPO (don't worry Simon, Gravitar is
up
> > next :) and I need some input from you.
> >
> > First look at this:
> > http://www.tc.umn.edu/~johns594/arcade/klov/M/Major_Havoc.html
> >
> > Note the location of the buttons. This is what I would consider
"normal."
> >
> > Then look at this:
> >
http://www.gamearchive.com/video/manufacturer/atari/vector/html/major_havoc.
> > html
> >
> > Note the location of the buttons. They are placed almost next to each
other.
> > This is the configuration on the control panel I'm restoring. (Also note
the
> > blue roller! Pretty Cool!)
> >
> > Now, I know exactly where the buttons need to be placed for each
version,
> > but until I saw the one I'm restoring I had never seen the buttons as in
the
> > second (GameArchive) picture (actually off the flyer). For those who are
> > intersted in a CPO, which version do you need? The KLOV version or the
> > GameArchive version?
> >
> > I can (and will) do both versions if necessary, but I'd like to get your
> > feedback first.
> >
> > Thanks all!
> > -roy-
>
Received on Wed Nov 10 21:34:33 1999