Re: Atari tech questions

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From: "Mike Mnemonic" <mike@nemonic.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 19:04:15 -0000
Subject: VECTOR: Atari tech questions

>
> Hello Vector list,
> Here are a couple of questions, the answers to which have been nagging
> on my mind for some time. I hope that somebody can put my mind at ease...
>
> 1. What is the purpose of the programmable DAC reference current in games
> such as Star Wars and BattleZone. DVG games upto and including Asteroids
> Deluxe and Space Dual though using a similar circuit, have a fixed DAC
> reference current. Why?
>
> 2. Is there any easy cross reference guide that shows what vector games
> were derived from? e.g. Lunar Lander, Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe are all
> more or less identical from a hardware point of view as is BattleZone and
> Red Baron
> etc.
>
> Regards
>
> Mike Mnemonic
>
If you want a hardware reference guide, then download the source for MAME.
It will tell you what you need to know.

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Received on Sun Mar 18 12:31:37 2001