Re: Updates and or some useful information, well maybe .......

Stempak Arcadius-ASTEMPA1 wrote:

> All,
>*****
>
>
> Hey good people of Vectorlist, how are you all ???
>
>
> I initially sent this E-Mail Message with Pictures Attached, well....
>that was my fault as I was not aware of the fact that one could not do this,
>and since I myself do not have a place to put them and set up a Link, let
>me re-send my original message and omit the pictures this time.
>
> So, I thought I would provide some Updates / Closure to what I would call,
>
>my ongoing Projects, which first of all included the STAR WARS Boardset
>which I had for the longest time, run into issues with, and where again the
>MAIN Board would Never Reset, Watchdog was Barking, IRQ was Always Low,
>etc...
>
> Well I finally put an end to this misery, and was able, through a friend,
>obtain a Working Boardset, thus completing this ongoing, project.
>
>
> Second of all, I have, among others, and in the past, raised the question
>of
>wheter or not anyone had successfully Run any of the SEGA G-80 X/Y
>Boardset(s)
>Using a Wells Gardner 19K610x Vector Monitor, in place of the Good Old
>G08-CBO ???
>
> Well since I never recieved a Firm "Yes" I finally went ahead, and Built,
>the SEGA X/Y Hack,
>which using about $6.00 in Parts works pretty well, more or less.
>
> I still have to Modify the Spot Killer on the 19K610x Deflection Board, as
>it tries to repeatedly
>turn on during numerous sequences and when too few Vectors to keep the Ckt
>Happy,
>are Drawn on Screen. Also have to figure out why the screen tends to Bow
>Inward(see pictures)
>on the Left and Right hand sides, but only when I actaully Expand it to
>Normal Size. If I
>shrink the Picture the screen is Square on All 4 Sides.
>( Note ::: this does not occur using any type of ATARI X/Y Games.)
>
> Does anyone have any ideas, as to why the Picture from the G-80 Boardset
>tends to Bow in ???
>
>

It doesn't. The G08 has pincushion correction and the WG doesn't. The
fault is the WG.

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Received on Tue Oct 22 01:07:29 2002