RE: Lunar Lander questions

  IME, so-called "Slam Switches" had different functions on different
games. For example (IIRC):
 
    o On Asteroids, closing the switch would cause the game to emit a
long *BEEP*; perhaps to warn people that someone that the game was being
messed with...? I do not know if it caused the game to ignore coin
inputs or anything like that.(*)
 
    o On Pac-Man, it was actually the same as the test switch (hold it
closed to see what I mean); but closing and opening it rapidly had the
net effect of resetting the game.
 
    o Others simply reset the game when closed.
 
   It makes sense (to me) that the switch would cause the game to ignore
coin inputs; it prevents anyone from "beating" credits into the game.
It likely had the unfortunate side effect of causing people to lose
credits if they were simply trying to get a stuck coin through the coin
mech. :/
 

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(*) Story: coining up an Asteroids through the coin door was an
interesting experience --  you had to open the door, pull the inner
switch's plunger (called a "Cheat Interlock", IIRC) to make the game
power back up, coin it up, and then close the door fast enough such that
the game did not lose power long enough to reset, but also did not emit
that damn *BEEP* sound and attract the attention of others! :)
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From: Bob Langelius [mailto:bob@miltonmerl.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:07 PM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: RE: VECTOR: Lunar Lander questions
>>>geez, everybody knows that, or so I thought.
 
Sorry, Not me. I thought it was a tilt switch that would reset the game.
 
But it seems to be more of a switch that disallows your adding coins for
a few seconds.
 
I thought I would try you guys for some confirmation of that.
Anyone.....
 
Thanks,
 
Bob
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From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org
[mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Sanders
Knology
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 3:29 PM
To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
Subject: Re: VECTOR: Lunar Lander questions
>>Anybody know what the slam switch actually does?
 
geez, everybody knows that, or so I thought.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob  <mailto:bob@miltonmerl.com> Langelius 
To: 'Vectorlist' <mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>  
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:10 PM
Subject: VECTOR: Lunar Lander questions
Anybody know what the slam switch actually does?
 
How about the value of Pot on the volume ? does 50K ohm sound right?
 
Thanks,
 
Bob
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