Re: ZVG: vm_menu question

Yep, running a 400 mhz p3 running .96. I've been playing it some more tonight
and did notice some flicker on screens with text, for example - the high score
screens on Asteroids and Space Duel. I'll have to play around with the
settings to see if I can get rid of that. During play, I don't see that same
flickering, the drawing is buttery smooth.

I did figure out my "space" issue for switching out of the Mfg menu, turns out
I had a button wired wrong for the j-pac, re-wired and remapped the key and
it's good to go.

Thanks again Ian.

--- Ian Boffin <ian@vaxxian.net> wrote:

> Mine's a 450 mhz Pentium 3. I haven't tried the .96 build yet, but
> the previous one runs fine at that speed, even Star Wars.
>
> On 28 Nov 2005, at 23:46, Gregory Maser wrote:
>
> > You are using a 400 mhz Pentium 3? The website states that you
> > should use
> > at least an 800 mhz machine. Did I read that wrong? If not, how
> > is that
> > working for you?
> >
> > GregM.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> > [mailto:owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org]On Behalf Of Louis Srianomai
> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:17 AM
> > To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> > Subject: VECTOR: ZVG: vm_menu question
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Well a year plus, since I bought the ZVG, and slowly acquired all
> > the parts,
> > getting the monitor working, I finally got this thing up and running.
> >
> > Quick Question on the VM_MENU: Anyone know how to get out of the
> > MFG's menu
> > once you've selected one? Example, Once I select Atari, I don't
> > know how to
> > get back out to select sega games...
> >
> > My configuration:
> > 400 mhz Pentium 3, Soundblaster 16, 320 x 200 seems to work w/o
> > flicker
> > win 98 (startup in DOS mode) using the provided DOS/VMAME programs
> > Wells 6100
> > Gravitar Cabinet using a Gravitar control Panel - J-Pac interface
> > I will add a tempest spinner using the optic-pac later
> > Menu System is Ian Boffins Vector MAME.
> >
> > Some things left to do:
> >
> > I plan on using the Atari speakers so I'll be running an automobile
> > audio
> > amp
> > from the sound card.
> >
> > I plan on using a tempest spinner on the gravitar control panel. It
> > seems to
> > have enough space to the right side to add one.
> >
> > To power both of the above, I'll be adding a switcher to provide
> > the +12 for
> > the audio amp and +5 for the trackball. Later, I'll figure out the
> > lighted
> > LED
> > start buttons.
> >
> > I don't plan on adding joysticks, trackball, or flight yoke (I
> > already have
> > those dedicated atari games), my whole sole purpose in the ZVG was
> > to add
> > sega
> > and cinematronics games whose cabs (and monitors) I don't care to own.
> >
> > Anyone else run a VGA monitor concurrently (like on the side or on
> > top of
> > the
> > cabinet, in case you somehow get stuck or exit out the the menu? I
> > find
> > it's
> > easy to inadvertantly exit to the prompt when you hit p1/p2 to get
> > out of
> > games.
> >
> > The goal would be to get this running "self contained" It would be
> > nice not
> > to
> > have to rely on a keyboard and VGA monitor.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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