Re: Borrow a Quantum wiring harness?

A Sinclair wrote:
> Flippers site lists the quantum #... ;)

Oh...

I forget how much info I've accumulated and put up on Flippers over the
years!

John :-#)#
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> From: Joseph Magiera <mailto:joemagiera@ameritech.net>
> Sent: ‎2013-‎01-‎11 10:49 AM
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org <mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Borrow a Quantum wiring harness?
>
> John,
>
> >What is the tag number for this harness?
>
> Good question, but I don't know. Can't find an unhacked harness!
>
> Actually, I don't know of any respository having information on Atari
> wiring harness tag numbers. That would be useful.
>
> Joe
>
> --- On *Fri, 1/11/13, John Robertson /<pinball@telus.net>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: John Robertson <pinball@telus.net>
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: Borrow a Quantum wiring harness?
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Date: Friday, January 11, 2013, 11:40 AM
>
> Joseph Magiera wrote:
>> I've been trying to do this quietly for some time now with no
>> success. So rather than post on the KLOV forums, I'm trying here
>> first. I have investigated 6 local businesses that produce
>> wiring harnesses. These are real businesess that do regular
>> production work, using automated machinery where ever possible ,
>> they are not a 99% manual one or two man show. This is NOT a
>> knock on Dokert or anyone else that does wiring harnesses, but
>> mentioned to demonstrate that this would be a commerically made
>> harness on a real timetable. The place I have in mind does a lot
>> of miltary work, so I think they would do a pretty good job.
>> Most of our repro stuff done in the hobby, the time table slides
>> easily. That's understandable because we do it as a hobby and
>> other things always get in the way. Businesses that do this for
>> their living have to make their schedules (or be very close), or
>> they won't stay in business.
>>
>> My problem is that I cannot locate a totally unhacked original
>> harness to use as a sample. I know of at least 5 Quantums local
>> to me in the Chicago area and they are all deconversions, so the
>> harnesses (mine included) are all hack jobs. I thought I could
>> find one privately, it it appears I can't. It's a very tall
>> order, but if there is anyone out there with a completely
>> unhacked Quantum harness in their game that might be willing to
>> remove it and loan it out for a period of time, please contact me
>> privately, off list. I completely understand if you don't want
>> to do this and there would certainly be no hard feelings. I
>> would compensate you for this. As to the handleing of your
>> harness, I can offer you this, after it's received by me, it
>> would never be mailed anywhere until it get's sent back to you.
>> All tranportation between me and the businesses doing the harness
>> would be in person with a face-to-face hand off. Other than
>> mailing to me, there would be no risk of "losing it in the mail".
>>
>> Joe (joemagiera at ameritech dot net)
>> joemagiera@ameritech.net
>> <http://us.mc1815.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=joemagiera@ameritech.net>
>>
> Hi Joe,
>
> What is the tag number for this harness? I have a couple of old
> pulls in my Atari wire box...never did note which was for which
> game when pulling out in the '90s.
>
> John :-#)#
>
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Received on Fri Jan 11 13:58:44 2013