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Re: VECTOR: Pokey Eliminator differences?


From: tom mcclintock ( )
Date: Tue Apr 11 2000 - 16:33:38 CDT


Well, I think I, Robot came out after MH (as did firefox, no?) and both
of those used the Quad Pokey chip, as opposed to an eliminator.

The one that I have from 1983 has an Atari part number on it. I'll try
to get it when I go home this evening.

I only ask about the size because I'm going to have a run of boards made
and thought - space permitting - I'd do some Pokey Eliminator boards,
but I'm curious to know if the size of the board will be an issue. I
would think the smaller the better...

tm

Jess Askey wrote:
>
> The only other games that I know of that used the Quad Pokey were I,Robot and Firefox. So
> Im guessing it is a custom PCB eliminator for one of those boards.
>
> tom mcclintock wrote:
> >
> > I'm curious.
> >
> > I have two different Pokey Eliminator boards - one marked "Major Havoc
> > copyright 1984" which fits on the MH boardset, and then I have another,
> > which has a different, smaller board layout and has no game name, but is
> > marked 1983.
> >
> > Any reason Atari "revised" the Pokey Eliminator board, and why they made
> > it bigger?
> >
> > tm
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