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Re: VECTOR: in case you don't read RGVAC


From: Omar Vega ( )
Date: Mon May 08 2000 - 10:44:46 CDT


There are some rip-off's that used the remote mounted HV unit (mine... no
silkscreen on it unlike SC & AA monitors in general). I think it really
depended on when it was produced, not necessarily what game (i.e.
overlapping RO run with SC debut?).

-----Original Message-----
From: tom mcclintock < >
To: >
Date: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: VECTOR: in case you don't read RGVAC

>My original Rip Off monitor has the "on-board" HV section, as opposed to
>the remotely-mounted HV box. I believe Tail Gunner also used this style
>monitor. I would presume the HV unit was used on Star Castle and later
>monitor designs.
>
>tm
>
>
>>While I'm thinking of it... Was there any rhyme or reason to when
>>Cinematronics/Vectorbeam/whoever used the external HV units vs. the
>>flyback circuit on the deflection board? (I just noticed one of my boards
>>is flyback equipped and I don't remember seeing that before... Maybe in
>>Spacewars, but not in my Ripoff.)
>>
>>-Clay
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