><tasklist>
>ESB hack (heavy logistics/time)
...but mostly out the door...
>MCR hack
>MCR control hack
...in the "there's got to be a better way to do this" phase...
>Nightmare hack
...Well, ok, this one's current, got me there...
>board interconnect hack
...Ok, this one's kinda current too, but it's a no-brainer once I get started...
>MH adapter hack
...Yeah...
>cnma adapter hack (I'd lump multigame into this as well to save PCB fab costs)
...But there's help here!...
>wlms multigame hack
>wlms control hack
...ditto!...
>At the very minimum, I suggest farming out production/testing/etc. to other
>folks (I'm happy to help) and focus on the hardcore digital design and
>prototyping
I did decide to just send the ESB kits out as parts instead of assembled.
Getting smarter in my old age. ;-)
I think the SW/MH->WG board is a really good idea. Just be a matter of
getting it produced cheap enough so people can buy it. It might be low
volume though...
[Nightmare]
I think that Nightmare will end up being 1 PCB that plugs into the 68000
socket. If I can get the Nighmare data into a format that the OKI ADPCM
chip likes that'll be cool. I'll put all the counters, decode, and
spinner-knob circuitry into a Lattice PLD. There's a little analog in
there too, but not much. Should make for a tidy board. Surface mount
could be pretty cool 'cause it'd be so small, but I think I need to do
through-hole to be practical. I'll probably just do a run of 25. The cost
will be higher, but I doubt I'd be able to get rid of more than that...
I'll let you in on the rest of my pet projects:
1)
68000 based Vector-game board. Output compatible with WG Vector monitors.
Support for trackball(or spinner) and 16 buttons. Color. Modern parts.
Full programming information. Small, cheap, comes with 1 game (less than
$100 fully loaded). Hopefully other people will code for it! Comes with
libraries, C compiler, etc.
2)
Raster Monitor tester. Done, needs a PCB. Maybe revisit the code one more
time...
3)
Track-man. Single chip that when connected to joystick(s) emulates a
trackball or spinner knob with both quadrature and dir/clk outputs. (For
those people that really want multi-games without having a
trackball/spinner control panel.) Also will take clk/dir input and output
quadrature and vice-versa. (Just a "Small Matter Of Programming"... ;-)
4)
Figure out this Fluke 9010A Unit Under Test microprocessor troubleshooter.
5)
Figure out, collect, and assemble the parts for the Tek 1240 logic analyzer.
6)
Vectrex clone PCB with built-in multicart and WG-output. (This was
originally a function of #1, but they're a little too different to do
properly...)
That's the big ones. ;-) Finish "Moon Lander" etc...
Now you should be *really* worried... I do actually get things completed
from time-to-time though... *laugh*
I still might send your box. Depends on if I find Pong tonight. If
nothing else I really need the extra space in the garage. (I still have
about 100 square feet of Atari stuff stacked chest-high from Travis and I
buying all of Dave Wiebenson's old stuff...)
-Clay
Clayton N. Cowgill Engineering Manager
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