This file contains the archives of the rec.games.vectrex NetNews group for the month of Dec-1996 (This date range is approximate as article dates are determined based on arrival time and not the date in the article header). The Vextrex archives, which include game code, technical specifications, the rec.games.vectrex archive and a host of additional information, is available at: ftp://ftp.csus.edu/pub/vectrex/ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!usenet From: "Thomas Pfaff" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Milton Bradley LightFight from 1981 Date: 2 Dec 1996 01:40:21 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <01bbe077$cad7f020$0f02000a@130.157.33.1.cs.sonoma.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: zippy.sonoma.edu X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Hi. This isn't exactly a Vectrex question but hope I hope it will be interesting since at least it is a Milton Bradley related question. I bought a neat game today called LightFight that was made by Milton Bradley in 1981. It is cool. It came in a box that's about the same size as a board game. It can host two to four players. There is a 5 x 5 matrix of LEDs in the center of the game. Towards each of the four corners of the game (it's rectangular) there is a set of five contact switches, one or two for each player depending on the game play. Each of the switches is visually (not physically) connected to a row of LEDs. The "computer" has the opponents race against each other trying to accomplish various tasks on the grid. One thing that I noticed about it is that the labels on the game remind me of the overlays that appear on a Vectrex game. Different game, same company, similar cosmetics! Has anyone else got a copy of this game? I've seen Vectrexes galore but never an "Electronic LightFight." Thomas + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!usenet From: "Thomas Pfaff" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Milton Bradley Lightfight from 1981 Date: 2 Dec 1996 01:41:01 GMT Organization: Information Resources and Technology Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <01bbe077$e8778e60$0f02000a@130.157.33.1.cs.sonoma.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: zippy.sonoma.edu X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Hi. This isn't exactly a Vectrex question but hope I hope it will be interesting since at least it is a Milton Bradley related question. I bought a neat game today called LightFight that was made by Milton Bradley in 1981. It is cool. It came in a box that's about the same size as a board game. It can host two to four players. There is a 5 x 5 matrix of LEDs in the center of the game. Towards each of the four corners of the game (it's rectangular) there is a set of five contact switches, one or two for each player depending on the game play. Each of the switches is visually (not physically) connected to a row of LEDs. The "computer" has the opponents race against each other trying to accomplish various tasks on the grid. One thing that I noticed about it is that the labels on the game remind me of the overlays that appear on a Vectrex game. Different game, same company, similar cosmetics! Has anyone else got a copy of this game? I've seen Vectrexes galore but never an "Electronic LightFight." Thomas + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.pbi.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!olivea!bznews.apple.com!nntp1.apple.com!news From: Tony Silveira Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.classic,alt.video.games,alt.games.video.classic Subject: VECTREX AUCTION (12/1) Date: Sun, 01 Dec 1996 16:51:23 +0000 Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 129 Message-ID: <32A1B78B.3A23@apple.com> Reply-To: silveira@apple.com NNTP-Posting-Host: macip-ara-2.apple.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Macintosh; I; PPC) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6040 rec.games.video.marketplace:94756 rec.games.video.classic:67051 alt.games.video.classic:14047 Here is what is remaining from my last auction. I am only interested in Jaguar games (complete) for trade and only games off of the following list: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Ultra Vortek Myst (CD) Pinball Fantasies Baldies (CD) Fever Pitch Zoop! I-War All items are in great shape except where noted. C=Cart, I=Instruction, B=Box, O=Overlay ****************************************************** 1. System w/ box, manual (has some wear), MineStorm overlay, MineStorm manual, Safety precaution insert and both styrofome inserts. Box has quiet a bit of wear and one of the flaps is torn off (needs to be taped back). Controller and system in great shape. MIN $100-----BUYOUT $160 2. Armor Attack---O MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 3. Bedlam---C,I MIN $8-----BUYOUT $15 4. Bedlam---C MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 5. Berzerk---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear and a 2" X 4" red price tag on the front 6. Blitz---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear 7. Blitz---I Min $3-----BUYOUT $7 8. Clean Sweep---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 9. Cosmic Chasm---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 Box has extensive wear 10. Cosmic Chasm---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 11. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 12. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 13. Heads Up---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 14. Hyperchase---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 15. Rip Off---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 16. Scramble---C,I,B MIN $12-----BUYOUT $20 box has clear tape over the front and back and no plastic insert 17. Solar Quest---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 box has small tear (2" X 3") exposing cardboard wear price tag used to be 18. Solar Quest---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 19. Space War---C,I,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 20. Space War---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $8 21. Spike---C,I,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 22. Spike---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 23. Star Castle---C,I MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 24. Star Hawk---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 25. Star Trek---I MIN $3-----BUYOUT $7 Front cover is faded 26. Minestorm 3-d---C,I MIN $25-----BUYOUT $35 27. Crazy Coaster---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 28. Narrow Escape---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 ****************Rules of Auction/Trade******************** 1. bids will only be accepted by email: silveira@apple.com 2. bid incriments: up to-$20 -- $1 $20-$50 -- $2 $50 or more -- $3 3. buyer agrees to pay in advance by Money order or Bank check (sorry, no personal checks). 4. Buyer also pays shipping (I get corporate FedEx pricing at work, about $6 for 2-day, shipping may vary depending on size of shipment, the console will probably be about $20 2-day. Instrucions; catalogs; etc. will be shipped via post office mail, a couple of stamps in other words). 5. I reserve the right to pull any item before saying sold. 6. I will try to post updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. 7. This will be an open auction until Decmber 15th at which time it will revert to a once, twice, sold auction. After Dec. 15th, only people who have bid in the past may place a bid. This part of the auction will last 4 days only. 8. Payment must be received after 10 days of buyer being notified. Item(s) will be shipped within 24 hrs and buyer will be notified via email when it ships. 9. When someone is outbid, they will be notified via email within 24hrs (as will everyone else who submits a bid). 10. I reserve the right to add rules (I'm writing this late at night and might be forgetting something ;) 11. In the case of tie bids, the first bid received will be considered the winner. 12. When someone states an interest in buying out an item but would like to inquire about the condition, that item will be on hold for a day. If another buyout bid arrives BEFORE that 24 hr. period is up, that new bid will be considered the SECOND bid. The original inquiree will have 24 hrs. after I send an email to them to let me know if they would like that item. After said 24 hrs., that buyout "hold" will be forfeited and the item will be available for any bid that may have been received. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!nntp.ucsb.edu!nntp.ucsb.edu!news From: jasonbar@rose.ucsb.edu (Jason D. Bardis) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex Zanen kit for sale Date: 1 Dec 1996 23:44:08 -0800 Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara Lines: 29 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <57u1c8$inm@rose.ucsb.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: rose.ucsb.edu Howdy Well, I was making a semi-big order to Zanen for a handful of get-well kits for my arcade game monitors and I figured I'd grab a Vectrex cap kit while I was at it, even though my Vec has a good screen (a little jittery around the edges, but not much). Well, sat down to install it tonight and discovered that the Vectrex is a real bitch to get apart--a lot of hard-to-get-to screws and it seems that the bottom board is too hard for me to get out, what w/ it being attached to the various knobs & connectors on the front side of the box. Anyway, rather than push my luck and make an ok monitor worse (as I just did w/ my Defender...grrrrrrr), I decided to abort. The kit cost me $9.95 + shipping. Totally unused and untouched. I'd like to sell it off to someone who doesn't mind getting down & dirty w/ tearing apart their Vectrex or who really needs serious monitor help. $10 shipped. Thanks -Jason -- Jason Bardis(jasonbar@nut.ucsb.edu www.engineering.ucsb.edu/~jasonbar) The Simpsons.3DO.cycling..PWEI.LEGO.Tit Wrench.Battle of the Planets. autocrosses/rallyes.Atari.mechanical engineering.Ministry.Tempest.NIN. The Jitterbug.Bill Gibson.Robot Wars.Tim Burton.The Cult.fried cheese. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news.idt.net!mr.net!news.mid.net!sunbird.usd.edu!help From: svoorhis Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: vectrex unit and games for sale Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 11:42:16 -0800 Organization: University of South Dakota - Biology Lines: 16 Distribution: world Message-ID: <32A33118.6C44@sundance.usd.edu> Reply-To: svoorhis@sundance.usd.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: renner.biol.usd.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; I) Have vectrex unit and following games for sale. Polar Rescue Armour Attack Star Trek Web Wars Scramble Light Pen All have been purchased by myself in the early 80's at Ramstein AFB in Germany and are in original boxes. Boxes are by no means in mint condition (they aren't torn to hell, either). Will entertain any reasonable offers, plus shipping costs. Todd + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news.idt.net!mr.net!news.mid.net!sunbird.usd.edu!help From: svoorhis Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: vectrex unit and games for sale Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 11:44:31 -0800 Organization: University of South Dakota - Biology Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <32A3319F.632E@sundance.usd.edu> References: <32A33118.6C44@sundance.usd.edu> Reply-To: svoorhis@sundance.usd.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: renner.biol.usd.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; I) svoorhis wrote: > > Have vectrex unit and following games for sale. > > Polar Rescue > Armour Attack > Star Trek > Web Wars > Scramble > Light Pen > > All have been purchased by myself in the early 80's at Ramstein AFB in > Germany and are in original boxes. Boxes are by no means in mint > condition (they aren't torn to hell, either). > > Will entertain any reasonable offers, plus shipping costs. > > Todd In regards to the following post, please respond to twestin@sunbird.usd.edu. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!149.174.211.3!newsgate.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: Barbara Killoren <105351.2012@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS Vectrex goggles Date: 27 Nov 1996 18:03:42 GMT Organization: n\a Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want more info please email me. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: Gordon Glenn Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: FS Vectrex goggles Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:06:19 -0800 Organization: Netcom Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32A6665B.4207@ix.netcom.com> References: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdx-ca21-05.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Dec 04 10:06:38 PM PST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Barbara Killoren wrote: > > My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't > want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have > a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have > seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in > great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. > The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a > wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I > have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. > If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want > more info please email me. Ummm... Did your ex give you title to his stuff, or give you permission to sell it? I would hate to obtain it then be sued later for purchasing something he did not agree to sell. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-hub.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-fw-22.sprintlink.net!news1.sunbelt.net!206.74.59.129 From: magnus@x-net.net (Magnus) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: FS Vectrex goggles Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 09:26:59 GMT Organization: Info Avenue INTERNET Access Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32a69530.88042205@206.74.59.105> References: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> <32A6665B.4207@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: laz.x-net.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99d/32.168 On Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:06:19 -0800, Gordon Glenn wrote: >Barbara Killoren wrote: >> >> My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't >> want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have >> a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have >> seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in >> great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. >> The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a >> wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I >> have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. >> If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want >> more info please email me. > >Ummm... Did your ex give you title to his stuff, or give you >permission to sell it? I would hate to obtain it then be sued >later for purchasing something he did not agree to sell. Gezz Gordon, I doubt you'd be sued... + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!howland.erols.net!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!129.211.2.5!olivea!bznews.apple.com!nntp1.apple.com!news From: Tony Silveira Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.classic,alt.video.games,alt.games.video.classic Subject: Vectrex Auction (12/5) Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 10:15:01 +0000 Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 136 Message-ID: <32A6A0A5.368B@apple.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 17.128.203.227 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Macintosh; I; 68K) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6048 rec.games.video.marketplace:95323 rec.games.video.classic:67297 alt.games.video.classic:14115 (12/5) Buyouts are at the end of the list. Item #'s 19, 23, 28 have been bought out Here is what is remaining from my last auction. I am only interested in Jaguar games (complete) for trade and only games off of the following list: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Ultra Vortek Myst (CD) Pinball Fantasies Baldies (CD) Fever Pitch Zoop! I-War All items are in great shape except where noted. C=Cart, I=Instruction, B=Box, O=Overlay ****************************************************** 1. System w/ box, manual (has some wear), MineStorm overlay, MineStorm manual, Safety precaution insert and both styrofome inserts. Box has quiet a bit of wear and one of the flaps is torn off (needs to be taped back). Controller and system in great shape. MIN $100-----BUYOUT $160 2. Armor Attack---O MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 BID $6-----jefyrnsmyr@aol.com 3. Bedlam---C,I MIN $8-----BUYOUT $15 4. Bedlam---C MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 5. Berzerk---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear and a 2" X 4" red price tag on the front 6. Blitz---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear 7. Blitz---I Min $3-----BUYOUT $7 8. Clean Sweep---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 9. Cosmic Chasm---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 Box has extensive wear 10. Cosmic Chasm---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 11. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 12. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 13. Heads Up---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 14. Hyperchase---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 15. Rip Off---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 16. Scramble---C,I,B MIN $12-----BUYOUT $20 box has clear tape over the front and back and no plastic insert 17. Solar Quest---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 box has small tear (2" X 3") exposing cardboard wear price tag used to be 18. Solar Quest---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 20. Space War---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $8 21. Spike---C,I,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 22. Spike---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 24. Star Hawk---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 25. Star Trek---I MIN $3-----BUYOUT $7 Front cover is faded 26. Minestorm 3-d---C,I MIN $25-----BUYOUT $35 27. Crazy Coaster---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 ****************Rules of Auction/Trade******************** 1. bids will only be accepted by email: silveira@apple.com 2. bid incriments: up to-$20 -- $1 $20-$50 -- $2 $50 or more -- $3 3. buyer agrees to pay in advance by Money order or Bank check (sorry, no personal checks). 4. Buyer also pays shipping (I get corporate FedEx pricing at work, about $6 for 2-day, shipping may vary depending on size of shipment, the console will probably be about $20 2-day. Instrucions; catalogs; etc. will be shipped via post office mail, a couple of stamps in other words). 5. I reserve the right to pull any item before saying sold. 6. I will try to post updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. 7. This will be an open auction until Decmber 15th at which time it will revert to a once, twice, sold auction. After Dec. 15th, only people who have bid in the past may place a bid. This part of the auction will last 4 days only. 8. Payment must be received after 10 days of buyer being notified. Item(s) will be shipped within 24 hrs and buyer will be notified via email when it ships. 9. When someone is outbid, they will be notified via email within 24hrs (as will everyone else who submits a bid). 10. I reserve the right to add rules (I'm writing this late at night and might be forgetting something ;) 11. In the case of tie bids, the first bid received will be considered the winner. 12. When someone states an interest in buying out an item but would like to inquire about the condition, that item will be on hold for a day. If another buyout bid arrives BEFORE that 24 hr. period is up, that new bid will be considered the SECOND bid. The original inquiree will have 24 hrs. after I send an email to them to let me know if they would like that item. After said 24 hrs., that buyout "hold" will be forfeited and the item will be available for any bid that may have been received. ****************Buyouts******************** 19. Space War---C,I,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 BUYOUT BID!-----rlj@algonet.se 23. Star Castle---C,I MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 BUYOUT BID!-----rlj@algonet.se 28. Narrow Escape---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 BUYOUT!-----Werner.Bleys@ping.be + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Message-ID: <32A6F461.7F0A@jetlink.net> Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 08:12:17 -0800 From: Chris Romero Reply-To: cromero@jetlink.net Organization: cromero@jetlink.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: FS Vectrex goggles References: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> <32A6665B.4207@ix.netcom.com> <32a69530.88042205@206.74.59.105> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: cromero3.jetlink.net Lines: 38 Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-hub.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!news.jetlink.net!cromero3.jetlink.net Magnus wrote: > > On Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:06:19 -0800, Gordon Glenn > wrote: > > >Barbara Killoren wrote: > >> > >> My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't > >> want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have > >> a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have > >> seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in > >> great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. > >> The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a > >> wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I > >> have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. > >> If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want > >> more info please email me. > > > >Ummm... Did your ex give you title to his stuff, or give you > >permission to sell it? I would hate to obtain it then be sued > >later for purchasing something he did not agree to sell. > > Gezz Gordon, I doubt you'd be sued... Evidently, this person has never seen a bad divorce and the inhuman animals that are generated during its course. -- Chris ___________________________ cromero@jetlink.net cromero@anacapa.net chromer@ibm.net chris.romero@comsat.com archonbbs@aol.com ___________________________ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: Gordon Glenn Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: FS Vectrex goggles Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 21:45:56 -0800 Organization: Netcom Lines: 30 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32A7B314.5EA0@ix.netcom.com> References: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> <32A6665B.4207@ix.netcom.com> <32a69530.88042205@206.74.59.105> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdx-ca27-27.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Thu Dec 05 9:46:13 PM PST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Magnus wrote: > > On Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:06:19 -0800, Gordon Glenn > wrote: > > >Barbara Killoren wrote: > >> > >> My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't > >> want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have > >> a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have > >> seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in > >> great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. > >> The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a > >> wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I > >> have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. > >> If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want > >> more info please email me. > > > >Ummm... Did your ex give you title to his stuff, or give you > >permission to sell it? I would hate to obtain it then be sued > >later for purchasing something he did not agree to sell. > > Gezz Gordon, I doubt you'd be sued... No one would sue me, because I am an attorney and could defend myself. But to some poor shlep out there who does not know anything, I would not want to be on the wrong end of a husband gone psycho because his Vectrex was sold without his permission. Gordon + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!feed1.news.erols.com!netaxs.com!usenet From: Stephen Platt Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: FS Vectrex goggles Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 11:26:56 -0500 Organization: NSTL Lines: 47 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32A84950.3BA4@nstl.com> References: <57hvpu$76b$1@mhadf.production.compuserve.com> <32A6665B.4207@ix.netcom.com> <32a69530.88042205@206.74.59.105> <32A7B314.5EA0@ix.netcom.com> Reply-To: steve@nstl.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.8.233.181 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (WinNT; I) Gordon Glenn wrote: > > Magnus wrote: > > > > On Wed, 04 Dec 1996 22:06:19 -0800, Gordon Glenn > > wrote: > > > > >Barbara Killoren wrote: > > >> > > >> My ex husband left tons of his video game stuff here and I don't > > >> want it. I have seen great interest in this Vectrex game. I have > > >> a 3-D goggles in the original box. The goggles do work as I have > > >> seen the ex play with them a couple of months ago. They are in > > >> great shape but missing the small foam strip for your forehead. > > >> The box is in excellent condition with the styrofoam insert, a > > >> wheel thing and a cartridge (minestorm). Due to the prices I > > >> have seen for this stuff I would like at least $300.00 for them. > > >> If this is too high or too low you can let me know. If you want > > >> more info please email me. > > > > > >Ummm... Did your ex give you title to his stuff, or give you > > >permission to sell it? I would hate to obtain it then be sued > > >later for purchasing something he did not agree to sell. > > > > Gezz Gordon, I doubt you'd be sued... > > No one would sue me, because I am an attorney and could defend myself. > But to some poor shlep out there who does not know anything, I would not > want to be on the wrong end of a husband gone psycho because his > Vectrex was sold without his permission. > > Gordon Does this whole thing remind anyone of the story of the lady who was selling a Porsche for $50... When some guy bought it and asked her why it was so cheap, she said "My husband ran away with his secretary, he said to just sell all of his stuff and send him the money..." Great story. How about $50 for the goggles? -- ---------------------------------------- Stephen M. Platt, Ph. D. Research and Development National Software Testing Laboratories A Division of the McGraw-Hill Companies + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!news-ext.crl.dec.com!caen!hookup!visi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news.idt.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-pen-16.sprintlink.net!news.rain.net!news.aracnet.com!aquarius From: aquarius@aracnet.com (Chris Stafford) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: ** FS: "HEADS UP" $30.00 ** Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 22:26:08 -0800 Organization: aracnet.com -- Portland's loudest electrons Lines: 12 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-u58.aracnet.com X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b7 Hi, * I have a Vectrex "Heads Up" cartridge without box or overlay: - Good condition with a nice, shiny, untorn, umarred label.. - $30.00, shipping included in the Continental U.S. of A... Chris.. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!dciteleport.com!worldnet.att.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!194.152.64.38!theplanet.net!news From: robinh@pfs.softnet.co.uk (robin howard) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: for sale vectrex console + 7 carts & light pen + art mast Date: 7 Dec 1996 23:03:12 GMT Organization: [not set] Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58ct3g$9tp@neptune.theplanet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: n71i060.modem.pol.co.uk vectrex console + additional controller 7 carts light pen and art master.all boxed original condition (lightpen & art master no box). carts:- Armor Attack,Blitz,Soccer-Football,Scramble,Solar Quest,Space War,Rip Off. Offers ( in pounds sterling if possible) + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!insync!uunet!in3.uu.net!206.250.118.17!nntp.earthlink.net!usenet From: Greg H Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Milton Bradley LightFight from 1981 Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996 15:57:23 -0800 Organization: DreamWorks Interactive Lines: 36 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32ACA763.5A94@dwpcpo2.dreamworks.com> References: <01bbe077$cad7f020$0f02000a@130.157.33.1.cs.sonoma.edu> Reply-To: ghille@dwpcpo2.dreamworks.com NNTP-Posting-Host: dreamworks.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) To: Thomas Pfaff Thomas Pfaff wrote: > > Hi. > > This isn't exactly a Vectrex question but hope I hope it will be > interesting since at least it is a Milton Bradley related question. > > I bought a neat game today called LightFight that was made by Milton > Bradley in 1981. It is cool. It came in a box that's about the same size > as a board game. It can host two to four players. There is a 5 x 5 matrix > of LEDs in the center of the game. Towards each of the four corners of the > game (it's rectangular) there is a set of five contact switches, one or two > for each player depending on the game play. Each of the switches is > visually (not physically) connected to a row of LEDs. The "computer" has > the opponents race against each other trying to accomplish various tasks on > the grid. > > One thing that I noticed about it is that the labels on the game remind me > of the overlays that appear on a Vectrex game. Different game, same > company, similar cosmetics! > > Has anyone else got a copy of this game? I've seen Vectrexes galore but > never an "Electronic LightFight." > > Thomas I have a copy of this game also. It's still found once in a while at thriftshops and garage sales. It sort of falls into the cracks like a lot of "electronic" games of this era...Blip...Simon...etc. -- Later, Greg In the year 2084 man perfects the ROBOTRONS a robot species so advanced that man is inferior to his own creation + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: tofull@ix.netcom.com(T. Fuller) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Vectrex + 10 carts Date: 9 Dec 1996 23:06:11 GMT Organization: Netcom Lines: 24 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58i613$65q@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: atl-ga9-22.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Dec 09 5:06:11 PM CST 1996 1 Vectrex system, 1 controller, original box (small hole on one side), owner's manual, all manuals are in very good condition at best includes the following: Minestorm overlay Armor Attack cart, overlay Berzerk cart, overlay Blitz cart, overlay, manual Cosmic Chasm cart, overlay, manual Heads Up cart, overlay Hyper Chase cart, overlay Scramble cart, overlay, manual Solar Quest cart, overlay Spike cart, overlay, manual Spinball cart, overlay (chipped-lower left), manual $150 + postage for everything or best offer. Please send any questions or offers to tofull@ix.netcom.com -Todd Fuller tofull@ix.netcom.com Marietta, GA + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!data.ramona.vix.com!news1.digital.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!206.250.118.17!nntp.earthlink.net!usenet From: Aaron Connor Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Milton Bradley Lightfight from 1981 Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 15:28:38 -0800 Organization: Studio Cat Productions Lines: 4 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32ADF226.7C47@earthlink.net> References: <01bbe077$e8778e60$0f02000a@130.157.33.1.cs.sonoma.edu> Reply-To: studiocat@earthlink.net NNTP-Posting-Host: max5-so-ca-39.earthlink.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; 68K) I bought lightfight back when it first came out and I smoked everybody on it. It was really only made for two players but I suppose you could use four if each player only used one hand. I might still have it if it didn't get trashed. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!worldnet.att.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: pcjohn@crisp.net Subject: The New Vectrex Games Will Keep On Coming .... X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Nntp-Posting-User: (Unauthenticated) Reply-To: pcjohn@crisp.net Message-ID: X-Trace: 850277716/25589 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pcjohn.crisp.net Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 04:12:09 GMT Lines: 176 With Sean Kelly being able to continue supplying me with Vectrex cart boards, I have decided to continue developing new Vectrex games next year. With the busy holiday season, I have little free time, but in January I'll be doing the 4K freebie game, then probably go back into Colecovision and return to the Vectrex with a planned summer release. If you didn't know about the new Vectrex games, then here's some light reading for you ! NEW VECTREX GAMES FAQ v3.0 -------------------------- Q. I heard there are new games being made for the Vectrex Arcade System. Is this true ? A. Yes, It is true. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. What are the games ? A. There are currently 3 games, they are called Vector Vaders, Patriots and All Good Things. Vector Vaders is an "Invaders" type game. Nothing more, nothing less. Patriots is a "Missile Command" type game, however it is much faster and flashier than its predecessors. All Good Things is a 16K cart containing 4 games plus a secret hidden game. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. What else can you tell me about Vector Vaders ? A. Vector Vaders is the first new Vectrex game in over 12 years. It was programmed by independent programmer John Dondzila. The bulk code of the game was written in 4 days, approximately 14 hours straight each day. The remainder of the code and testing was done in another 6 days (about 4 hours per day). As being new to the Vectrex, a lot of the code is unoptimized. Also, due to hardware restrictions of the Vectrex (drawing too many vectors at once), the game suffers from some minor slowdown and screen flicker. Vector Vaders is your typical "Invaders" type game, where the invaders start at the top of the screen and march left and right. At the screen bottom is your base, which you move left and right and shoot lasers at the invaders. You have 4 bunkers to hide behind. The mystery point saucer is there, as well as all the standard point scoring. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. What else can you tell me about Patriots ? A. Patriots is John Dondzila's second game for the Vectrex. The code is completely optimized and far superior to the previous game. Screen flicker is nearly non-existent and only shows up during the more intense parts of the game. The game is fast, with lots of action, explosions and sound effects. The author has received many compliments for this title and many quotes of it being "the best Vectrex game ever...". Again, this is a "Missile Command" style game. You protect six cities with your 2 Patriot missile launchers. You move a targeting crosshair with the joystick and fire Patriots at incoming enemy missiles. Enemy saucers and planes come along and release more missiles, as well as smart missiles which can evade your Patriots. Patriots is a true collectors piece. Each game cart is numbered and signed by the author. The number is also included when you see the title screen of the game. The purchaser of the game also gets his/her name programmed into the game, so he/she will also see "CUSTOM PRODUCED FOR your name" when the begins. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Good Things is the third new creation for the Vectrex. It's the world's first 16K Vectrex game ever released and it's packed with some very "Good Things". There are four complete games in one cart, plus a secret bonus game hidden somewhere for you to find. The games included are: (1) Rockaroids - "Asteroids" clone Some heavy revisions were done and this is will most likely be your favorite ! (2) More Invaders - "Space Invaders Deluxe" clone It had to be done. The way I wanted Vector Vaders to originally look. More invaders, speed and action ! (3) Vectris - "Tetris" clone Another had to be done. A bit flickery, but now just about every system has one. (4) Spike's Water Balloons - "Kaboom/Mad Bomber" clone This might even be a bigger favorite than Rockaroids ! (5) ??? Secret Puzzle Game What can it be ? How do you find it ? This time I'm not telling a soul ! Each game cart is custom programmed with a serial number and your own name which you can view on the introduction screen ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. What do these games cost and how do I get them ? A. Each game is twenty ($20.00) dollars US currency. Shipping is included within the continental USA. There is an additional charge for shipping outside the US (about $3.00 for Canadian, $4.00 Europe). You get a cartridge, sturdy plastic box with color insert (black & white for Vector Vaders) and instructions. You can get them directly from John Dondzila by sending a check or money order to: John Dondzila 22 Harold Street Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857 Since these games are made to order, it takes 7-10 days from receipt of payment before they are shipped. For orders outside the US, contact John Dondzila first before sending payment. Please be sure to print legibly your name and the address you want the game shipped to. Several orders were delayed until the correct address could be verified. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. Is there any more you can tell me ? A. You can always visit JD's home page at http://www.crisp.net/home/pcjohn/index.html for up to date info as well as other programming and classic game projects. There is also some information on how the games were developed. You can contact the author via E-Mail at pcjohn@crisp.net If you live in or near New Jersey, you can visit Video Game Connections. This is a classic and current video game store. There is a Vectrex on display with a copy of "All Good Things", as well as the other Vectrex games. The store is in Howell, NJ. Contact them at (908)462-8343 for more information or visit their web page at http://members.aol.com/vidgamec/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-hub.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!news1.sunbelt.net!206.74.59.129 From: Clarke Russell Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Question about my new Vectrex Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 22:08:57 -0500 Organization: Info Avenue INTERNET Access Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> Reply-To: By-Tor@X-Net.Net NNTP-Posting-Host: laz.x-net.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6061 rec.games.video.classic:67769 I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex so it's only a guess. Thanks! Clarke Russell + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.texas.net!dnet03-04.sat.texas.net!user From: wolfgang@texas.net (wolfgang) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Re: Question about my new Vectrex Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 01:09:10 -0600 Organization: Texas Networking, Inc. Lines: 11 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dnet03-04.sat.texas.net X-Newsreader: Value-Added NewsWatcher 2.0b22.0+ Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6062 rec.games.video.classic:67771 In article <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net>, By-Tor@X-Net.Net wrote: > I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick > question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. > It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. > Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems > like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex > so it's only a guess. Thanks! That, my friend, is the sweet, sweet song of the Vectrex. Soon you will grow to love this beautifully hypnotic tune as we all have. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!newshub.sdsu.edu!news.sgi.com!mr.net!news.mr.net!skypoint.com!cheapstrat From: junk_email_sucks@nowhere.com (No Unsolicited Commercial Email!) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Re: Question about my new Vectrex Date: Wed, 11 Dec 96 07:23:46 GMT Organization: Acme Novelty, Inc. Lines: 20 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58lnpd$e5h@stratus.skypoint.net> References: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dial388.skypoint.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #2 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6063 rec.games.video.classic:67772 In article , wolfgang@texas.net (wolfgang) wrote: >In article <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net>, By-Tor@X-Net.Net wrote: > >> I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick >> question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. >> It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. >> Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems >> like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex >> so it's only a guess. Thanks! Where did you get a Vectrex through the mail? Scott (still kicking himself for passing one up for $20 at a thrift shop years ago) ---- The above email address is bogus to defeat junk emailers. Please respond to: sydtech @ skypoint.com; be sure to eliminate the spaces in the email address. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.idt.net!cdc2.cdc.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!news-master!not-for-mail From: Pauldb@cris.com (Paul-David) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Re: Question about my new Vectrex Followup-To: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Date: 11 Dec 1996 10:31:26 GMT Organization: Concentric Internet Services Lines: 12 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58m2hu$a16@herald.concentric.net> References: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> NNTP-Posting-Host: mariner.cris.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6064 rec.games.video.classic:67777 Get the FAQ. It explains this in detail. Clarke Russell (By-Tor@X-Net.Net) wrote: : I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick : question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. : It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. : Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems : like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex : so it's only a guess. Thanks! : : Clarke Russell + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: tomheroes@aol.com (TomHeroes) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: The New Vectrex Games Will Keep On Coming .... Date: 11 Dec 1996 12:37:15 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961211123600.HAA21107@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com I can give a testimonial on the first two games. Having bought both of them and played them extensively, I can attest to their quality. Vector Vaders is a very good Space Invaders clone and provides a challenge. Patriots is the best Vectrex game out there bar none! This is the one game I always play when I fire up the Vectrex. Nothing short of awesome! I haven't played the third pack yet, but will get it real soon! For the low price he charges, these games are worthwhile. Patriots would be a bargain at twice the price. Honest! -Tom Zjaba tomheroes@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!howland.erols.net!nntp.crl.com!news.snni.com!server.snni.com!lgp From: lgp@server.snni.com (Michael Packard) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Re: Question about my new Vectrex Followup-To: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Date: 12 Dec 1996 07:38:32 GMT Organization: Exocom Internet Lines: 24 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58ocpo$1hv@news.snni.com> References: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> NNTP-Posting-Host: server.snni.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6066 rec.games.video.classic:67843 wolfgang (wolfgang@texas.net) wrote: : In article <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net>, By-Tor@X-Net.Net wrote: : > I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick : > question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. : > It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. : > Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems : > like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex : > so it's only a guess. Thanks! : That, my friend, is the sweet, sweet song of the Vectrex. Soon you will : grow to love this beautifully hypnotic tune as we all have. Ah, obviously some new usage of the term "love" of which I was previously unaware. The hum is pretty wicked, but but it adds some nostalga feeling to playing on the vectrex. Back in the old days, when new technology was cool, when we didn't know where it was taking us but we were ready for the adventure. -- Michael Packard Lord Generic Productions lgp@exo.com http://exo.com/~lgp + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!uwm.edu!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!mr.net!news.mid.net!news.inetnebr.com!newsrelay.courtave.net!polo.iquest.com!news3.crl.com!nexp.crl.com!news.snni.com!server.snni.com!lgp From: lgp@server.snni.com (Michael Packard) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: The New Vectrex Games Will Keep On Coming .... Date: 12 Dec 1996 07:29:15 GMT Organization: Exocom Internet Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58oc8b$1gv@news.snni.com> References: <19961211123600.HAA21107@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: server.snni.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] TomHeroes (tomheroes@aol.com) wrote: : Patriots is the best Vectrex game out there bar none! This is the one : game I always play when I fire up the Vectrex. Nothing short of awesome! I completely agree. Patriots is very very cool. I play it on the emulator, which doesn't buzz like my vectrex does. It and Solar Quest are my favorite games. -- Michael Packard Lord Generic Productions lgp@exo.com http://exo.com/~lgp A Crash Course in Game Design and Production http://exo.com/~lgp/euphoria + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-hub.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-dc-10.sprintlink.net!news1.sunbelt.net!206.74.59.239 From: Clarke Russell Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Re: Question about my new Vectrex Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 19:05:36 -0500 Organization: Info Avenue INTERNET Access Lines: 15 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32AF4C50.7E67@X-Net.Net> References: <32AE25C9.E45@X-Net.Net> <58m2hu$a16@herald.concentric.net> Reply-To: By-Tor@X-Net.Net NNTP-Posting-Host: laz.x-net.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6068 rec.games.video.classic:67849 Paul-David wrote: > > Get the FAQ. It explains this in detail. > > Clarke Russell (By-Tor@X-Net.Net) wrote: > : I just got my first Vectrex in the mail today, and had one quick > : question about it. It mades a wierd humming noise through the speaker. > : It's always at a constant level too, adjusting the volume does nothing. > : Does anyone out there have a clue as to what might cause this? It seems > : like some sort of power interference problem, but I'm new to the Vectrex > : so it's only a guess. Thanks! > : > : Clarke Russell Great! where.... ... + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!newspump.sol.net!howland.erols.net!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-feed4.bbnplanet.com!colloquy.apple.com!nntp1.apple.com!news From: Tony Silveira Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.classic,alt.video.games,alt.games.video.classic Subject: VECTREX Auction Update (12/12) Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:46:19 +0000 Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 148 Message-ID: <32AFF08C.278F@apple.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 17.128.202.70 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Macintosh; I; 68K) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6070 rec.games.video.marketplace:96782 rec.games.video.classic:67881 alt.games.video.classic:14285 (12/12) I am extending the auction until Dec. 20th. I have not had the time to put into it as I thought I would. (12/5) Buyouts are at the end of the list. Item #'s 19, 23, 28 have been bought out Here is what is remaining from my last auction. I am only interested in Jaguar games (complete) for trade and only games off of the following list: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure Ultra Vortek Myst (CD) Pinball Fantasies Baldies (CD) Fever Pitch Zoop! I-War All items are in great shape except where noted. C=Cart, I=Instruction, B=Box, O=Overlay ****************************************************** 1. System w/ box, manual (has some wear), MineStorm overlay, MineStorm manual, Safety precaution insert and both styrofome inserts. Box has quiet a bit of wear and one of the flaps is torn off (needs to be taped back). Controller and system in great shape. MIN $100-----BUYOUT $160 BID $110-----treinschmi@aol.com 2. Armor Attack---O MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 BID $6-----jefyrnsmyr@aol.com 3. Bedlam---C,I MIN $8-----BUYOUT $15 4. Bedlam---C MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 5. Berzerk---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear and a 2" X 4" red price tag on the front BID $13-----treinschmi@aol.com 6. Blitz---C,I,B,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 Box has normal wear BID $13-----treinschmi@aol.com 7. Blitz---I Min $3-----BUYOUT $7 8. Clean Sweep---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 9. Cosmic Chasm---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 Box has extensive wear BID $16-----treinschmi@aol.com 10. Cosmic Chasm---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 11. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 BID $10-----Squirmles@aol.com 12. Fortress of Narzod---C MIN $10-----BUYOUT $25 13. Heads Up---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 BID $10-----rlj@algonet.se 14. Hyperchase---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 15. Rip Off---C,I MIN $10-----BUYOUT $20 16. Scramble---C,I,B MIN $12-----BUYOUT $20 box has clear tape over the front and back and no plastic insert 17. Solar Quest---C,I,B,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 box has small tear (2" X 3") exposing cardboard wear price tag used to be BID $16-----treinschmi@aol.com 18. Solar Quest---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 20. Space War---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $8 21. Spike---C,I,O MIN $15-----BUYOUT $30 22. Spike---I MIN $5-----BUYOUT $10 24. Star Hawk---C,I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 25. Star Trek---I MIN $3-----BUYOUT $7 Front cover is faded BID $3-----deni1@aol.com 26. Minestorm 3-d---C,I MIN $25-----BUYOUT $35 BID $26-----treinschmi@aol.com 27. Crazy Coaster---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 ****************Rules of Auction/Trade******************** 1. bids will only be accepted by email: silveira@apple.com 2. bid incriments: up to-$20 -- $1 $20-$50 -- $2 $50 or more -- $3 3. buyer agrees to pay in advance by Money order or Bank check (sorry, no personal checks). 4. Buyer also pays shipping (I get corporate FedEx pricing at work, about $6 for 2-day, shipping may vary depending on size of shipment, the console will probably be about $20 2-day. Instrucions; catalogs; etc. will be shipped via post office mail, a couple of stamps in other words). 5. I reserve the right to pull any item before saying sold. 6. I will try to post updates on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. 7. This will be an open auction until Decmber 15th at which time it will revert to a once, twice, sold auction. After Dec. 15th, only people who have bid in the past may place a bid. This part of the auction will last 4 days only. 8. Payment must be received after 10 days of buyer being notified. Item(s) will be shipped within 24 hrs and buyer will be notified via email when it ships. 9. When someone is outbid, they will be notified via email within 24hrs (as will everyone else who submits a bid). 10. I reserve the right to add rules (I'm writing this late at night and might be forgetting something ;) 11. In the case of tie bids, the first bid received will be considered the winner. 12. When someone states an interest in buying out an item but would like to inquire about the condition, that item will be on hold for a day. If another buyout bid arrives BEFORE that 24 hr. period is up, that new bid will be considered the SECOND bid. The original inquiree will have 24 hrs. after I send an email to them to let me know if they would like that item. After said 24 hrs., that buyout "hold" will be forfeited and the item will be available for any bid that may have been received. ****************Buyouts******************** 19. Space War---C,I,O MIN $12-----BUYOUT $25 BUYOUT BID!-----rlj@algonet.se 23. Star Castle---C,I MIN $15-----BUYOUT $25 BUYOUT BID!-----rlj@algonet.se 28. Narrow Escape---I MIN $7-----BUYOUT $15 BUYOUT!-----Werner.Bleys@ping.be + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.texoma.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!206.229.87.25!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.syspac.com!not-for-mail From: cshamis@mail.syspac.com (Chris Shamis) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vect-PC-Link-Cart Date: 13 Dec 1996 22:12:20 GMT Organization: Member since 1.2.1 Lines: 20 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58skc4$h7b@news.syspac.com> Reply-To: cshamis@erinet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: p57013.syspac.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 BETA-950824-16colors PL0] Silly question for the techies out there. Is it possible to create a cart that could link your vectrex to the PC's serial or parrellell port. Its just a hack, but man would it be cool to use the Vec's stroke display from the PC. :) Running linux of course. :) Or maybey even come up with a cart that has a few K in it that allows to do some simple custom programming. Hmm... Im getting a little ahead of myself... A cart that could talk to the PC would probly require a shitload of circuitry. Unless you could bypass the whole thing, and let the PC's parralell port simulate the cart's signals. I wonder if a PC could generate the signals fast enough to "emulate"? "fake"? a real cart. Okay... now lemme get braced, Tell how hard this is and why its impossible. -- C. Shamis / This space intentionally CShamis@erinet.com / left blank. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-pen-4.sprintlink.net!saims.skidmore.edu!usenet From: Scott Cherven Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Vectrex Mr. Boston Clean Sweep Picture! Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 19:00:13 -0800 Organization: Skidmore College Lines: 11 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B2183D.4BFF@skidmore.edu> Reply-To: scherven@skidmore.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: ara2.skidmore.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win16; I) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6072 rec.games.video.classic:67998 Take a look at the Ultra Rare Vectrex Mr. Boston Clean Sweep Cartridge w/ Box & Overlay at: http://www.skidmore.edu/~scherven/pers/mrboston.gif Any comments can be directed to scherven@skidmore.edu Thank You, Scott Cherven + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.mindspring.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!165.254.2.52!news.new-york.net!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: pcjohn@crisp.net Subject: Re: Vect-PC-Link-Cart X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Nntp-Posting-User: (Unauthenticated) Reply-To: pcjohn@crisp.net Message-ID: References: <58skc4$h7b@news.syspac.com> X-Trace: 850524484/14031 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pcjohn.crisp.net Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:44:28 GMT Lines: 19 >Or maybey even come up with a cart that has a few K in it that allows to do >some simple custom programming. Hmm... Im getting a little ahead of >myself... A cart that could talk to the PC would probly require a shitload >of circuitry. Unless you could bypass the whole thing, and let the PC's >parralell port simulate the cart's signals. I wonder if a PC could generate >the signals fast enough to "emulate"? "fake"? a real cart. Oh no, not this subject again ! You'll find a much easier way if you check out my web page at http://www.crisp.net/home/pcjohn/index.html Select "The Lab" + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!acsu.buffalo.edu!saad From: saad@acsu.buffalo.edu (Joseph Y Saad) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari Subject: AUCTION: Till 12-31 Vectrex, Atari Date: 14 Dec 1996 06:37:40 GMT Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 160 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58thvk$5l3@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: conciliator.acsu.buffalo.edu NNTP-Posting-User: saad X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #5 (NOV) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6074 rec.games.video.atari:95166 I am holding an auction starting 12-14-96 till 12-30-96 at Midnight. During my last auction, there was some MAJOR Problems with my mail server, Things seem to be fine now. So Please Mail me it will (or Should) get threw this time :) *** Please note that there is a $6 Minimum to order. The rules to my auction are as follows. 1. I Reserve the Right to Cancel the auction at ANY time. 2. I Reserve the Right to Denie ANY particular sale or trade. 3. I ONLY take Money orders as payment, no checks, and no COD S! 4. Shipping is $3 for cart packages, and $6 for systems. 5. All participants will be notified at the end of the auction with there total bill. 6. No games will be sent out, untill payment is first recieved. 7. There is a $6 Min to order. 8. Please E-mail me your bids, and they will be posted every night to see how the bidding is coming along, in rec.games.video.marketplace. 9. Rules are subject to change, Just protecting myself. 10. Bid increases are in $.50 advances. 11. Trades take higher priority over bids. *** I Have Doubles Or More Of The Following Games. There Condition Is Labeled Next To The Game. *** I WILL Trade the Atari Carts for NES carts or other system carts. *** I Love to trade, mail me what ya got! E-mail me at saad@acsu.buffalo.edu 2600 (All 2600 Carts are a Min $1) I Will trade 2 or 3 of your old loose games For 1 of my new games. Chopper Commnad, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Defender, Loose Cart Defender, Loose Cart Demons To Diamonds, Loose Cart Demons To Diamonds, Loose Cart E.T., Loose Cart E.T., Loose Cart Galaxian, Loose Cart Haunted House, Loose Cart Infiltrate (Apollo) Top Sticker Torn, Loose Cart Missile Command, Loose Cart Out Low, Loose Cart Pac Man, Loose Cart Phoenix, Loose Cart Sneak'n'Peak, Loose Cart Solaris (Shrink Wrapped) Solaris (Shrink Wrapped) Space Invaders, Loose Cart Star Voyager, Loose Cart Tennis (Activision), Loose Cart War Loards, Loose Cart Yars' Revenge, Loose Cart Yars' Revenge, Loose Cart Pilot Style Atari 2600 Stick (New in Box, Works GREAT) Min $1 7800 (All 7800 Carts are a Min $1) Choplifter! (With Box, Opened) Choplifter! (With Box, Opened) Food Fight (No Box, No manual) Loose Cart Pole Position 2 (No Box, No Manual) Loose Cart Vectrex Stuff Berzerk, Loose Cart Min $5 Hyper Chase, Loose Cart Min $5 Scramble, Loose Cart Min $5 Solar Quest, Loose Cart Min $5 Spike, Loose Cart Min $5 Spin Ball, Loose Cart (No Label) Min $5 Star Trek, Loose Cart Min $5 Will Trade For Other Vectrex carts. EMail me your List Will Also trade Vec carts for sega, Nintendo or other system carts. GameBoy Nuby Play and Carry GB Case (New in Box) Min $1 Nuby Play and Carry GB Case (New in Box) Min $1 Virtual Boy (I have 2 copies of tennis for sale/trade) Mario Tennis (No Box, No Manual) Mario Tennis (No Box, No Manual) Or will trade this one for Water World, baseball, 3D Tetris, nesters bowling or Jack Bros. Turbo Duo Crater Maze (New, NEVER Opened) $6 Or will trade for almost Any PCE or TG-16 HuCard, Mail me your list. 8Bit Nintendo (NES) Tetris by Nintendo, No box or Manual. Min $8 Zelda 2, Loose Cart Min $6 *** Will trade the NES games on a 2 to 1 trade (2 of your bad games, for 1 of my good games, Or will trade the NES games for gameboy, TG16, or others) Sega Genesis Final Fight CD (New, Never Opened) Min $5 XBand Modem (New, Never Opened) Min $5 XBand Modem (New, Never Opened) Min $5 Or will trade for other Sega carts or CD's N64 K.I. Gold (Box and Manual) Min $45 Or Will trade for a boxed and manual Wave Race Only! E-mail me at saad@acsu.buffalo.edu *** I WILL Trade The Atari Carts On A 1 To 1, Or A 2 (Or 3) To 1 Ratio For NES carts. *** I WILL Trade Anything From My Auction, Mail Me What Ya Got. *** Think My Min Bids Are TOOOOOO High? Make Me An Offer. *** I WANT SNES,NES, PCE, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Atari 2600,5200,7800, Intelevision and Vectrex games! If ya wanna trade, let me know. My Want list is (Meaning I'll trade anything for this stuff!) Genesis (Crusaders Of Centy, Sonic & Knuckles, Garfield, Aladdin, Space Harrier 32X) NES (Super Mario 3 Japanese Famicom version, Mega Man 3,4,5,6) GameBoy (Balloon Kid, Metroid 2, Kirby 2, and Ninja Taro) TG16 (Military Madness, Neutopia 2, Space Harrier, Y's 3 cd, Cotton SCD) N64 (Pilot Wings 64, Wave Race US or Japanese) + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!btnet!knews.uk0.vbc.net!theplanet.net!news From: robinh@pfs.softnet.co.uk (robin howard) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: vectrex for sale with 7 carts and light pen Date: 14 Dec 1996 13:55:35 GMT Organization: [not set] Lines: 11 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58ubkn$6qt@neptune.theplanet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: n71i045.c1r1.pol.co.uk vectrex,2nd controller,light pen and 8 carts.all boxed except light pen.carts are :-armor attack,blitz,solar quest,space wars,scramble, ripoff,soccer-football and art master for use with lightpen.all carts boxed ( except art master) with instructions and overlays. sensible offers welcomed over £200 (pounds sterling) thank you robin howard + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: "Travis Roy" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Wanted: Vetrex system Date: 14 Dec 1996 16:48:34 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Lines: 1 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <01bbe9de$ba0c4b40$772d74cf@551137821worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.116.45.119 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 I'm looking to buy a Vetrex system. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!192.207.105.50!prodigy.com!johnsmith From: Ones-And-Zeros@Prodigy.net Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: ! MASS POST Was Here (llzojs) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 96 17:53:57 GMT Organization: Ones And Zeros, Corp. Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58upjn$7a1m@usenet1w.prodigy.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: port73.nyc3.prodigy.net X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Beta #2 MASS POST, by Ones And Zeros, will let you post to as many newsgroups as you want! To find out more about this exciting new program, visit a business newsgroup. (This ad was sent to thousands of newsgroups!) (bzpzum) + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!arclight.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!acsu.buffalo.edu!saad From: saad@acsu.buffalo.edu (Joseph Y Saad) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Subject: AUCTION till 12-31 2600,Vectrex,Sega,N64 and more Date: 14 Dec 1996 20:22:59 GMT Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 160 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58v2b3$k4b@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lictor.acsu.buffalo.edu NNTP-Posting-User: saad X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #5 (NOV) Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6078 rec.games.video.classic:68062 I am holding an auction starting 12-14-96 till 12-30-96 at Midnight. During my last auction, there was some MAJOR Problems with my mail server, Things seem to be fine now. So Please Mail me it will (or Should) get threw this time :) *** Please note that there is a $6 Minimum to order. The rules to my auction are as follows. 1. I Reserve the Right to Cancel the auction at ANY time. 2. I Reserve the Right to Denie ANY particular sale or trade. 3. I ONLY take Money orders as payment, no checks, and no COD S! 4. Shipping is $3 for cart packages, and $6 for systems. 5. All participants will be notified at the end of the auction with there total bill. 6. No games will be sent out, untill payment is first recieved. 7. There is a $6 Min to order. 8. Please E-mail me your bids, and they will be posted every night to see how the bidding is coming along, in rec.games.video.marketplace. 9. Rules are subject to change, Just protecting myself. 10. Bid increases are in $.50 advances. 11. Trades take higher priority over bids. *** I Have Doubles Or More Of The Following Games. There Condition Is Labeled Next To The Game. *** I WILL Trade the Atari Carts for NES carts or other system carts. *** I Love to trade, mail me what ya got! E-mail me at saad@acsu.buffalo.edu 2600 (All 2600 Carts are a Min $1) I Will trade 2 or 3 of your old loose games For 1 of my new games. Chopper Commnad, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Combat, Loose Cart Defender, Loose Cart Defender, Loose Cart Demons To Diamonds, Loose Cart Demons To Diamonds, Loose Cart E.T., Loose Cart E.T., Loose Cart Galaxian, Loose Cart Haunted House, Loose Cart Infiltrate (Apollo) Top Sticker Torn, Loose Cart Missile Command, Loose Cart Out Low, Loose Cart Pac Man, Loose Cart Phoenix, Loose Cart Sneak'n'Peak, Loose Cart Solaris (Shrink Wrapped) Solaris (Shrink Wrapped) Space Invaders, Loose Cart Star Voyager, Loose Cart Tennis (Activision), Loose Cart War Loards, Loose Cart Yars' Revenge, Loose Cart Yars' Revenge, Loose Cart Pilot Style Atari 2600 Stick (New in Box, Works GREAT) Min $1 7800 (All 7800 Carts are a Min $1) Choplifter! (With Box, Opened) Choplifter! (With Box, Opened) Food Fight (No Box, No manual) Loose Cart Pole Position 2 (No Box, No Manual) Loose Cart Vectrex Stuff Berzerk, Loose Cart Min $5 Hyper Chase, Loose Cart Min $5 Scramble, Loose Cart Min $5 Solar Quest, Loose Cart Min $5 Spike, Loose Cart Min $5 Spin Ball, Loose Cart (No Label) Min $5 Star Trek, Loose Cart Min $5 Will Trade For Other Vectrex carts. EMail me your List Will Also trade Vec carts for sega, Nintendo or other system carts. GameBoy Nuby Play and Carry GB Case (New in Box) Min $1 Nuby Play and Carry GB Case (New in Box) Min $1 Virtual Boy (I have 2 copies of tennis for sale/trade) Mario Tennis (No Box, No Manual) Mario Tennis (No Box, No Manual) Or will trade this one for Water World, baseball, 3D Tetris, nesters bowling or Jack Bros. Turbo Duo Crater Maze (New, NEVER Opened) $6 Or will trade for almost Any PCE or TG-16 HuCard, Mail me your list. 8Bit Nintendo (NES) Tetris by Nintendo, No box or Manual. Min $8 Zelda 2, Loose Cart Min $6 *** Will trade the NES games on a 2 to 1 trade (2 of your bad games, for 1 of my good games, Or will trade the NES games for gameboy, TG16, or others) Sega Genesis Final Fight CD (New, Never Opened) Min $5 XBand Modem (New, Never Opened) Min $5 XBand Modem (New, Never Opened) Min $5 Or will trade for other Sega carts or CD's N64 K.I. Gold (Box and Manual) Min $45 Or Will trade for a boxed and manual Wave Race Only! E-mail me at saad@acsu.buffalo.edu *** I WILL Trade The Atari Carts On A 1 To 1, Or A 2 (Or 3) To 1 Ratio For NES carts. *** I WILL Trade Anything From My Auction, Mail Me What Ya Got. *** Think My Min Bids Are TOOOOOO High? Make Me An Offer. *** I WANT SNES,NES, PCE, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, Atari 2600,5200,7800, Intelevision and Vectrex games! If ya wanna trade, let me know. My Want list is (Meaning I'll trade anything for this stuff!) Genesis (Crusaders Of Centy, Sonic & Knuckles, Garfield, Aladdin, Space Harrier 32X) NES (Super Mario 3 Japanese Famicom version, Mega Man 3,4,5,6) GameBoy (Balloon Kid, Metroid 2, Kirby 2, and Ninja Taro) TG16 (Military Madness, Neutopia 2, Space Harrier, Y's 3 cd, Cotton SCD) N64 (Pilot Wings 64, Wave Race US or Japanese) + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: "C.E. Forman" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Interested in buying a working Vectrex & Carts Date: 14 Dec 1996 21:15:45 GMT Organization: BranMuffin World Conglomerate Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <58v5e1$447@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.146.132.56 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.22ATT (Windows; U; 16bit) Mail me w/ offers -- C.E. Forman ceforman@worldnet.att.net Author of "Delusions", the 3rd place winner in the 1996 I-F Competition!! Now @ ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/competition96/delusns/delusion.z5 Read "XYZZYnews" @ http://www.interport.net/~eileen/design/xyzzynews.html Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe http://netnow.micron.net/~jgoemmer/infoshop.html + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!info.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!mr.net!news.idt.net!cdc2.cdc.net!news.texas.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!news-master!not-for-mail From: Pauldb@cris.com (Paul-David) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS:Vectrex with 4 games Date: 15 Dec 1996 06:29:16 GMT Organization: Concentric Internet Services Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5905rs$1sp@herald.concentric.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: viking.cris.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Vectrex System for Sale with 1 controller Games included are(cartridges only): Armor Attack Cosmic Chasm(cosmic chasm pcb is in a star trek case) Scramble Spike $125 shipped(usa) + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!207.98.128.66!news.good.net!news.good.net!news.cyberport.com!usenet From: cmoore@cyberport.com (cm) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vect-PC-Link-Cart Date: 15 Dec 1996 15:34:52 GMT Organization: CyberPort Station Lines: 27 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5915qs$92h@macaw.cyberport.com> References: <58skc4$h7b@news.syspac.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: pm137-75.cyberport.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.6 In article <58skc4$h7b@news.syspac.com>, cshamis@mail.syspac.comû says... > Silly question for the techies out there. Is it possible to create a cart that could link your vectrex to the PC's serial or parrellell port. Its just a hack, but man would it be cool to use the Vec's stroke display from the PC. :) Running linux of course. :) > Or maybey even come up with a cart that has a few K in it that allows to do some simple custom programming. Hmm... Im getting a little ahead of myself... A cart that could talk to the PC would probly require a shitload of circuitry. Unless you could bypass the whole thing, and let the PC's parralell port simulate the cart's signals. I wonder if a PC could generate >the signals fast enough to "emulate"? "fake"? a real cart. Okay... now lemme get braced, Tell how hard this is and why its impossible. -- >C. Shamis / This space intentionally CShamis@erinet.com / left blank. There is a card that will download game images from the PC to the vectrex, for game development, look at PC johns www page. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!mr.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 16 Dec 1996 07:18:26 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 5 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Yes is this true? Wayne. -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!info.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: 16 Dec 1996 07:16:35 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 38 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi Guys. Yes I got sick of everybody talking about the Laser Vectrex, nobody helping, and people saying how expensive it would be. So I went out and made a projection one myself. Firstly I was experimenting with my old Atari Lynx and had it running on the ceiling (yes) about 16 times the size or so. But the image is very weak, though the Lynx uses enough power to light a room it is dipersed at a wide angle. The problem is that the visible image is only a narrow angle, if you include the light from the resty of the angles it interferes with the quality, so I could barely see my nephews Batman game's background. Well I then got back home and tried this on the Vectrex, and hey presto, magnificento. 10 foot by 6 foot Games on my ceiling. What did I do well you know those book magnifying sheets, well I picked up a couple of big ones from Big W. I then applied them at the appropriate distances above the the unit :), held up by rulers, dowling and yellow tac. The sheets need to be clean, because they don't give a good optical image. The bend in the middle can be cured by turnning the sheets every now and again ;), or putting addition support in. The slightly off optical qualities don't matter as we are using lines to draw. The only slight problems are that you have to turn the brightness right up, which may permantly damage the phospor coating on the inside of the monitor if the machine keeps drawing accross one position, so watch for this. The image is also reversed and turned upside down, something I have to look into. Well have fujn all up it might cost less than $10. Wayne. More installed. -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!enews.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!nickb From: nickb@primenet.com (Nick S Bensema) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: 16 Dec 1996 13:28:04 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 31 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <594bck$ilm@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> X-Posted-By: nickb@206.165.5.110 (nickb) In article <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au>, Wayne Morellini wrote: >Hi Guys. > >Yes I got sick of everybody talking about the Laser Vectrex, nobody helping, >and people saying how expensive it would be. So I went out and made a >projection one myself. -snip- >What did I do well you know those book magnifying sheets, well I picked up a >couple of big ones from Big W. I then applied them at the appropriate >distances above the the unit :), held up by rulers, dowling and yellow tac. >The sheets need to be clean, because they don't give a good optical image. >The bend in the middle can be cured by turnning the sheets every now and >again ;), or putting addition support in. The slightly off optical >qualities don't matter as we are using lines to draw. -snip- >Well have fujn all up it might cost less than $10. You are a bloody genius. I tried it now, with a little bookmark-sized one and it was excellent. The image could probably be reversed with a mirror before projection. Congratulations, you've made history without blinding any small children. -- N i c k B e n s e m a < n i c k b @ p r i m e n e t . c o m > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I've been fooling you all this time! I live in ARIZONA! 98-KUPD Red Card Holder #710563 WedSpc License #71.0563 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!krishna From: Glenn Saunders Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vect-PC-Link-Cart Date: 16 Dec 1996 15:10:01 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 35 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <594hbp$t04@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <58skc4$h7b@news.syspac.com> <5915qs$92h@macaw.cyberport.com> X-Posted-By: krishna@206.165.5.105 (krishna) This subject comes up again and again and it's mainly a lack of intiative and resources on the parts of those who frequent this newsgroup which has prevented this from becoming a reality. I remember encouraging the RAMcart idea a long time ago, although I could do nothing but do so verbally, since I'm not a hacker. After a while I gave up trying to get people to do more than blow hot air about the project, and the Supercharger CD became my project. What does that have to do with a Vec RAMCART idea? Well, being that the Supercharger is in essense a ramcart (volatile) and I/O interface for the Atari 2600, a cart which has already been heavily mass produced and is already owned by many collectors (and is already of intrinsic value due to the unique games available for it) making it into a true dev system was wholly a software issue, which was solved when the Supercharger audio format and memory management system was rediscovered and relearned. Unfortunately, any RAMcart system for the Vec will require someone to spend a good deal of time and money building them and then hope that people out there will buy them before any fruits from these labors come. Or a general-purpose hack file will require each user to be a hacker as well. Odds are, end users will not get them, thus defeating one of the purposes of such a device--easy electronic game distribution to the remaining userbase that are "wired". That being said, a RAMcart of 32K of read/write SRAM, taking advantage of the full linear address space provided by the Vec's cart port, let alone a banking scheme with more memory available, and a parallel or serial interface would no doubt give the Vec enough space to deliver games far deeper than anything we've yet seen for it (I would think 32K goes quite a long way in a vector environment which doesn't require the storage of bitmaps), and a far more convenient dev and distribution solution than cannibalizing old carts and burning EPROMs for them. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: Gordon Glenn Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Projection Vectrex Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 20:28:46 -0800 Organization: Netcom Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B6217E.19F5@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdx-ca27-52.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Dec 16 10:29:10 PM CST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) Hmmm... why use magnifying glasses? How about this as an idea for a bigger screen? Point your camcorder at the Vectrex and plug the camcorder into your 50 inch big screen t.v. or LCD front screen projector and play Vectrex like it has never been played before! What? You don't have a big screen t.v.? Hey, I can't figure everything out for you! Gordon -- Gordon A. Glenn aka Boojiboy -- gaglenn@ix.netcom.com Likes: Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, X-Files, Stephen King Video Game Systems Owned: Fairchild Channel F, Atari VCS/2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision II, Vectrex, NES, SNES, SMS, Genesis, TurboDuo, 3DO, Jaguar... with more to come! Check out my web page devoted to Middle Aged Gamers at http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/midgamer.html In the real world I am a personal injury attorney in San Diego, California. Check out my law office web page at http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/lawoffice.html + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!newsgate.cuhk.edu.hk!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!ix.netcom.com!news From: osu-uma Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 13:51:55 -0800 Organization: Netcom Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B5C47B.70B1@ix.netcom.com> References: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <594bck$ilm@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ple-ca17-15.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Mon Dec 16 1:54:45 PM PST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Actually, there is no need to use a mirror, just swap the wires going to the deflection coils on the yoke of the CRT. Even though the CRT is fairly bright, I would still think that the room would have to be pitch dark to see the screen projected to +6' in size. Still, sometimes problems with old technology require old technology solutions. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: Keatah Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:02:31 -0800 Organization: Piles of stuff in the basement. Lines: 42 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B60D47.354F@worldnet.att.net> References: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.146.161.200 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E (Win16; I) Still not a LASER unit. But kinda funcky I guess! Wayne Morellini wrote: > > Hi Guys. > > Yes I got sick of everybody talking about the Laser Vectrex, nobody helping, > and people saying how expensive it would be. So I went out and made a > projection one myself. > > Firstly I was experimenting with my old Atari Lynx and had it running on the > ceiling (yes) about 16 times the size or so. But the image is very weak, > though the Lynx uses enough power to light a room it is dipersed at a wide > angle. The problem is that the visible image is only a narrow angle, > if you include the light from the resty of the angles it interferes with the > quality, so I could barely see my nephews Batman game's background. > > Well I then got back home and tried this on the Vectrex, and hey presto, > magnificento. 10 foot by 6 foot Games on my ceiling. > > What did I do well you know those book magnifying sheets, well I picked up a > couple of big ones from Big W. I then applied them at the appropriate > distances above the the unit :), held up by rulers, dowling and yellow tac. > The sheets need to be clean, because they don't give a good optical image. > The bend in the middle can be cured by turnning the sheets every now and > again ;), or putting addition support in. The slightly off optical > qualities don't matter as we are using lines to draw. > > The only slight problems are that you have to turn the brightness right up, > which may permantly damage the phospor coating on the inside of the monitor > if the machine keeps drawing accross one position, so watch for this. The > image is also reversed and turned upside down, something I have to look > into. > > Well have fujn all up it might cost less than $10. > > Wayne. > > More installed. > > -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: pcjohn@crisp.net Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Nntp-Posting-User: (Unauthenticated) Reply-To: pcjohn@crisp.net Message-ID: References: <32B6217E.19F5@ix.netcom.com> X-Trace: 850831279/16977 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pcjohn.crisp.net Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 13:57:09 GMT Lines: 18 >Hmmm... why use magnifying glasses? How about this as an >idea for a bigger screen? Point your camcorder at the >Vectrex and plug the camcorder into your 50 inch big screen >t.v. or LCD front screen projector and play Vectrex like it >has never been played before! What? You don't have a big >screen t.v.? Hey, I can't figure everything out for you! You haven't tried this wonderful idea, have you ? Take it from a Vectrex pro, it won't work. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!howland.erols.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: diskountrs@aol.com (DisKountrs) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Complete Video Game Catalog Date: 17 Dec 1996 18:12:04 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 75 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961217181100.NAA08634@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Thank you for inquiring about the: DisKounters Video Game Catalog. 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My computer only has 1 MB video RAM and 8 MB standard RAM, so it's really a pain trying to do the higher res. ones. Anyway the zip file with the overlays and the VOL file is at: http://home.aol.com/waltdg Sorry about the delay... Walt + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!worldnet.att.net!uunet!in3.uu.net!192.89.123.24!nntp.inet.fi!crawler.dlc.fi!usenet From: jorge@mailloop.com Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Bulk Mailing Software Date: 18 Dec 1996 04:52:00 GMT Organization: Mailloop Software Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <597t9g$klr@crawler.dlc.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: cnc02516.concentric.net Mailloop is bulk mailing software that will revolutionize how people advertise on the internet. See what all the fuss is about: http://www.mailloop.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: 18 Dec 1996 06:47:21 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 45 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59841p$aqf@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <594bck$ilm@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <32B5C47B.70B1@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] osu-uma (osu-uma@ix.netcom.com) wrote: : Actually, there is no need to use a mirror, just swap the wires going to : the deflection coils on the yoke of the CRT. : Even though the CRT is fairly bright, I would still think that the room : would have to be pitch dark to see the screen projected to +6' in size. : Still, sometimes problems with old technology require old technology : solutions. Well yes the image is fairly dull at 6 foot, and would only tolerate the light of the TV set from the next room. But this is a proof of concept, now we can go on. I have been searching for the TV projection boxs that they used to advertise in the Popular Science magazines, but have only found the TV screen enlargers. The projection box would be a complete set up solution, but the TV enlarger screens are basically the same as the book marks. Origionally when the TV enlarger lens was developed it was used in the 1986? film Brazil, upon hereing of this odity I went and ordered one, but removed it a couple of years ago. I presently have a catalogue with the item in it and am thinking of getting one. The problem with the present one is that it is too flexible (sags in the middle) and to small, misses the extra light at the edges. The quality of the image would also be less. But if you see one of these enlargers it should be a good solution. Now future, single projection tubes connectted to the Vectrex like the monitor is should be able to do the same job. The problem is I am having difficulty finding a supplier and I have a better idea. Well we all know those miniture B&W TV sets, well they might be capable of doing the Job. Now I asked if the Vectrex was out of Patent because in some countries patents only last 15 years. This makes it possible to remake the circuit with new Roms that have the same routine locations (thus some of my questions of the past as to wherever the the games used the specified subroutines or just jump into them willy nilly) and hook them up. It would be also possible to make a custom chip with most of the components on one chip, hook it up to a suitable tube (simplisticly) and sell it ;). Using a single pixel LCD filter then you could get at least 256 colours, I have most of these technologies down on my books allready. Well what do you think? Wayne. -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!ix.netcom.com!news From: Gordon Glenn Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:09:20 -0800 Organization: Netcom Lines: 31 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B798A0.719E@ix.netcom.com> References: <32B6217E.19F5@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdx-ca23-53.ix.netcom.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Dec 18 1:09:44 AM CST 1996 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) pcjohn@crisp.net wrote: > > >Hmmm... why use magnifying glasses? How about this as an > >idea for a bigger screen? Point your camcorder at the > >Vectrex and plug the camcorder into your 50 inch big screen > >t.v. or LCD front screen projector and play Vectrex like it > >has never been played before! What? You don't have a big > >screen t.v.? Hey, I can't figure everything out for you! > > You haven't tried this wonderful idea, have you ? > > Take it from a Vectrex pro, it won't work. I admit that I have never tried it. (Like your site by the way!) If I can remember, I will try it this weekend and report the results. Gordon -- Gordon A. Glenn aka Boojiboy -- gaglenn@ix.netcom.com Likes: Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, X-Files, Stephen King Video Game Systems Owned: Fairchild Channel F, Atari VCS/2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision II, Vectrex, Colecovision, NES, SNES, SMS, Genesis, TurboDuo, 3DO, Jaguar... with more to come! Check out my web page devoted to Middle Aged Gamers at http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/midgamer.html In the real world I am a personal injury attorney in San Diego, California. Check out my law office web page at http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/lawoffice.html + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Breakthrough, (Formerly Laser Vectrex). Date: 18 Dec 1996 07:22:33 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 63 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59863p$aqf@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <592t0j$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <594bck$ilm@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <32B5C47B.70B1@ix.netcom.com> <59841p$aqf@janus.cqu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I had to continue on here because this servers news editor has a propensity to die when editing without leaving a backup. Well anyway, last night I tried to make joystick adaptors for my Vectrex until I realised that I got the wrong parts list. I was planning on hooking up these infrared Sega Genisis controllers to them, does anybody know how the Sega decodes the switches or have any for sale ($65US is a bit much for me)? Tonight I want to get onto :) hooking my multimedia speakers to it, 120 Watts Peak, with little bass distortion. By the way another little tibit I picked up was that those rear projection arcade machines use high brightness CRT projection TUBES, they are like normal, monitors except for the brightness. Pitty they are pixelised. Another public revelation is that I thought up a few designs to solve the laser writing speed problem, the most promising from memory are: - a magnetically controlled lense that the laser is fired into, that is moved so as to fire the laser in the desired direction. - Coming after this I decided that to mount a laser ontop of a piezo electrical crystal (or one of the other things) and fire it into the lense, the slight angle being amplified by the lense :). This was stired by some sort of information (I dont rember) that suggested that it was possible to mount a semiconductor laser this way. You could mount a mirror on it and fire the laser int that. (string them together aswell). Lastly the one I was going to go with: A metalic coated fibroptic wire is fed from the laser to a feild. Like the CRT the light photons then become electromagnectically controllable. You either drag the fibre to the edge of an electromagnectic ring, or suspend it. Very cheap, and with the right fibre maybe a 100 hours use between fibre changes. A lense could enlarge the angle. Now I figured out another way without lasers. Well now after I have revealed this it shouldn't be patentable, and if anybody tries to I won't be happy ;(. I'll therefore say that this information is copyrighted Wayne Morellini, 1996 (in absense of the copyright symbol (not needed in some countries). I hereby give permission for use of this information only on the proviso that it be referenced/attributed to Wayne Morellini, Rockhampton, Australia, 1996. So this allows you to use it hopefully without patenting the market. (Well I haven't heard them suggested elsewhere). May I also state that the above is just my personal opinion and gives no gaurantee of correctness or functionality (as I am probably wrong about some things). Have fun. Wayne. - Have fun. Wayne. -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Projection Vectrex Date: 18 Dec 1996 07:26:22 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 32 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5986au$aqf@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <32B6217E.19F5@ix.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Gordon Glenn (gaglenn@ix.netcom.com) wrote: : Hmmm... why use magnifying glasses? How about this as an : idea for a bigger screen? Point your camcorder at the : Vectrex and plug the camcorder into your 50 inch big screen : t.v. or LCD front screen projector and play Vectrex like it : has never been played before! What? You don't have a big : screen t.v.? Hey, I can't figure everything out for you! I have the camcorder, but I wasn't planning on using that end. Well people have nocked this sort of idea before because the TV isn't as bright and the mask is a bit grainy. The other problems I have is that it isn't portable and probably won't ussually cost less than 10 dollers. Wayne. : Gordon : -- : Gordon A. Glenn aka Boojiboy -- gaglenn@ix.netcom.com : Likes: Sci-Fi, Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, X-Files, Stephen King : Video Game Systems Owned: Fairchild Channel F, Atari VCS/2600, : Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Intellivision II, Vectrex, NES, SNES, SMS, : Genesis, TurboDuo, 3DO, Jaguar... with more to come! : Check out my web page devoted to Middle Aged Gamers at : http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/midgamer.html : In the real world I am a personal injury attorney in San Diego, : California. : Check out my law office web page at : http://www.netcom.com/~gaglenn/lawoffice.html -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!newspump.sol.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news-stkh.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!eru.mt.luth.se!newsfeed.luth.se!news.luth.se!erix.ericsson.se!erinews.ericsson.se!antares.lu.erisoft.se!usenet From: Adam Bergstrom Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: HW info needed Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 12:37:08 +0100 Organization: Ericsson Erisoft AB Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B7D764.6BE6@um.erisoft.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: uws101.um.erisoft.se Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) I have searched the net for decent info on the cartridge connector of the vectrex. I have the schematics scans, but they are useless, as the scan is too low quality to see any pin-numbers or names. I would like a good scan of the schematics, or just pin-names/numbers. /Adam + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!cliffs.rs.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: waltdg@aol.com (WaltDG) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Patriots overlay for DVE1.20 Date: 18 Dec 1996 14:42:01 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961218144101.JAA26158@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com It seems my original post didn't make it through... I have created a Patriots overlay and put it (and only it) on my web page. The zip file that is downloadable there contains only the first 3 lower res. PCX files and the VOL file. I don't know if I'll try to do the last 2, since my computer's memory limitations make it very difficult. BTW, this overlay was designed specifically for DVE1.20 (and will work with higher versions). The point is, I don't know how it would work as a real overlay, but if anyone tries to make it as one let me know. I'd love to have it as one I could actually use on my Vectrex. http://home.aol.com/waltdg Hope you like it. Walt + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-200.sprintlink.net!news.rain.net!news.aracnet.com!aquarius From: aquarius@aracnet.com (Chris Stafford) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.forsale Subject: ** VECTREX SYSTEM FOR SALE ** Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 08:47:57 -0800 Organization: aracnet.com -- Portland's loudest electrons Lines: 35 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-r49.aracnet.com X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.2.0b7 Hi, I have the following wunnerful Vectrex System For Sale: * Vectrex Console in clean, good working condition.. No damage.. * Vectrex Controller in clean, smooth-playing condition.. No damage.. (Missing 3 of the tiny, thin rubber feet on base only..) * Sorry, no overlay for the built-in game, "MineStorm", available.. ** $175.00 which includes SHIPPING via USPS Priority (2 - 3 day service) ANYWHERE in the CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.. ** ** Payment in the form of Bank Money Order accepted for immediate shipment upon receipt, or Personal Checks are accepted with a 7 - 10 business day wait for clearance before shipment ** ** ALSO AVAILABLE ** - "Heads-Up" Soccer (cartridge only): $20.00 - "Berserk" (cartridge, box and overlay, no instructions): $35.00 - "Scramble" (cartridge only): $20.00 - "Spike" (cartridge only): $20.00 ** Shipping= $2.00 per cartridge ANYWHERE in the CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES .. ** * Thanks, Chris.. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newshost.vvm.com!usenet From: "William M. Hayden" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Looking for menu17a.zip Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 19:03:55 -0600 Organization: USA Lines: 9 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B8947B.59EE@vvm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: k5slip504.vvm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) I am looking for the menu driven front end for DVE by Andrew Bond. The program file name is menu17a.zip. If anyone has it and doesn't mind sending it to me I would be real happy. Thank you William M. Hayden Electronic Technician Communications/Computer USA whayden@vvm.com http://www.vvm.com/~whayden + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!torn!news1.bellglobal.com!freenet-news.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an914 From: an914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Shawn Scallen) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: ** VECTREX SYSTEM FOR SALE ** Date: 19 Dec 1996 06:04:35 GMT Organization: The National Capital FreeNet Lines: 48 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59altj$1pr@freenet-news.carleton.ca> References: Reply-To: an914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Shawn Scallen) NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet6.carleton.ca X-Given-Sender: an914@freenet6.carleton.ca (Shawn Scallen) shit, i'd sell my vectrex for $125 PPD in the US, mind you regular post... ss Chris Stafford (aquarius@aracnet.com) writes: > Hi, > > I have the following wunnerful Vectrex System For Sale: > > * Vectrex Console in clean, good working condition.. No damage.. > * Vectrex Controller in clean, smooth-playing condition.. No damage.. > (Missing 3 of the tiny, thin rubber feet on base only..) > * Sorry, no overlay for the built-in game, "MineStorm", available.. > > ** $175.00 which includes SHIPPING via USPS Priority (2 - 3 day service) > ANYWHERE in the CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.. ** > > ** Payment in the form of Bank Money Order accepted for immediate shipment > upon receipt, or Personal Checks are accepted with a 7 - 10 business > day wait for clearance > before shipment ** > > ** ALSO AVAILABLE ** > > - "Heads-Up" Soccer (cartridge only): $20.00 > - "Berserk" (cartridge, box and overlay, no instructions): $35.00 > - "Scramble" (cartridge only): $20.00 > - "Spike" (cartridge only): $20.00 > > ** Shipping= $2.00 per cartridge ANYWHERE in the CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES .. ** > > > > > > > * Thanks, > > > Chris.. -- shawn scallen - an914@freenet.carleton.ca - 613-234-PUNX CKCU-FM music director * photographer * vectrex/colecovision/atari fan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ for info on ottawa & area shows/events email --> punx@proton.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!newshub.sdsu.edu!news1.best.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!nrchh45.rich.nt.com!crchh327.rich.bnr.ca!woodcock From: woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HW info needed Date: 19 Dec 1996 16:10:27 GMT Organization: Bell-Northern Research; Richardson, Texas, USA Lines: 40 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59bpdj$o05@crchh327.rich.bnr.ca> References: <32B7D764.6BE6@um.erisoft.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: carphc21.rich.bnr.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Adam Bergstrom (adam.bergstrom@um.erisoft.se) wrote: : I have searched the net for decent info on the cartridge : connector of the vectrex. I have the schematics scans, but : they are useless, as the scan is too low quality to see any : pin-numbers or names. I would like a good scan of the schematics, : or just pin-names/numbers. The even pin numbers are on the top while the odd are on the bottom. one and two start on the right side (or near side as oriented when cart is inside the base unit), and 35 and 36 are on the left (or far) side. 36 2 +--------------------+ +--------------------+ 35 1 Pin # Designation ("!" indicates logical NOT; i.e. logic low activates) Vcc=+5VDC (MPU 7) 2 1 Halt! (MPU 40) Vcc=+5VDC (MPU 7) 4 3 A7 (ROM 1) A8 (ROM 23) 6 5 A6 (ROM 2) A9 (ROM 22) 8 7 A5 (ROM 3) A11 (ROM 21) 10 9 A4 (ROM 4) OE!/Vpp (ROM 20) (LS32 1) 12 11 A3 (ROM 3) A10 (ROM 19) 14 13 A2 (ROM 6) CE! (ROM 18) A15 (MPU 23) (LS32 2) 16 15 A1 (ROM 7) D7 (ROM 17) 18 17 A0 (ROM 8) D6 (ROM 16) 20 19 D0 (ROM 9) D5 (ROM 15) 22 21 D1 (ROM 10) D4 (ROM 14) 24 23 D2 (ROM 11) D3 (ROM 13) 26 25 GND GND (ROM 12) 28 27 GND R/W! (33 Ohms to MPU 32) (PIA 22) 30 29 A12 (MPU 20) CART!(?) (LS32 3) 32 31 A13 (MPU 21) NMI! (MPU 2) 34 33 A14 (MPU 22) IRQ! (MPU 3) 36 35 PB6(?) (PIA 16) -- THANX...Gregg day 214.684.7380 night UNLIST/PUBL TEXAS NOT CANADA! woodcock@nortel.com or bn202@cleveland.freenet.edu *CLASSIC VIDEOGAME COLLECTOR BUY/SELL/TRADE NON-COMPUTER (ARCADE/HOME)* "If you quote me on this I'll have to deny it; I won't remember because I have such a bad memory. Not only that, but my memory is *terrible*." + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.idt.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newshost.vvm.com!usenet From: "William M. Hayden" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 14:41:28 -0600 Organization: USA Lines: 15 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: k1slip144.vvm.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Wayne Morellini wrote: > > Yes is this true? > > Wayne. > > -- I don't think it is out of patent. However the company that holds that patent has gone under and the resulting parties have given permission to do with it what you will. I believe I read about this at http://www.nfinity.com/~swhalen/node99/index.html or http://gator.naples.net/~saturn/vectrex/dve/index.html Cannot be sure where. Hope that is what you were asking. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!howland.erols.net!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!mindspring!uunet!in1.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: pcjohn@crisp.net Subject: Merry Vectrex ! (A Gift Wrapped Message) X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Nntp-Posting-User: (Unauthenticated) Reply-To: pcjohn@crisp.net Message-ID: X-Trace: 851114993/23037 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pcjohn.crisp.net Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 20:45:17 GMT Lines: 72 Ho ! Ho ! Hoooo ! Well, the year is near its end and we've seen some great new games for the Vectrex, including Vector Vaders, Patriots, All Good Things and Clay Cowgill's Moon Lander. What's to come ? As I posted earlier, I intend to continue writing Vectrex games, but not for awhile. I hope to release my next major game sometime in June. I have several ideas, and all I'll disclose for now, is that it will be worth the wait. I have some basic code for a few of my ideas, but my goal is to exceed Patriots, as well as keep to an original title. As for my Vectrex, with all its run time, the old boy is on its last legs. I'm running my latest creation (more on this in a moment) and the screen is struggling to maintain a steady picture, and the sound amplifier is so weak that even with the volume all the way up, I can barely hear anything. So the Vectrex will be undergoing major surgery soon, with a Zanen cap kit and some new audio components. Between this and my recently acquired GUNFIGHT machine, I'll be giving my soldering iron a workout. As promised, I'm still releasing the 4K freebie game, but it's not going to be an original as planned. Along with the GUNFIGHT machine, I recently acquired an ASTEROIDS DELUXE machine. I've found a few things I don't like in Rockaroids and have updated the game to: ROCKAROIDS REMIX: ROCK FASTER ! It's essentially the same game, but a little more stress on the rocks. Everything is smaller, so there's more room to manuever. And keeping with the title, the rocks fly ! The medium and small rocks move twice as fast as the original. All Good Things will keep the original Rockaroids game. Rockaroids Remix will be distributed as follows: #1 - I will be bulk E-Mailing the binary image to whoever wants it on December 24th. Send me a request if you want it. #2 - I have a limited amount of 4K Vectrex boards that I will be making games with, probably around 20 or so. I am charging $5, which will include shipping (more outside the US). This money is to cover the expense of the EPROM, packing and shipping. These boards will be shipping in January. I have a list of people who expressed interest in the 4K game already, and I will be sending an info-pack E-Mail in a couple of weeks. The binary image will be available on my web page in January, And more good news: I am moving to a new web provider in January. In addition to the regular Vectrex stuff I offer, you will be able to download the original, documented (sort of) source code to Vector Vaders and Patriots ! The binary file for my new Colecovision game/demo will also be there ! The new address will be posted when it's ready ! That's all for now, Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it, and Happy New Year to everyone ! John Dondzila pcjohn@crisp.net http://www.crisp.net/home/pcjohn/index.html + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-fw-12.sprintlink.net!nntp.sprintmail.com!news@sprintmail.com From: Free Money Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: RAPID CASH Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 03:48:45 -0500 Organization: Sprint Internet Passport Lines: 125 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32BBA46D.6417@money.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: sdn-ts-042mdrelrp09.dialsprint.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01E-SI001B02 (Win95; U) This is the fairest, most honest way I have seen to share in the wealth of the world.! Take five minutes to read this and it WILL change your life. If you want to know how to make thousands of dollars quickly, legally, and with NO CATCH, then keep reading. The Internet has grown tremendously. It doubles in size every 4 months. Think about it. You see those 'Make Money Fast' posts more and more. That's ... because it WORKS ! So I thought, all those new users might make it work. And I decided to try it out, a few months ago. Besides, what's $5.00, I spend more than that in the morning on my way to work on coffee and cigs for the day. So I sent in my money and posted. Everyone was calling it a scam, but there are SO many new users from AOL, Netcom, etc. they will join in and make it work for you. Well, two weeks later, I began receiving bucks in the mail! I couldn't believe it! Not just a little, I mean big bucks! At first only a few hundred dollars, then a week later, a couple of thousand, then BOOM. By the end of the fourth week, I had received nearly $47,000.00. It came from all over the world. And every bit of it perfectly legal and on the up and up. I've been able to pay off all my bills and still had enough left over for a nice vacation for me and my family. Not only does it work for me, it works for other folks as well. Markus Valppu says he made $57,883 in four weeks. Dave Manning claims he made $53,664 in the same amount of time. Dan Shepstone says it was only $17,000 for him. Do I know these folks? No, but when I read how they say they did it, it made sense to me. Enough sense that I'm taking a similar chance with $5 of my own bucks. Not a big chance, I admit--but one with incredible potential, because $5 is all anyone ever invests in this system. Period. That's all Markus, Dave, or Dan invested, yet their $5 netted them tens of thousands of dollars each, in a safe, legal, completely legitimate way. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: STEP 1. Invest your $5 by writing your name and address on five separate pieces of paper along with the words: "PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR MAILING LIST." (In this way, you're not just sending a dollar to someone; you're paying for a legitimate service.) Fold a $1 bill inside each paper, and mail them by standard U. S. Mail to the following five addresses: 1. Michael Barratt - 27 Park Ave. - Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 2. Brian Truter - 101 N. Park Avenue - Springfield, IL 62702 3. J. Campbell - 1040 C Winners Circle - Bowling Green, KY 42104 4. Joost Walter - P.O. Box 259 - 2870-AG Schoonhoven The Netherlands 5. S. Thomas - P.O. Box 4945 - Tampa, FL 33677-4945 STEP 2. Now remove the top name from the list, and move the other names up. This way, #5 becomes #4 and so on. Put your name in as the fifth one on the list. STEP 3. Post the article to at least 250 newsgroups. There are at least 19000 newsgroups at any given moment in time. Try posting to as many newsgroups as you can. Remember the more groups you post to, the more people will see your article and send you cash! STEP 4. You are now in business for yourself, and should start seeing returns within 7 to 14 days! Remember, the Internet is new and huge. There is no way you can lose. Now here is how and why this system works: Out of every block of 250 posts I made, I got back 5 responses. Yes, that's right, only 5. You make $5.00 in cash, not checks or money orders, but real cash with your name at #5. Each additional person who sent you $1.00 now also makes 250 additional postings with your name at #4, 1000 postings. On average then, 50 people will send you $1.00 with your name at #4,....$50.00 in your pocket! Now these 50 new people will make 250 postings each with your name at #3 or 10,000 postings. Average return, 500 people= $500. They make 250 postings each with your name at #2= 100,000 postings=5000 returns at $1.00 each=$5,000.00 in cash! Finally, 5,000 people make 250 postings each with your name at #1 and you get a return of $60,000 before your name drops off the list. And that's only if everyone down the line makes only 250 postings each! Your total income for this one cycle is $55,000. >From time to time when you see your name is no longer on the list, you take the latest posting you can find and start all over again. The end result depends on you. You must follow through and repost this article everywhere you can think of. The more postings you make, the more cash ends up in your mailbox. It's too easy and too cheap to pass up!!! So that's it. Pretty simple sounding stuff, huh? But believe me, it works. There are millions of people surfing the net every day, all day, all over the world. And 100,000 new people get on the net every day. You know that, you've seen the stories in the paper. So, my friend, read and follow the simple instructions and play fair. That's the key, and that's all there is to it. Print this out right now so you can refer back to this article easily. Try to keep an eye on all the postings you made to make sure everyone is playing fairly. You know where your name should be. If you're really not sure or still think this can't be for real, then don't do it. But please print this article and pass it along to someone you know who really needs the bucks, and see what happens. REMEMBER....HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. YOU DON'T NEED TO CHEAT THE BASIC IDEA TO MAKE THE BUCKS! GOOD LUCK TO ALL, AND PLEASE PLAY FAIR AND YOU WILL WIN AND MAKE SOME REAL INSTANT FREE CASH! *** By the way, if you try to deceive people by posting the messages with your name in the list and not sending the bucks to the people already included, you will not get much. I know someone who did this and only got about $150 (and that's after two months). Then he sent the 5 bills, people added him to their lists, and in 4-5 weeks he had over $10,000! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.ivic.net!usenet From: redbeard@ivic.net (William J. Gardner) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Re: AUCTION Update Vec,2600,7800,N64 KI,tg16,nes stuff Date: Sat, 21 Dec 96 21:56:15 GMT Organization: IVIC.net Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: <597vad$7va@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ivic-dyn54.ivic.net X-Newsreader: Quarterdeck Message Center [2.00] Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6109 rec.games.video.marketplace:98806 When You talk about Vectrex the old black and white comes with asteroids built in game If so I got a unit and might be looking for some carts-- Bill Gardner AKA >-REDBEARD-< + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: AUCTION warning, unfortunately : John Tranter Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 22:52:13 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32bdb974.4016784@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: volans142.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6114 rec.games.video.marketplace:98953 rec.games.video.atari:95643 I hate having to do this, but... John Tranter, (jtranter@lark.cc.ukans.edu) bought several items in my first auction, last month. I have yet to receive any kind of payment from him, despite a couple emails claiming he was just about to send. It has now been over a month since he said he was sending his money order. The big bummer here is that he had winning bids on more items than any other person, $51.00 of items including several game systems. Over the past two weeks I have emailed him repeatedly and have received no response. I assume this indicates he isn't sending money. I subsequently must advise auctioneers to not accept bids from him. -Bill Stanton + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.direct.ca!news.wildstar.net!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 23 Dec 1996 08:02:47 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 24 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59leb7$8u2@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] What I was implying is if this were the case another company could copy the design and make a Vectrex compatable system, though I have no interest in doing it. Wayne. William M. Hayden (whayden@vvm.com) wrote: : Wayne Morellini wrote: : > : > Yes is this true? : > : > Wayne. : > : > -- : I don't think it is out of patent. However the company that holds that : patent has gone under and the resulting parties have given permission to : do with it what you will. I believe I read about this at : http://www.nfinity.com/~swhalen/node99/index.html or : http://gator.naples.net/~saturn/vectrex/dve/index.html : Cannot be sure where. Hope that is what you were asking. -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction: Update#1-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc. Date: Sun, 22 Dec 1996 19:49:03 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 302 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32bd8fd5.2545524@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans65.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6116 rec.games.video.atari:95675 rec.games.video.classic:68657 rec.games.video.marketplace:99022 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 -$8-John M (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II -$5min (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$35-TomHeroes (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F System II -$10-Macra (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$25-sahn (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed System -$20-Macra (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System Bundle -$11-John M (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S8). Atari 2600 base unit -$5min (tested, no power supply) S9). Intellivision -$5-jonkru (tested) S10). Intellivision -$10min (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$5-rflagg (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$5-mhollis (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$6-John M (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$60-helmet (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5min (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5min (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3min (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY! *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 (Multiplication, Division) C4). Cart #9 (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 (Memory Match 1 & 2) $2-Rikard *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) C20). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C50). Outlaw (boxed) C51). Homerun (boxed) *** Intellivision C15). Space Battle (Mattel) C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual) C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box) C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) C41). Space Battle C42). Tennis C43). Astrosmash C44). Black Jack C45). NBA Basketball C46). Horse Racing C47). Q*Bert C48). NFL Football C49). Burgertime *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) C19). Touch Typing (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete C21). Cosmic Conflict C22). Alien Invaders Plus C23). Electronic Table Soccer C24). Showdown in 2100 AD C25). Baseball! C26). War of Nerves C27). Monkeyshines! C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label) C29). Invaders From Hyperspace C30). Computer Golf C31). K.C. Munchkin C32). Thunderball C33). Football C34). Blockout/Breakdown C35). Bowling/Basketball C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $2-Rikard (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash (Tomy, lights) HH6). Fire Engine (Tandy, LCD) HH7). Simon (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard (Tomytronics, VFD) HH9). Highway (Tandy, LCD) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$40-Dave Holgate (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in) M2). Vectrex controller -$15-TomHeroes (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$5min (Tested) M4). Atari 1010 Cassette -$5min M5). Atari 1027 Printer -$5min M6). Atari 1030 -$5min (300bps modem) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3min (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3min (2, both tested) M7c). Atari Joysticks Set #3 -$3min (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M9). 12" diagonal Magnavox -$10min (monochrome monitor) M10). PS/2 Model 25 -$10min (IBM's Mac imitation, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$10min (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5min (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M13). Commodore 1520 -$5min (color plotter, untested) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction:Update#2-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc. Date: Mon, 23 Dec 1996 21:41:45 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 331 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32befc37.2358975@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: volans105.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6117 rec.games.video.atari:95720 rec.games.video.classic:68694 rec.games.video.marketplace:99077 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 -$8-John M (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II -$5-Jon (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$40-Meatyard (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F System II -$15-Ken (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$50-lordjeff (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed System -$20-Macra (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System Bundle -$11-John M (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S8). Atari 2600 base unit -$5min (tested, no power supply) S9). Intellivision -$6-DisKountrs (tested) S10). Intellivision -$10-Ken (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$5-rflagg (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$6-DisKountrs (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$15-Xtrupula (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$60-helmet (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5min (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5-Rikard (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3min (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$2-DisKountrs (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$2-DisKountrs (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$2-DisKountrs (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$2-DisKountrs (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$2-DisKountrs (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $3-DisKountrs (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$1-DisKountrs (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$1-DisKountrs (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) C52). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C50). Outlaw (boxed) C51). Homerun (boxed) *** Intellivision C15). Space Battle (Mattel) C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual) C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box) C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon C41). Space Battle C42). Tennis C43). Astrosmash C44). Black Jack C45). NBA Basketball C46). Horse Racing C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon C48). NFL Football C49). Burgertime *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$1-DisKountrs C19). Touch Typing -$1-DisKountrs (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$1-Jon C21). Cosmic Conflict C22). Alien Invaders Plus C23). Electronic Table Soccer C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon C25). Baseball! C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon C27). Monkeyshines! -$1-Jon C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label) -$1-Jon C29). Invaders From Hyperspace C30). Computer Golf C31). K.C. Munchkin C32). Thunderball C33). Football C34). Blockout/Breakdown C35). Bowling/Basketball C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $2-Rikard (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash (Tomy, VFD) HH6). Fire Engine (Tandy, LCD) HH7). Simon (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard (Tomytronics, VFD) HH9). Highway (Tandy, LCD) HH10). Galaxian (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$40-Dave Holgate (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in) M2). Vectrex controller -$16-DisKountrs (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs (Tested) M4). Atari 1010 Cassette -$5min M5). Atari 1027 Printer -$5min M6). Atari 1030 -$5min (300bps modem) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3min (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3min (2, both tested) M7c). Atari Joysticks Set #3 -$3min (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M9). 12" diagonal Magnavox -$10min (monochrome monitor) M10). PS/2 Model 25 -$10min (IBM's Mac imitation, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$10-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M13). Commodore 1520 -$5min (color plotter, untested) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction:Update#3-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc. Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 18:43:25 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 343 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c023ee.1907817@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: volans124.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6118 rec.games.video.atari:95756 rec.games.video.marketplace:99188 rec.games.video.classic:68749 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 -$8-John M (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II -$6-DisKountrs (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$45-TomHeroes (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F System II -$17-Rikard (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$55-DisKountrs (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed System -$20-Macra (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System Bundle -$15-Fxites (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S8). Atari 2600 base unit -$5min (tested, no power supply) S9). Intellivision -$6-DisKountrs (tested) S10). Intellivision -$15-Gary (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$5-rflagg (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$15-Xtrupula (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$65-Grey (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5-Fxites (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5-Rikard (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-Fxites (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$2-DisKountrs (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$2-DisKountrs (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$2-DisKountrs (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$2-DisKountrs (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$2-DisKountrs (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $4-Rikard (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$1-DisKountrs (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$1-DisKountrs (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) C52). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C50). Outlaw (boxed) C51). Homerun (boxed) *** Intellivision C15). Space Battle (Mattel) C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual) C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box) C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon C41). Space Battle C42). Tennis C43). Astrosmash C44). Black Jack C45). NBA Basketball C46). Horse Racing C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon C48). NFL Football C49). Burgertime *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$1-DisKountrs C19). Touch Typing -$1-DisKountrs (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$1-Jon C21). Cosmic Conflict C22). Alien Invaders Plus C23). Electronic Table Soccer C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon C25). Baseball! C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon C27). Monkeyshines! -$1-Jon C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label) -$1-Jon C29). Invaders From Hyperspace C30). Computer Golf C31). K.C. Munchkin C32). Thunderball C33). Football C34). Blockout/Breakdown C35). Bowling/Basketball C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $3-osu-uma (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash (Tomy, VFD) HH6). Fire Engine (Tandy, LCD) HH7). Simon (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard (Tomytronics, VFD) HH9). Highway (Tandy, LCD) HH10). Galaxian -$2-osu-uma (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$45-Grey (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$18-Paul (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs (Tested) M4). Atari 1010 Cassette -$5min M5). Atari 1027 Printer -$5min M6). Atari 1030 -$5min (300bps modem) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3min (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3min (2, both tested) M7c). Atari Joysticks Set #3 -$3min (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M9). 12" diagonal Magnavox -$10min (monochrome monitor) M10). PS/2 Model 25 -$10min (IBM's Mac imitation, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$10-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M13). Commodore 1520 -$5min (color plotter, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$10min (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction:Update#5-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc.12/26 Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 19:32:35 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 367 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c2d288.7417083@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: volans119.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6120 rec.games.video.classic:68800 rec.games.video.marketplace:99310 rec.games.video.atari:95781 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 -$8-John M (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II -$10-Harry S (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$55-Sean Kelly (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$25-DisKountrs (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$60-Mr. Dynamo (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed System -$25-Harry S (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$17-Jon Kruse (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$12-Harry S (tested) S10). Intellivision -$17-Ken (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$9-Jon Kruse (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$70-stevek (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5-Fxites (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5-Rikard (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-Fxites (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- S8). Atari 2600 base unit -$5min (tested, no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$2-DisKountrs (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$2-DisKountrs (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$2-DisKountrs (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$2-DisKountrs (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$2-DisKountrs (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $5-DisKountrs (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$1-DisKountrs (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$1-DisKountrs (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) C52). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C50). Outlaw (boxed) C51). Homerun (boxed) *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon C49). Burgertime -$1-Joey ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- C15). Space Battle (Mattel) C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual) C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box) C41). Space Battle C42). Tennis C43). Astrosmash C44). Black Jack C45). NBA Basketball C46). Horse Racing C48). NFL Football *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$1-DisKountrs C19). Touch Typing -$1-DisKountrs (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$1-Jon Kruse C21). Cosmic Conflict -$1-Jon Kruse C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon Kruse C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon Kruse C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon C27). Monkeyshines! -$1-Jon C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label) -$1-Jon ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- C29). Invaders From Hyperspace C30). Computer Golf C25). Baseball! C32). Thunderball C33). Football C34). Blockout/Breakdown C35). Bowling/Basketball C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter C23). Electronic Table Soccer C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH3). Safebuster $10-cougar (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$1-Joey (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $1-Rikard (Tomy, VFD) HH7). Simon -$1-Joey (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$5-Sean Kelly (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- HH9). Highway (Tandy, LCD) HH2). Jurassic Park (Tiger, LCD) HH6). Fire Engine (Tandy, LCD) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$45-Grey (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean Kelly (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs (Tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$10-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$10-Rikard (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ___________________________________________ --unbidded items slated for removal-- M13). Commodore 1520 -$5min (color plotter, untested) M10). PS/2 Model 25 -$10min (IBM's Mac imitation, tested) M4). Atari 1010 Cassette -$5min M5). Atari 1027 Printer -$5min M6). Atari 1030 -$5min (300bps modem) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3min (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3min (2, both tested) M7c). Atari Joysticks Set #3 -$3min (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M9). 12" diagonal Magnavox -$10min (monochrome monitor) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!insync!uunet!in3.uu.net!204.245.3.50!news.primenet.com!krishna From: Glenn Saunders Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 26 Dec 1996 12:49:01 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> <59leb7$8u2@janus.cqu.edu.au> X-Posted-By: krishna@206.165.5.109 (krishna) The mortal Wayne Morellini wrote: : What I was implying is if this were the case another company could copy the : design and make a Vectrex compatable system, though I have no interest in : doing it. I don't think so because this would be for profit and GCE probably wouldn't like that. Believe me, I am interested in the answer to this question as I have a project brewing. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic Path: csus.edu!csusac!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!nntp-server.caltech.edu!fnnews.fnal.gov!uwm.edu!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!feed1.news.erols.com!insync!uunet!in3.uu.net!192.107.41.5!iglou!iglou1!mstclair From: mstclair@iglou1.iglou.com (Mike St. Clair) Subject: FS: Vectrex 3D goggles X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iglou1 X-Nntp-Posting-User: mstclair Message-ID: Sender: news@iglou.com (News Administrator) Organization: IgLou Internet Services (1-800-436-4456) Date: Wed, 25 Dec 1996 07:43:43 GMT Lines: 13 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6122 rec.games.video.classic:68811 For sale: 3D Goggles with instructions Both types of color wheels All 3 games (minestorm3D, Narrow Escape, Crazy Coaster) no boxes Best offer over $350 -- ***Mike St. Clair***mstclair@iglou.com***irc:SaintMick*** + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!cliffs.rs.itd.umich.edu!portc01.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: waltdg@aol.com (WaltDG) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 27 Dec 1996 00:09:02 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 13 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961227000700.TAA01824@ladder01.news.aol.com> References: <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com I believe patents can last only up to a maxium of 17 years. After that all or most of the protections a patent provides are gone. The only problem is that the protection for the copyrighted components (such as code stored in ROMS) can last indefinitily. Even though it hasn't been 17 years, the Vectrex might be out of patent because the patent holder must maintain the patent by paying money every year or so. Most of this information comes from a book I read sometime ago, so please excuse anything that might be incorrect. Walt + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!howland.erols.net!portc02.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: diskountrs@aol.com (DisKountrs) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Complete Video Game Pricelist Date: 25 Dec 1996 06:25:24 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 74 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961225062400.BAA26064@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Hello! Thank you for showing interest in the DisKounters Video Game Catalog. At this time, we request you let us know if you want to receive the entire game catalog, or just specific systems. We are trying to simplify our catalog system, and make it easier for you. Please put an "X" in the appropriate box (or cut & paste) for the pricelists you are interested in. Some pricelists are still in the works, but we plan to have most of them ready by Jan 1st. 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Box 7478 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (847) 634-0409 STORE ADDRESS: DisKounters @ Paradise Records 390 Half Day Road Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 (847) 913-9989 STORE HOURS: M-F 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM Sat: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Sun: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!gatech!rutgers!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!nickb From: nickb@primenet.com (Nick S Bensema) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 26 Dec 1996 13:26:03 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 26 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59un0r$dgh@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> <59leb7$8u2@janus.cqu.edu.au> <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> X-Posted-By: nickb@206.165.5.102 (nickb) In article <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>, Glenn Saunders wrote: >The mortal Wayne Morellini wrote: >: What I was implying is if this were the case another company could copy the >: design and make a Vectrex compatable system, though I have no interest in >: doing it. > >I don't think so because this would be for profit and GCE probably >wouldn't like that. Believe me, I am interested in the answer to this >question as I have a project brewing. A project brewing? wow. Of course I don't think a Vectrex will really sell enough to justify production costs, unless it were sold maybe at Spencer's with more than one built-in game. I saw Spencer's because that's where you go to buy things that will look really cool in your room like posters, lava lamps, and black lights, and the Vectrex would probably better serve that purpose than that of a game system in the post-crash era. -- N i c k B e n s e m a < n i c k b @ p r i m e n e t . c o m > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 98-KUPD Red Card Holder #710563 WedSpc License #71.0563 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!pith.uoregon.edu!cliffs.rs.itd.umich.edu!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!uunet!in3.uu.net!206.149.24.18!excalibur.flash.net!not-for-mail From: ginib@flash.net Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Re: Bill's Second Systems Auction:Update#2-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc. Date: 27 Dec 1996 06:27:11 GMT Organization: Flashnet Communications, http://www.flash.net Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59vq7v$buv$3@excalibur.flash.net> References: <32befc37.2358975@NEWS.WCO.NET> NNTP-Posting-Host: ans2-105.flash.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.22 (Windows; U; 16bit) To: bstanton@wco.com Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6126 rec.games.video.atari:95837 rec.games.video.classic:68845 rec.games.video.marketplace:99464 I would like to make a bid on : S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System Bundle -$11-John M (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) I would like to offer $14 dollars plese E-mail me at ginib@flash.net + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!news-xfer.netaxs.com!tezcat!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 27 Dec 1996 07:25:53 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 32 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59vtm1$n14@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> <59leb7$8u2@janus.cqu.edu.au> <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <59un0r$dgh@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Nick S Bensema (nickb@primenet.com) wrote: : In article <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>, : Glenn Saunders wrote: : >The mortal Wayne Morellini wrote: : >: What I was implying is if this were the case another company could copy the : >: design and make a Vectrex compatable system, though I have no interest in : >: doing it. : > : >I don't think so because this would be for profit and GCE probably : >wouldn't like that. Believe me, I am interested in the answer to this : >question as I have a project brewing. : A project brewing? : wow. Of course I don't think a Vectrex will really sell enough to justify : production costs, unless it were sold maybe at Spencer's with more than : one built-in game. I saw Spencer's because that's where you go to buy : things that will look really cool in your room like posters, lava lamps, : and black lights, and the Vectrex would probably better serve that purpose : than that of a game system in the post-crash era. Good Idea, a value added item? Would be good a retro Vectrex. Wayne. : -- : N i c k B e n s e m a < n i c k b @ p r i m e n e t . c o m > : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : 98-KUPD Red Card Holder #710563 WedSpc License #71.0563 -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction:Update#4-NEC,NES,ATARI,ODY,VEC,TG16,SEGA,etc. Date: Thu, 26 Dec 1996 03:55:06 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 349 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c1f6e4.34664246@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans71.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6128 rec.games.video.marketplace:99507 rec.games.video.atari:95853 rec.games.video.classic:68859 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 -$8-John M (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II -$7-Jon Kruse (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$50-DisKountrs (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$25-DisKountrs (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$60-Mr. Dynamo (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed System -$20-Macra (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$17-Jon Kruse (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S8). Atari 2600 base unit -$5min (tested, no power supply) S9). Intellivision -$7-Jon Kruse (tested) S10). Intellivision -$17-Ken (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$8-adam (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$65-Grey (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5-Fxites (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5-Rikard (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-Fxites (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$2-DisKountrs (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$2-DisKountrs (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$2-DisKountrs (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$2-DisKountrs (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$2-DisKountrs (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $5-DisKountrs (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$1-DisKountrs (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$1-DisKountrs (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) C52). Donkey Kong (Coleco) C50). Outlaw (boxed) C51). Homerun (boxed) *** Intellivision C15). Space Battle (Mattel) C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual) C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box) C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon C41). Space Battle C42). Tennis C43). Astrosmash C44). Black Jack C45). NBA Basketball C46). Horse Racing C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon C48). NFL Football C49). Burgertime *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$1-DisKountrs C19). Touch Typing -$1-DisKountrs (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$1-Jon C21). Cosmic Conflict C22). Alien Invaders Plus C23). Electronic Table Soccer C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon C25). Baseball! C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon C27). Monkeyshines! -$1-Jon C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label) -$1-Jon C29). Invaders From Hyperspace C30). Computer Golf C31). K.C. Munchkin C32). Thunderball C33). Football C34). Blockout/Breakdown C35). Bowling/Basketball C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $4-Rikard (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $1-Rikard (Tomy, VFD) HH6). Fire Engine (Tandy, LCD) HH7). Simon (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard (Tomytronics, VFD) HH9). Highway (Tandy, LCD) HH10). Galaxian -$3-Rikard (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$45-Grey (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$18-Paul (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs (Tested) M4). Atari 1010 Cassette -$5min M5). Atari 1027 Printer -$5min M6). Atari 1030 -$5min (300bps modem) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3min (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3min (2, both tested) M7c). Atari Joysticks Set #3 -$3min (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3min (1 pair, tested) M9). 12" diagonal Magnavox -$10min (monochrome monitor) M10). PS/2 Model 25 -$10min (IBM's Mac imitation, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$10-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5-Mike Hollis (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M13). Commodore 1520 -$5min (color plotter, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$10-Rikard (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in3.uu.net!128.250.1.21!munnari.OZ.AU!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!janus.cqu.edu.au!cq-pan.cqu.EDU.AU!waynem1 From: waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au (Wayne Morellini) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 27 Dec 1996 07:31:52 GMT Organization: Central Queensland Public Access Network (CQ-PAN) Lines: 28 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <59vu18$n14@janus.cqu.edu.au> References: <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <19961227000700.TAA01824@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cq-pan.cqu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] WaltDG (waltdg@aol.com) wrote: : I believe patents can last only up to a maxium of 17 years. After that all : or most of the protections a patent provides are gone. The only problem is : that the protection for the copyrighted components (such as code stored in : ROMS) can last indefinitily. Well 50 years from a certain date. Thats why I asked if the code had only certain entry points that can be used, meaning that the same entry pionts could be used with rewritten exec code which would not violate copyright in the states. : Even though it hasn't been 17 years, the Vectrex might be out of patent : because the patent holder must maintain the patent by paying money every : year or so. Once these patents do pass out the hole patented design is up for grabs. The patent system only lets inventors exploite their ideas and make money for a limited time, after thios time the invention is Public Domain. Wayne. : Most of this information comes from a book I read sometime ago, so please : excuse anything that might be incorrect. : Walt -- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!hammer.uoregon.edu!pith.uoregon.edu!newsfeed.orst.edu!newshub.tc.umn.edu!mayonews.mayo.edu!news From: ray@mayo.edu (Ray Ghanbari) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Serial Numbers? Date: 27 Dec 1996 14:18:00 GMT Organization: Mayo Foundation Lines: 10 Distribution: world Message-ID: <5a0lqo$quu@tribune.mayo.edu> Reply-To: ray@mayo.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: claudius.mayo.edu Folks, anyone have any idea how many Vectrexes (Vectri?) were made? The two I have have serial numbers in the 48,000s and 138,000s. Assuming the serial numbers are sequential, that's quite a run for an expensive home machine that came out during the video game crash... -- Ray Ghanbari Mayo Foundation ray@mayo.edu + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic Subject: Bill's Second Systems Auction: Update#6-12/27-GOING PHASE! Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 19:32:41 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 349 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c423d0.1289597@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans70.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6132 rec.games.video.marketplace:99612 rec.games.video.atari:95882 rec.games.video.classic:68885 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... 12/26: SECOND UPDATE OF THE DAY - I will now be sending out two updates per day, until the end of the auction. Unfortunately, I think I may have messed up a couple of the items bids. If you see an item that you made a bid on and you don't see it (and there has been no new bid on that item), please let me know and accept my apologies. The holiday and all has been very competitive for my brain processing time! :) ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 $12-Ray*ONCE* (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II $17-Jon*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$67-Ray*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$30-Ray*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$70-cougar*ONCE* (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed (4-prt)$25-Harry S*ONCE* (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$20-MIKE_A_LOUIE *ONCE* (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$14-Jon*ONCE* (tested) S10). Intellivision -$22-Ken*ONCE* (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$9-Jon *ONCE* (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike*ONCE* (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo*ONCE* (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$70-stevek*ONCE* (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard *ONCE* (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$5-Fxites*ONCE* (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$5-Rikard *ONCE* (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-Fxites*ONCE* (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$3-Rikard*ONCE* (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$3-Rikard*ONCE* (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$3-Rikard*ONCE* (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$3-Rikard*ONCE* (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$3-Rikard*ONCE* (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $6-Rikard*ONCE* (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$2-Ray*ONCE* (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$2-Ray*ONCE* (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$2-Ray*ONCE* (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -.50-Ray*ONCE* C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) -.50-Ray*ONCE* C52). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -.50-Ray*ONCE* C50). Outlaw (boxed) -$1-Rikard*ONCE* C51). Homerun (boxed) -$1-Rikard*ONCE* *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon*ONCE* C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon*ONCE* C49). Burgertime -$1-Joey*ONCE* C15). Space Battle (Mattel) -$1-Gary*ONCE* C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual)-$1-Gary*ONCE* C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box)-$1-Gary*ONCE* C41). Space Battle-$1-Gary*ONCE* C42). Tennis-$1-Gary*ONCE* C43). Astrosmash-$1-Gary*ONCE* C44). Black Jack-$1-Gary*ONCE* C45). NBA Basketball-$1-Gary*ONCE* C46). Horse Racing-$1-Gary*ONCE* C48). NFL Football-$1-Gary*ONCE* *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$1-DisKountrs*ONCE* C19). Touch Typing -$1-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$4-Jon*ONCE* C21). Cosmic Conflict -$4-Jon*ONCE* C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon*ONCE* C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon*ONCE* C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon*ONCE* C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon*ONCE* C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon*ONCE* C27). Monkeyshines! -$3-Jon*ONCE* C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label)-$3-Jon*ONCE* C29). Invaders From Hyperspace -$1.50-Jon*ONCE* C30). Computer Golf-.50-Ray*ONCE* C25). Baseball!-.50-Ray*ONCE* C32). Thunderball--$1.50-Jon*ONCE* C33). Football-.50-Ray*ONCE* C34). Blockout/Breakdown--$1.50-Jon*ONCE* C35). Bowling/Basketball-.50-Ray*ONCE* C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter--$1.50-Jon*ONCE* C23). Electronic Table Soccer--$1.50-Jon*ONCE* C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic-.50-Ray*ONCE* ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard*ONCE* (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park -$1-Rikard*ONCE* (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $12-Rikard*ONCE* (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$2-cougar*ONCE* (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $2-cougar*ONCE* (Tomy, VFD) HH7). Simon -$1-Joey*ONCE* (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard*ONCE* (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$6-Rikard*ONCE* (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$50-Victoria*ONCE* (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean*ONCE* (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Tested) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$3-PatMan*ONCE* (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-Ray*ONCE* (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-PatMan*ONCE* (1 pair, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$12-cougar*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$5-Mike Hollis*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$15-Kester*ONCE* (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!nickb From: nickb@primenet.com (Nick S Bensema) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 27 Dec 1996 14:50:03 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 26 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a1gab$jga@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <59un0r$dgh@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <59vtm1$n14@janus.cqu.edu.au> X-Posted-By: nickb@206.165.5.110 (nickb) In article <59vtm1$n14@janus.cqu.edu.au>, Wayne Morellini wrote: >Nick S Bensema (nickb@primenet.com) wrote: > >: A project brewing? > >: wow. Of course I don't think a Vectrex will really sell enough to justify >: production costs, unless it were sold maybe at Spencer's with more than >: one built-in game. I saw Spencer's because that's where you go to buy >: things that will look really cool in your room like posters, lava lamps, >: and black lights, and the Vectrex would probably better serve that purpose >: than that of a game system in the post-crash era. > >Good Idea, a value added item? Would be good a retro Vectrex. That's why I wanted to push the laser idea. It would sell better if it looked cooler. Of course the stock Vectrex looks cool enough to sell, and if it were equipped in a larger, more arcade-like case, it would sell even more, especially if made to look a lot like Atari games from that era and the original decals. -- N i c k B e n s e m a < n i c k b @ p r i m e n e t . c o m > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 98-KUPD Red Card Holder #710563 WedSpc License #71.0563 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.pbi.net!news.pacbell.net!usenet From: dsiegel@soca.com (DS) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Vectrex system Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 11:23:42 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32ccb104.6994443@news.soca.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-206-170-209-72.grdn01.pacbell.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99f/32.299 Vectrex System - Near Mint Condition - Two Joysticks (one is loose) - Games included: WebWars, Spinball, Blitz! Best offer takes the system! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!worldnet.att.net!newsadm From: "C.E. Forman" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FAQ me, please Date: 28 Dec 1996 00:12:34 GMT Organization: BranMuffin World Conglomerate Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a1oli$pl4@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.146.165.67 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.22ATT (Windows; U; 16bit) Could someone please direct me to the FAQ for this group? Thanks. -- C.E. Forman ceforman@worldnet.att.net Author of "Delusions", the 3rd place winner in the 1996 I-F Competition!! Now @ ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/competition96/delusns/DELUSION.Z5 Read "XYZZYnews" @ http://www.interport.net/~eileen/design/xyzzynews.html Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe http://netnow.micron.net/~jgoemmer/infoshop.html + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!news.dra.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!portc02.blue.aol.com!audrey01.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: rksnowman@aol.com (Rksnowman) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: WTB: Vectrex and Colecovision Date: 28 Dec 1996 13:13:00 GMT Organization: AOL Bertelsmann Online GmbH & Co. KG http://www.germany.aol.com Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <19961228131101.IAA09693@ladder01.news.aol.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ladder01.news.aol.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Hi! I want to buy some Vectrex and Colecovision carts. Please send list with prices to: rksnowman@aol.com Thanks Ralf + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!news.dra.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.mindspring.com!usenet From: rayd@pipeline.com (Raynaldo Diaz) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Virtually Brand New Vectrex System Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 14:16:38 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises, Inc. Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a3a2g$vno@camel0.mindspring.com> Reply-To: rayd@pipeline.com NNTP-Posting-Host: ip155.an15-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net X-Server-Date: 28 Dec 1996 14:15:44 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 I have a vectrex system that is virtually brand new. This is a system that has less than 50 hours of use and is still in its original box. I've had it in my closet all these years and am about to bring it out to test and prepare for shipping to anyone that is interested in buying it. I've got a bunch of games for it for which they all have their overlays. I would like to sell it completely rather than separately from the cartridges. The reason why I haven't taken it down yet is because it's in a very big closet, stored with alot of other stuff in front of it. I will only bother to take it down if someone is interested in buying it. I came across this newsgroup almost by accident and couldn't believe people are still using this platform for gaming. I also have an ATARI 5200 that is virtually brand new, also in its original box. I am an impulse buyer that buys, trys and then stores away to make room for the next impulse purchase. Anyone interested in this system, please contact me if seriously considering purchase, at: rayd@pipeline.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news-xfer.netaxs.com!ddsw1!news.mcs.net!van-bc!n1van.istar!van.istar!west.istar!news From: rksnowman@aol.com (Rksnowman) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: WTB: Vectrex and Colecovision Date: 29 Dec 1996 00:20:01 GMT Organization: AOL Bertelsmann Online GmbH & Co. KG http://www.germany.aol.com Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a4dfh$5b2@nr1.vancouver.istar.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: webserver.vertigo3d.com X-Admin: news@aol.com Hi! I want to buy some Vectrex and Colecovision carts. Please send list with prices to: rksnowman@aol.com Thanks Ralf + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!mindspring!uunet!in3.uu.net!208.195.156.10!news.walltech.com!hsnx.wco.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: BILL'S SECOND AUCTION-GOING PHASE-UPDATE#8 12/28 Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 02:47:38 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 373 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c5db85.22982262@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans41.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6140 rec.games.video.atari:95949 rec.games.video.classic:68941 rec.games.video.marketplace:99802 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... 12/27: SECOND UPDATE OF THE DAY - I will now be sending out two updates per day, until the end of the auction. Unfortunately, I think I may have messed up a couple of the items bids. If you see an item that you made a bid on and you don't see it (and there has been no new bid on that item), please let me know and accept my apologies. The holiday and all has been very competitive for my brain processing time! :) 12/27-28: FIRST GOING UPDATE! As of this update, I have deleted items which were not yet bidded on and tried to fix any bidding errors I made. Please note that if a system or cart doesn't list something (like power supply, box, etc.) DO NOT EXPECT IT TO COME WITH IT! I have tried to give detailed explanations on items but if you have a question, ASK! I will reply within hours with info. A brief word on updates and "ONCE, TWICE" stuff. ALL ITEMS WILL GO FROM ONCE TO TWICE TOMORROW. NOT on this update! Items will not go from ONCE to TWICE to GONE between a morning and evening update. Rather, I am doing on a day to day basis. Ex: Item S1). went to *ONCE* this morning. It got no bids today. It will be still listed as *ONCE* on this update and will not be changed to *TWICE* until tomorrow (assuming it doesn't get a new bid by morning, in which case it will remain *ONCE*). --Any questions? Email me! BTW, I removed a second Donkey Kong which was a dupe of an existing cart. 12/28: SECOND GOING UPDATE: I am now switching some items from ONCE to TWICE. ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 $12-Ray*TWICE* (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II $22-Ray*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$75-C.E. Forman*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$45-cougar*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$80-Ryu *ONCE* (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed (4-p)$30-Squirmles*ONCE* (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$25-Rikard*ONCE* (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$16-Dave R*ONCE* (tested) S10). Intellivision -$22-Ken*TWICE* (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$9-Jon *TWICE* (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike*TWICE* (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo*TWICE* (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$70-stevek*TWICE* (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard *TWICE* (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$9-Hugues *once* (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$6-Rodolfo *ONCE* (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-Fxites*TWICE* (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $7-Rikard*ONCE* (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -$1-cougar*ONCE* C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) -$1-cougar*ONCE* C50). Outlaw (boxed) -$2-cougar *ONCE* C51). Homerun (boxed) -$1-cougar *ONCE* *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon*TWICE* C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon*TWICE* C49). Burgertime -$1-Joey*TWICE* C15). Space Battle (Mattel) -$2-Dave R*ONCE* C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual)-$1-Gary*TWICE* C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box)-$1-Gary*TWICE* C41). Space Battle-$2-Dave R*ONCE* C42). Tennis-$1-Gary*TWICE* C43). Astrosmash-$2-Dave R*ONCE* C44). Black Jack-$1-Gary*TWICE* C45). NBA Basketball-$1-Gary*TWICE* C46). Horse Racing-$1-Gary*TWICE* C48). NFL Football-$1-Gary*TWICE* *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$2-cougar*ONCE* C19). Touch Typing -$2-Rodolfo*ONCE* (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$4-Jon*TWICE* C21). Cosmic Conflict -$4-Jon*TWICE* C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon*TWICE* C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon*TWICE* C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon*TWICE* C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon*TWICE* C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon*TWICE* C27). Monkeyshines! -$3-Jon*TWICE* C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label)-$3-Jon*TWICE* C29). Invaders From Hyperspace -$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C30). Computer Golf-.50-Ray*TWICE* C25). Baseball!-.50-Ray*TWICE* C32). Thunderball--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C33). Football-.50-Ray*TWICE* C34). Blockout/Breakdown--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C35). Bowling/Basketball-.50-Ray*TWICE* C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C23). Electronic Table Soccer--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic-.50-Ray*TWICE* ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard*TWICE* (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park -$1-Rikard*TWICE* (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $12-Rikard*TWICE* (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$2-cougar*TWICE* (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $2-cougar*ONCE* (Tomy, VFD) HH7). Simon -$2-Ray*ONCE* (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard*TWICE* (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$6-Rikard*TWICE* (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$50-Victoria*TWICE* (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean*TWICE* (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Tested) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$5-Mike*ONCE* (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-Ray*TWICE* (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-PatMan*TWICE* (1 pair, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$15-Mike*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$12-Mike*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$17-Rikard*ONCE* (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.primenet.com!krishna From: Glenn Saunders Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 28 Dec 1996 21:18:01 -0700 Organization: Primenet (602)416-7000 Lines: 9 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a4rdp$pig@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> References: <592t42$dpd@janus.cqu.edu.au> <32B9A878.3B51@vvm.com> <59leb7$8u2@janus.cqu.edu.au> <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <59un0r$dgh@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> X-Posted-By: krishna@206.165.5.104 (krishna) The mortal Nick S Bensema wrote: : wow. Of course I don't think a Vectrex will really sell enough to justify : production costs, unless it were sold maybe at Spencer's with more than : one built-in game. I saw Spencer's because that's where you go to buy There is a way to make a profit in the 1990s selling Vec hardware, but I'd be giving up my secret by telling you how. Suffice to say, it wouldn't be a stock Vectrex setup. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!ns1.ccinet.net!news From: "Jack M. Estes II" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: wanting to buy one! Date: 29 Dec 1996 04:44:15 GMT Organization: MedicaLogic, Inc Lines: 7 Message-ID: <01bbf541$9a3710c0$3263630a@jack-estes> NNTP-Posting-Host: mo6.ezl.com X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1155 Anyone ever post here? Hey, I'm looking for a vectrex to buy, must be in working order. Please email me if you've got one! Jack -- Here's Looking up your old address.... - Col. Henry Blake + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!news.dra.com!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!nntp.crl.com!nexp.crl.com!news.snni.com!server.snni.com!lgp From: lgp@server.snni.com (Michael Packard) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Serial Numbers? Date: 30 Dec 1996 05:11:05 GMT Organization: Exocom Internet Lines: 14 Distribution: world Message-ID: <5a7it9$c5i@news.snni.com> References: <5a0lqo$quu@tribune.mayo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: server.snni.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ray Ghanbari (ray@mayo.edu) wrote: : Folks, anyone have any idea how many Vectrexes (Vectri?) were made? The : two I have have serial numbers in the 48,000s and 138,000s. Assuming the : serial numbers are sequential, that's quite a run for an expensive home : machine that came out during the video game crash... Mine's 0135719 -- Michael Packard Lord Generic Productions lgp@exo.com http://exo.com/~lgp + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!newshub.csu.net!usc!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari Subject: BILL'S SECOND AUCTION-GOING PHASE-UPDATE#9 12/29 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 06:37:49 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 387 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c76339.34319619@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans49.wco.com Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6146 rec.games.video.classic:69008 rec.games.video.marketplace:100008 rec.games.video.atari:96004 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... 12/27: SECOND UPDATE OF THE DAY - I will now be sending out two updates per day, until the end of the auction. Unfortunately, I think I may have messed up a couple of the items bids. If you see an item that you made a bid on and you don't see it (and there has been no new bid on that item), please let me know and accept my apologies. The holiday and all has been very competitive for my brain processing time! :) 12/27-28: FIRST GOING UPDATE! As of this update, I have deleted items which were not yet bidded on and tried to fix any bidding errors I made. Please note that if a system or cart doesn't list something (like power supply, box, etc.) DO NOT EXPECT IT TO COME WITH IT! I have tried to give detailed explanations on items but if you have a question, ASK! I will reply within hours with info. A brief word on updates and "ONCE, TWICE" stuff. ALL ITEMS WILL GO FROM ONCE TO TWICE TOMORROW. NOT on this update! Items will not go from ONCE to TWICE to GONE between a morning and evening update. Rather, I am doing on a day to day basis. Ex: Item S1). went to *ONCE* this morning. It got no bids today. It will be still listed as *ONCE* on this update and will not be changed to *TWICE* until tomorrow (assuming it doesn't get a new bid by morning, in which case it will remain *ONCE*). --Any questions? Email me! BTW, I removed a second Donkey Kong which was a dupe of an existing cart. 12/28: SECOND GOING UPDATE: I am now switching some items from ONCE to TWICE. 12/29: Since I was unable to send out TWO updates today, I am not going to upgrade the GOING status of items until tomorrow morning to give people a chance to bid on currently TWICE items they wouldn't otherwise have seen today. This essentially will delay the auction by one day, I hope it doesn't inconvenience anyone! :) Also, item M7b). Atari Joysticks #2 have been re-added because I lost a bid on them before. ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 $12-Ray*TWICE* (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II $22-Ray*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$75-C.E. Forman*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$45-cougar*ONCE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$80-Ryu *ONCE* (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed (4-p)$30-Squirmles*ONCE* (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$25-Rikard*ONCE* (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$16-Dave R*ONCE* (tested) S10). Intellivision -$22-Ken*TWICE* (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$14-Phoenix *once* (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike*TWICE* (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo*TWICE* (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$70-stevek*TWICE* (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard *TWICE* (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$9-Hugues *once* (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$6-Rodolfo *ONCE* (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-James*once* (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$4-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $7-Rikard*ONCE* (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$3-DisKountrs*ONCE* (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -$1-cougar*ONCE* C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) -$1-cougar*ONCE* C50). Outlaw (boxed) -$2-cougar *ONCE* C51). Homerun (boxed) -$1-cougar *ONCE* *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon*TWICE* C47). Q*Bert -$1-Jon*TWICE* C49). Burgertime -$1-Joey*TWICE* C15). Space Battle (Mattel) -$2-Dave R*ONCE* C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual)-$1-Gary*TWICE* C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box)-$1-Gary*TWICE* C41). Space Battle-$2-Dave R*ONCE* C42). Tennis-$1-Gary*TWICE* C43). Astrosmash-$2-Dave R*ONCE* C44). Black Jack-$1-Gary*TWICE* C45). NBA Basketball-$1-Gary*TWICE* C46). Horse Racing-$1-Gary*TWICE* C48). NFL Football-$1-Gary*TWICE* *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$2-cougar*ONCE* C19). Touch Typing -$2-Rodolfo*ONCE* (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$4-Jon*TWICE* C21). Cosmic Conflict -$4-Jon*TWICE* C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon*TWICE* C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon*TWICE* C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon*TWICE* C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$1-Jon*TWICE* C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon*TWICE* C27). Monkeyshines! -$3-Jon*TWICE* C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label)-$3-Jon*TWICE* C29). Invaders From Hyperspace -$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C30). Computer Golf-.50-Ray*TWICE* C25). Baseball!-.50-Ray*TWICE* C32). Thunderball--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C33). Football-.50-Ray*TWICE* C34). Blockout/Breakdown--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C35). Bowling/Basketball-.50-Ray*TWICE* C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C23). Electronic Table Soccer--$1.50-Jon*TWICE* C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic-.50-Ray*TWICE* ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard*TWICE* (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park -$1-Rikard*TWICE* (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $15-Jeffrey*once* (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$2-cougar*TWICE* (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $7-Rikard*once* (Tomy, VFD) HH7). Simon -$5-Thomas *once* (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard*TWICE* (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$7-Thomas *once* (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$50-Victoria*TWICE* (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean*TWICE* (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Tested) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$5-Mike*ONCE* (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3-PatMan*once* (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-Ray*TWICE* (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-PatMan*TWICE* (1 pair, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$15-Mike*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$12-Mike*ONCE* (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$17-Rikard*ONCE* (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.atari Subject: BILL'S SECOND AUCTION-GOING PHASE-UPDATE#10 12/30 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 18:50:09 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 393 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c80eb5.2615620@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans40.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6148 rec.games.video.classic:69040 rec.games.video.marketplace:100061 rec.games.video.atari:96022 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... 12/27: SECOND UPDATE OF THE DAY - I will now be sending out two updates per day, until the end of the auction. Unfortunately, I think I may have messed up a couple of the items bids. If you see an item that you made a bid on and you don't see it (and there has been no new bid on that item), please let me know and accept my apologies. The holiday and all has been very competitive for my brain processing time! :) 12/27-28: FIRST GOING UPDATE! As of this update, I have deleted items which were not yet bidded on and tried to fix any bidding errors I made. Please note that if a system or cart doesn't list something (like power supply, box, etc.) DO NOT EXPECT IT TO COME WITH IT! I have tried to give detailed explanations on items but if you have a question, ASK! I will reply within hours with info. A brief word on updates and "ONCE, TWICE" stuff. ALL ITEMS WILL GO FROM ONCE TO TWICE TOMORROW. NOT on this update! Items will not go from ONCE to TWICE to GONE between a morning and evening update. Rather, I am doing on a day to day basis. Ex: Item S1). went to *ONCE* this morning. It got no bids today. It will be still listed as *ONCE* on this update and will not be changed to *TWICE* until tomorrow (assuming it doesn't get a new bid by morning, in which case it will remain *ONCE*). --Any questions? Email me! BTW, I removed a second Donkey Kong which was a dupe of an existing cart. 12/28: SECOND GOING UPDATE: I am now switching some items from ONCE to TWICE. 12/29: Since I was unable to send out TWO updates today, I am not going to upgrade the GOING status of items until tomorrow morning to give people a chance to bid on currently TWICE items they wouldn't otherwise have seen today. This essentially will delay the auction by one day, I hope it doesn't inconvenience anyone! :) Also, item M7b). Atari Joysticks #2 have been re-added because I lost a bid on them before. 12/30: OK, some items are being listed as SOLD. Congrats to all buyers! Also, the Tomy Cosmic Clash HH is being re-listed as LIGHTS, not VFD. My mistake... Bid retractions allowed on that item only!! ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 $12-Ray*SOLD!!* (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II $22-Ray*TWICE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$75-C.E. Forman*TWICE* (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$45-cougar*TWICE* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$80-Ryu *TWICE* (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed (4-p)$35-Jacob*once* (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$30-Ray*once* (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$16-Dave R*TWICE* (tested) S10). Intellivision -$22-Ken*SOLD!!* (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$14-Phoenix *once* (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike*SOLD!!* (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo*SOLD!!* (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$80-Josh*once* (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard *TWICE* (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$9-Hugues *once* (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$6-Rodolfo *TWICE* (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$3-James*once* (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$4-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$4-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$4-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$4-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$4-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $7-Rikard*TWICE* (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$3-DisKountrs*TWICE* (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$3-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$3-DisKountrs*TWICE* (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -$1-cougar*TWICE* C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) -$2-Ray*TWICE* C50). Outlaw (boxed) -$2-cougar *TWICE* C51). Homerun (boxed) -$1-cougar *TWICE* *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C47). Q*Bert -$2-Rhino*once* C49). Burgertime -$2-Rhino*once* C15). Space Battle (Mattel) -$2-Dave R*TWICE* C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual)-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box)-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C41). Space Battle-$2-Dave R*TWICE* C42). Tennis-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C43). Astrosmash-$2-Dave R*TWICE* C44). Black Jack-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C45). NBA Basketball-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C46). Horse Racing-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C48). NFL Football-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$2-cougar*TWICE* C19). Touch Typing -$2-Rodolfo*TWICE* (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$4-Jon*SOLD!!* C21). Cosmic Conflict -$4-Jon*SOLD!!* C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$3-Ray*once* C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C27). Monkeyshines! -$3-Jon*SOLD!!* C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label)-$3-Jon*SOLD!!* C29). Invaders From Hyperspace -$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C30). Computer Golf-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C25). Baseball!-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C32). Thunderball--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C33). Football-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C34). Blockout/Breakdown--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C35). Bowling/Basketball-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C23). Electronic Table Soccer--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard*SOLD!!* (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park -$1-Rikard*SOLD!!* (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $15-Jeffrey*once* (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$2-cougar*SOLD!!* (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $7-Rikard*once* (Tomy, Lights) HH7). Simon -$8-Ray *once* (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard*SOLD!!* (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$7-Thomas *once* (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$50-Victoria*SOLD!!* (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean*SOLD!!* (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Tested) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$5-Mike*TWICE* (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3-PatMan*once* (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-Ray*SOLD!!* (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-PatMan*SOLD!!* (1 pair, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$15-Mike*TWICE* (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$12-Mike*TWICE* (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$19-Victoria*once* (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!gatech!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!nntp.crl.com!nexp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex out of patent? Date: 30 Dec 1996 11:15:23 -0800 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5a94cb$4a0@crl.crl.com> References: <59ukrd$9ku@nnrp1.news.primenet.com> <19961227000700.TAA01824@ladder01.news.aol.com> <59vu18$n14@janus.cqu.edu.au> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Wayne Morellini (waynem1@cq-pan.cqu.edu.au) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >Thats why I asked if the code had only certain entry points that can be >used, meaning that the same entry pionts could be used with rewritten exec >code which would not violate copyright in the states. I've analyzed disassemblies of quite a few Vectrex carts and found that while usually things were kept to a few entry points, often calls would be made a few bytes into a routine, or even into the Minestorm part of the ROM. There was no such thing as the jump table in the ColecoVision ROM (which still doesn't eliminate compatibility problems with re-assembled ROMs!) >Once these patents do pass out the hole patented design is up for grabs. >The patent system only lets inventors exploite their ideas and make money >for a limited time, after thios time the invention is Public Domain. That still has no effect on the copyrighted stuff. It's still copyrighted. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!nntp.ksu.edu!cis.ksu.edu!mac From: mac@cis.ksu.edu (Myron A. Calhoun) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Serial Numbers? Date: 30 Dec 96 19:37:23 GMT Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 16 Message-ID: References: <5a0lqo$quu@tribune.mayo.edu> <5a7it9$c5i@news.snni.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 58@zaurak.cis.ksu.edu X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #6 (NOV) lgp@server.snni.com (Michael Packard) writes: Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Why is the emulator not mentioned in the FAQ? Date: 31 Dec 1996 17:14:24 GMT Organization: Member since 1.2.1 Lines: 6 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5abhlg$iqp@news1.infinet.com> Reply-To: cshamis@erinet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: day-p080.infinet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 961216] Who's taken over the job of the faq, the newest one on ftp.csus.edu doesn't mention the "working" vectrex emulator. -- C. Shamis / This space intentionally CShamis@erinet.com / left blank. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!news.dra.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.infinet.com!Ziggy.erinet.com!not-for-mail From: C Shamis Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Tech Question, slanted text how to fix? Date: 31 Dec 1996 17:24:20 GMT Organization: Member since 1.2.1 Lines: 9 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <5abi84$iqp@news1.infinet.com> Reply-To: cshamis@erinet.com NNTP-Posting-Host: day-p080.infinet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 unoff BETA release 961216] Anyone know how to fix slanted text? The text that says Player 1, is always straight up-and down. But most other text is slanted pretty bad. I always rememberd there being a slight tilt to the letters, but I think its gotten worse recently. -- C. Shamis / This space intentionally CShamis@erinet.com / left blank. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.wco.com!news From: bstanton@wco.com (Bill Stanton) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video,marketplace,rec.games.video.atari,rec.games.video.classic Subject: BILL'S SECOND AUCTION-GOING PHASE-UPDATE#10 12/31 Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 18:18:45 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 393 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32c958aa.48751682@NEWS.WCO.NET> Reply-To: bstanton@wco.com NNTP-Posting-Host: octans28.wco.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:6153 rec.games.video.atari:96061 rec.games.video.classic:69129 **BILL'S SECOND AUCTION!!!** 12/21/96 - 12/27/96 ----------------------------------------------- (2600-5200-7800-Vectrex-INTV-NES-Magnavox-C=64- Turbo Duo-Odyssey-Fairchild-GameBoy-Saturn-3DO) ---See Terms & Agreements at end of document--- ----------------------------------------------- NEWS ITEM BULLETINS 12/21: I made my first mistake! I included the Fairchild carts in with the system AND an assortment (C7-C12). I've deleted the carts from the system. Any bids on that system thus far may be withdrawn. 12/21: Added a bunch of Atari and Commodore stuff to (S)ystems and (M)isc. categories. Plus some other odd stuff... ;) 12/22: Notice - Channel F cart assortments are not individual items... Please enter bids on the carts individually! I only grouped them to differentiate between the boxed and unboxed carts. 12/22: REMINDER - Check the min. bid increments at the bottom of the auction! People have been bidding $1 increments on items over $10 and I won't be accepting them after this update. Thx! 12/23: Added a Galaxian VFD to (H)andhelds, and two SNES developer's EPROM cards. 12/24: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! Added some notes to various items like the Super Wildcard. 12/25: NOTICE OF ITEM REMOVAL: As of tomorrow (12/26) I will be REMOVING unbidded items to streamline the auction document. If you want any of these items and are waiting before you bid, please do so now. 12/26: I HAVE moved all unbidded items to the bottom of each category listing or brand. As of tomorrow, if they remain unbidded, they'll be removed. 12/26: AUCTION will be going into the GOING phase tomorrow. All entered bids will be listed as ONCE on 12/27. Bids that remain on the 28th will become TWICE and then SOLD the next day if no other valid bids are entered on a given item. Since I am not getting laid off this time, I am not going to be accepting conditional bids as I did with the last auction. There's no time limit, I will allow bidding wars to continue for a while. Besides, there was a bit of confusion last time as to how conditional bids worked... 12/27: SECOND UPDATE OF THE DAY - I will now be sending out two updates per day, until the end of the auction. Unfortunately, I think I may have messed up a couple of the items bids. If you see an item that you made a bid on and you don't see it (and there has been no new bid on that item), please let me know and accept my apologies. The holiday and all has been very competitive for my brain processing time! :) 12/27-28: FIRST GOING UPDATE! As of this update, I have deleted items which were not yet bidded on and tried to fix any bidding errors I made. Please note that if a system or cart doesn't list something (like power supply, box, etc.) DO NOT EXPECT IT TO COME WITH IT! I have tried to give detailed explanations on items but if you have a question, ASK! I will reply within hours with info. A brief word on updates and "ONCE, TWICE" stuff. ALL ITEMS WILL GO FROM ONCE TO TWICE TOMORROW. NOT on this update! Items will not go from ONCE to TWICE to GONE between a morning and evening update. Rather, I am doing on a day to day basis. Ex: Item S1). went to *ONCE* this morning. It got no bids today. It will be still listed as *ONCE* on this update and will not be changed to *TWICE* until tomorrow (assuming it doesn't get a new bid by morning, in which case it will remain *ONCE*). --Any questions? Email me! BTW, I removed a second Donkey Kong which was a dupe of an existing cart. 12/28: SECOND GOING UPDATE: I am now switching some items from ONCE to TWICE. 12/29: Since I was unable to send out TWO updates today, I am not going to upgrade the GOING status of items until tomorrow morning to give people a chance to bid on currently TWICE items they wouldn't otherwise have seen today. This essentially will delay the auction by one day, I hope it doesn't inconvenience anyone! :) Also, item M7b). Atari Joysticks #2 have been re-added because I lost a bid on them before. 12/30: OK, some items are being listed as SOLD. Congrats to all buyers! Also, the Tomy Cosmic Clash HH is being re-listed as LIGHTS, not VFD. My mistake... Bid retractions allowed on that item only!! ----------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: SECTION I - Systems SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ SECTION I - Systems ************************************************ S1). Atari 2600 Bundle 1 $12-Ray*SOLD!!* (4 switch, ultra-clean, works/tested, includes Combat & Star Raiders carts w/ Star Raiders overlay, multi-keypad & 2 working joysticks) S2). Odyssey II $22-Ray*SOLD!!* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers, no power supply - uses any Sega p/s) S3). Vectrex -$80-Brian W*TWICE* (works/tested, w/ 1 controller, no carts) S4). Fairchild Channel F -$45-cougar*SOLD!!* (works/tested, w/ 2 controllers NO CARTS System II version by Zircon) S5). NEC Turbo Duo -$80-Ryu *SOLD!!* (works/tested, needs video cables, no CD's) S6). Atari 5200 Boxed (4-p)$40-Joseph*TWICE* (works/tested, complete w/ all docs, 100% working controllers, switchbox, etc. & Super Breakout in SEALED box) S7). Atari 7800 Boxed System -$30-Ray*TWICE* (tested, complete w/ Dig Dug, Pole Position & Galaga, carts only) S9). Intellivision -$16-Dave R*SOLD!!* (tested) S10). Intellivision -$22-Ken*SOLD!!* (tested, w/ Intellivoice module) S11). Nintendo NES -$14-Phoenix *TWICE* (2 controllers, Zapper, RF, no p/supply) S12). Commodore 64 -$10-Mike*SOLD!!* (tested, w/ power supply) S13). Nintendo NES -$20-Mr. Dynamo*SOLD!!* (tested, 2 controllers, RF, p/supply & gun) S14). Sega Saturn -$85-Freeman*TWICE* (tested, modified for US/Jap swap, removed CD cover door, 2 controllers) S15). 3DO Testing Station -$85-Rikard *SOLD!!* (tested, dev system, w/ testing joypad, has toggle switch for test purposes) S16). Atari 400 -$9-Hugues *TWICE* (tested, no power supply) S17). Atari 1200XL -$7-Hreimer *TWICE* (tested, no power supply) S18). Atari 130XE -$5-James *TWICE* (broken keyboard (bad trace on keyboard circuit), no power supply) ************************************************ SECTION II - Carts (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ -->BID ON EACH CART INDIVIDUALLY!<-- *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 1 (these carts are w/ box and instructions) C1). Cart #3 -$4-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Blackjack) C2). Cart #6 -$4-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Addition, Subtraction) C3). Cart #7 -$4-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Multip, Div.) C4). Cart #9 -$4-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Drag Strip) C5). Cart #12 -$4-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Baseball) C6). Cart #15 $7-Rikard*SOLD!!* (Memory Match 1 & 2) *** Fairchild Channel F Assortment 2 (these carts are WITHOUT boxes or instructions) C7). Cart #1 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle) C8). Cart #1 -$3-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (same as above but different label, larger '#1' w/ picture icons) C9). Cart #2 -$3-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery) C10). Cart #3 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Video Blackjack) C11). Cart #4 -$1-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Spitfire) C12). Cart #12 -$3-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Baseball) *** Atari 2600 C13). Donkey Kong (Coleco) -$1-cougar*SOLD!!* C14). Frogger (Parker Brothers) -$2-Ray*SOLD!!* C50). Outlaw (boxed) -$2-cougar *SOLD!!* C51). Homerun (boxed) -$1-cougar *SOLD!!* *** Intellivision C40). Bomb Squad (uses Intellivoice) -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C47). Q*Bert -$2-Rhino*once* C49). Burgertime -$2-Rhino*once* C15). Space Battle (Mattel) -$2-Dave R*SOLD!!* C16). Skiing (Mattel, in box w/manual)-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C17). Poker & Blackjack (Mattel, in box)-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C41). Space Battle-$2-Dave R*SOLD!!* C42). Tennis-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C43). Astrosmash-$2-Dave R*SOLD!!* C44). Black Jack-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C45). NBA Basketball-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C46). Horse Racing-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* C48). NFL Football-$1-Gary*SOLD!!* *** Atari 8-bit Computers C18). Centipede (Atari) -$2-cougar*SOLD!!* C19). Touch Typing -$2-Rodolfo*SOLD!!* (Atari, cassette) *** Odyssey II C20). Pick Axe Pete -$4-Jon*SOLD!!* C21). Cosmic Conflict -$4-Jon*SOLD!!* C22). Alien Invaders Plus -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C37). Out of This World/Helicopter Rescue-$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C31). K.C. Munchkin -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C24). Showdown in 2100 AD -$3-Ray*once* C26). War of Nerves -$1-Jon*SOLD!!* C27). Monkeyshines! -$3-Jon*SOLD!!* C28). Quest for the Rings (Gold Label)-$3-Jon*SOLD!!* C29). Invaders From Hyperspace -$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C30). Computer Golf-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C25). Baseball!-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C32). Thunderball--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C33). Football-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C34). Blockout/Breakdown--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C35). Bowling/Basketball-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* C36). Sub Chase/Armored Encounter--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C23). Electronic Table Soccer--$1.50-Jon*SOLD!!* C38). Speedway/Spin-out/Crypto Logic-.50-Ray*SOLD!!* ************************************************ SECTION III - Handhelds (NO MIN. BIDS) ************************************************ HH1). Soccer -$3-Meatyard*SOLD!!* (Mattel, LED, tested, power switch is a little touchy, but game works fine) HH2). Jurassic Park -$1-Rikard*SOLD!!* (Tiger, LCD) HH3). Safebuster $15-Jeffrey*TWICE* (Nintendo G&W, LCD 2-screen) HH4). Soccer -$2-cougar*SOLD!!* (Mattel, LED, tested but no battery cover) HH5). Cosmic Clash $6 -cougar *TWICE* (Tomy, Lights) HH7). Simon -$8-Ray *TWICE* (MB, lights, more of a tabletop really) HH8). Tennis $2-Rikard*SOLD!!* (Tomytronics, VFD) HH10). Galaxian -$8-Rikard *TWICE* (Coleco, VFD, BROKEN - circuit board cracked, good for parts or if you can work miracles with solder!) ************************************************ SECTION IV - Miscellaneous ************************************************ M1). Super Wildcard -$50-Victoria*SOLD!!* (SNES cart copier, 24megabit, parallel PC port built-in, no p/supply -uses 9v) M2). Vectrex controller -$20-Sean*SOLD!!* (Works fine) M3). 3DO control pad -$6-DisKountrs*SOLD!!* (Tested) M7a). Atari Joysticks Set #1 -$5-Mike*SOLD!!* (2, both tested) M7b). Atari Joysticks Set #2 -$3-PatMan*TWICE* (2, both tested) M8a). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-Ray*SOLD!!* (1 pair, tested) M8b). Atari Paddles Set#1 -$3-PatMan*SOLD!!* (1 pair, tested) M11). Commodore 1541 -$15-Mike*SOLD!!* (Disk Drive with power cord, tested) M12). Commodore 1571 -$12-Mike*SOLD!!* (Disk Drive with power cord, untested) M14). SNES Developer Cards (2) -$21-Rikard*TWICE* (5 EPROM sockets on each card, unknown games, one has 2 EPROMS, the other 1. these are basically like carts) ************************************************ TERMS AND AGREEMENTS FOR ALL BIDDERS ************************************************ 1). ALL BIDS ARE FINAL - If you make a bid, it is final. Do not bid on any item you don't intend to buy! 2). PAYMENT FOR WINNING BIDS - Will be in $US MONEY ORDERS or CASHIERS CHECK only. No checks and I don't advise you send cash in the mail. In the event of a winning bid, you send me the MO and your address and I will send you the item(s). Make MO/CC's out to: Bill Stanton ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3). TRADES - If you have something you want to offer instead of cash, try me. Just don't refuse to pay in cash if I refuse your trade offer. Any item in the auction is subject to private trade, but I will notify any bidders on that item in the event someone offers me a lucrative trade. 4). SHIPPING COSTS - I make no guarantee that my estimate of shipping costs are totally accurate. I simply make an estimate. 5). BIDDING CRITERIA - Please follow the min. bid increments as follows: $0-9 = $1 $10-19 = $2 $20-up = $5 6). WINNING BIDS - Do send in your payment within 5 days of my emailing you the final amount (shipping plus items). I am *still* waiting for some people to pay me from my last auction (which ended in November)! 7). REMOVAL - Since some of these items aren't mine, we reserve the right to remove any items from the auction at any time. 8). AUCTION DURATION - We're going to run this auction from 12/21/96 until 12/27/96 when it will enter the going phase. This phase will go ONCE, TWICE, GONE. Daily. Hopefully, it won't drag out too long. The auction will formally conclude when all items either have winning bids or have been removed. ************************************************ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!news.dra.com!feed1.news.erols.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.sesqui.net!rice!usenet From: SPIKE the Percussionist Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Serial Numbers? Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:45:48 +0000 Organization: Rice University, Houston, Texas Lines: 29 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32C90AFA.1C77@es.rice.edu> References: <5a0lqo$quu@tribune.mayo.edu> <5a7it9$c5i@news.snni.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: speyek.bioc.rice.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Myron A. Calhoun wrote: > > lgp@server.snni.com (Michael Packard) writes: > << Folks, anyone have any idea how many Vectrexes (Vectri?) were made? The > << two I have have serial numbers in the 48,000s and 138,000s. Assuming ... > > > I've got two: > # 0025116 (bought September, 1984, for $182.65, & heavily-used) > # 0134652 (UNused--acquired by GCE mistake as they "expired" !-) > > --Myron. > -- mine are: 0087915 0096315 -- SPIKE the Percussionist ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + http://es.rice.edu/~speyek/SPIKE.HTML + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!uunet!in2.uu.net!165.254.2.53!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: pcjohn@crisp.net Subject: Consumer Electronics and a Simple Problem X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Nntp-Posting-User: (Unauthenticated) Reply-To: pcjohn@crisp.net Message-ID: X-Trace: 852072464/19159 X-Nntp-Posting-Host: pcjohn.crisp.net Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 22:41:12 GMT Lines: 21 Damn consumer electronics !!! I had to get that off my chest. Not GCE, just consumer electronics in general. Is it just me or is it supposed to be physically impossible to reassemble radios, tvs, video games, etc ? Anyway, as previously posted, my Vectrex lost it's sound. Presuming it was a bad LM386, I pulled the entire thing apart and replaced the chip. I reassembled it and still no sound. After tracing the wiring, it turned out to be a simple problem: one of the copper contacts inside the sound connector was corroded. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.pbi.net!news.pacbell.net!usenet From: Rod Booty Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Serial Numbers? Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 18:53:46 -0800 Organization: A customer of Pacific Bell Internet Services Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <32C9D1BA.FF0@pacbell.net> References: <5a0lqo$quu@tribune.mayo.edu> Reply-To: bwheat@pacbell.net NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp-207-104-66-4.rvsd01.pacbell.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) Ray Ghanbari wrote: > > Folks, anyone have any idea how many Vectrexes (Vectri?) were made? The > two I have have serial numbers in the 48,000s and 138,000s. Assuming the > serial numbers are sequential, that's quite a run for an expensive home > machine that came out during the video game crash... > > -- > Ray Ghanbari > Mayo Foundation > ray@mayo.edu Mine is 0010067. Rod bwheat@pacbell.net + - - - - End of Archive File - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +