This file contains the archives of the rec.games.vectrex NetNews group for the month of Jun-1995 (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!uop!pacbell.com!tandem!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.Stanford.EDU!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!jussieu.fr!oleane!pipex!mailserver.ebham.ac.uk!news From: mpc2@ebham.ac.uk (PC2, East Bham CFE, Learning Resources Multimedia) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Programmers' guide? Date: 1 Jun 1995 13:08:16 GMT Organization: East Birmingham College, Learning Resouces Multimedia Lines: 6 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qke40$rkd@mailserver.ebham.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pcmultimedia2.ebham.ac.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.93.14 I don't suppose that anywhere there exists a programmers' guide to the Vectrex? If so is it FTPable? TTFN - Pete. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!olivea!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!qualcomm.com!ls-test.qualcomm.com!user From: Qualcomm.com (dtaylor@qualcomm.com) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex Value. $$$What's mine worth Followup-To: rec.games.vectrex Date: Thu, 01 Jun 1995 09:36:42 -0800 Organization: Qualcomm Incorporated Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ls-test.qualcomm.com Hi, I've been watching this group for a while and have a question.. What is a working vectrex worth. I have one I bought new in 1983 or 4. I have one game (star trek) plus the built in. I have the original box and manuals, overlays et al. I am looking to sell it but I need to know what it is worth. Please respond via direct email to dtaylor@qualcom.com Thanks in advance. P.S. If you are interested in purchasing this please let me know. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!tandem!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.Stanford.EDU!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!cs.mun.ca!dsprague From: dsprague@cs.mun.ca (David Sprague) Subject: Problem ... Solution? Message-ID: <1995Jun1.151234.8990@cs.mun.ca> Sender: usenet@cs.mun.ca (NNTP server account) Organization: CS Dept., Memorial University of Newfoundland X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 15:12:34 GMT Lines: 13 Here's my problem... I need a computer system. Something fairly decent, with a high-speed modem, to run SLIP. Here's my solution... I have a very nice Vectrex setup, which I don't use. It's in mint condition with about a dozen games and an extra controller. You have a computer system that you don't use, and would like to have a Vectrex. Here's your opportunity to trade something that's guaranteed to depreciate (quickly) for something that's sure to appreciate. Write me, let me know what you have... I'll even think about including some cash. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.Stanford.EDU!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!schopenhauer.execpc.com!user From: godai@execpc.com (B. Shigenaka) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: More Noise About Systems Date: 2 Jun 1995 01:19:03 GMT Organization: Ikkoku-Kan Lines: 18 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: schopenhauer.execpc.com Well, as today there were three messages about people wanting to sell systems, I'll keep my mouth shut. However, I haven't heard much about the 3D Viewer or the Light Pen. Are these worth much? I have a system and about seven games, the viewer and two games, and the pen and at least one game. So what's the scoop on value? Is there an updated FAQ on prices? Thanx Brad __ __ _ __ __________________ ____L|__\|| || //\\ __L|__\ | Brad Shigenaka | // _ || || /_||_//____/ ____________/\ \\ //_ || || ||__| ||__|| godai@execpc.com \//// || || ||__| ||____ _// // || || || _\ || || Ikkoku-kan __/ \\ _|| \||/ ||||___|| |________________| + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!news.Stanford.EDU!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!scipio.cyberstore.ca!news.bctel.net!kryten.awinc.com!news From: sfossen@awinc.com (Shan Fossen) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: More Noise About Systems Date: 2 Jun 1995 08:12:12 GMT Organization: A&W Computers Lines: 19 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qmh4s$48p@kryten.awinc.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: pme005.awinc.com X-Posting-Software: WSSoup 0.81 (UNREGISTERED) In article , godai@execpc.com (B. Shigenaka) wrote: >Well, as today there were three messages about people wanting to sell >systems, I'll keep my mouth shut. However, I haven't heard much about the >3D Viewer or the Light Pen. Are these worth much? I have a system and >about seven games, the viewer and two games, and the pen and at least one >game. So what's the scoop on value? Is there an updated FAQ on prices? > I would be interested in the viewer if the price is right. Drop me some email if your interested. Regards, -- Email To: sfossen@awinc.com ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ / _\ |_| | /_\ | \| | / \ / \ /_\ | \| | _____________ |_ | _ |/ _ \| \ | / _ \/ _ \/ _ \| \ | __________________ \___/_| |_/_/ \_\_|\_| /_/ \__/ \/_/ \_\_|\_| _______________________ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!spool.mu.edu!torn!newshost.uwo.ca!csd.uwo.ca!magundi From: magundi@csd.uwo.ca (John MacDonald) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.arcade,rec.games.video.misc,alt.games.video.classic,misc.forsale.non-computer Subject: Vectrex cartridges forsale or trade Supersedes: <3qffcg$q4d@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> Date: 2 Jun 1995 07:09:11 GMT Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Lines: 55 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qmden$9bl@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: gus.csd.uwo.ca Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3038 rec.games.video.classic:22238 rec.games.video.marketplace:28822 rec.games.video.arcade:76168 rec.games.video.misc:24991 alt.games.video.classic:7688 misc.forsale.non-computer:10188 Cartridges Complete ( box, overlay, manual, cartridge ) Blitz! $20 New, unused Cosmic Chasm $20 New, unused Cosmic Chasm $15 Excellent ( used ) Rip Off $35 Excellent Scramble $15 New, unused Solar Quest $35 New Star Hawk $35 very good condition Spike $30 tape marks on box. Web Warp $40 Web Warp overlay, cart Web Wars box ( missing flap ) and manual --------- Cartridge only, with photocopy of manual Spinball $20 Web Warp $20 ******************************************************************* Multi-cartridge ( 32 options- all released games except Animaction ) $50 Bonus: Dark Tower cartridge Photocopy of all manuals $10 This just basically covers my costs. Service manual Free with any other purchase ( if requested ) $4 I also have a couple of Vectrexes for sale $150 + shipping. ------------------------------------------------------ Shipping Cartridges 1-2 $5 3+ $6 john macdonald magundi@uwo.ca (519) 432-9697 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!zimmer!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!gatech!psinntp!psinntp!psinntp!news.nyc.pipeline.com!not-for-mail From: olympian@nyc.pipeline.com (William Rueger) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex as Laser Controller Date: 2 Jun 1995 16:08:26 -0400 Organization: The Pipeline Lines: 6 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qnr3q$t0k@pipe1.nyc.pipeline.com> References: <3qgfrn$ku9@oak.oakland.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: pipe1.nyc.pipeline.com Is there any way i could get in touch with the guy in Vegas who hooked up the Vectrex to the Laser controller? ------ Bill + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!enews.sgi.com!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #1: 6/2 Date: 2 Jun 1995 19:11:14 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 59 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3040 rec.games.video.classic:22288 rec.games.video.marketplace:28868 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #1 for June 2nd, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current Bid ------------------------------------------- Armor Attack $10.00 no bidder Berzerk $10.00 no bidder BLITZ! $6.00 ShawnS Clean Sweep $8.00 no bidder Fortress Of Narzod $12.00 ShawnS Hyperchase $8.00 no bidder Pole Position $8.00 ShawnS Solar Quest $10.00 no bidder Spike $8.00 no bidder Star Trek $10.00 no bidder ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. Indicate how you'd like your alias to appear in updates, otherwise I'll use the first 5 letters of your email address. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. The option is up to you whether items are shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to withdraw a bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!gateway From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #1: 6/2 Date: 2 Jun 1995 21:52:12 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Lines: 59 Sender: daemon@news.umbc.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.umbc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3041 rec.games.video.classic:22292 rec.games.video.marketplace:28876 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #1 for June 2nd, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current Bid ------------------------------------------- Armor Attack $10.00 no bidder Berzerk $10.00 no bidder BLITZ! $6.00 ShawnS Clean Sweep $8.00 no bidder Fortress Of Narzod $12.00 ShawnS Hyperchase $8.00 no bidder Pole Position $8.00 Shawn S Solar Quest $10.00 no bidder Spike $8.00 no bidder Star Trek $10.00 no bidder ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. Indicate how you'd like your alias to appear in updates, otherwise I'll use the first 5 letters of your email address. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. The option is up to you whether items are shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to withdraw a bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!tandem!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!hookup!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!torn!newshost.uwo.ca!csd.uwo.ca!magundi From: magundi@csd.uwo.ca (John MacDonald) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.arcade,rec.games.video.misc,alt.games.video.classic,misc.forsale.non-computer Subject: Vectrex cartridges forsale or trade Supersedes: <3qmden$9bl@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> Date: 3 Jun 1995 04:26:24 GMT Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Lines: 56 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qoo9g$fdc@falcon.ccs.uwo.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: gus.csd.uwo.ca Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3043 rec.games.video.classic:22311 rec.games.video.marketplace:28905 rec.games.video.arcade:76283 rec.games.video.misc:25025 alt.games.video.classic:7700 misc.forsale.non-computer:10251 Cartridges Complete ( box, overlay, manual, cartridge ) Blitz! $20 New, unused Cosmic Chasm $20 New, unused Cosmic Chasm $15 Excellent ( used ) Rip Off $35 Excellent Scramble $15 New, unused Solar Quest $35 New Star Hawk $35 very good condition Spike $30 tape marks on box. Web Warp $40 Web Warp overlay, cart Web Wars box ( missing flap ) and manual --------- Cartridge only, with photocopy of manual Spinball $20 Web Warp $20 ******************************************************************* Multi-cartridge ( 32 options- all released games except Animaction ) $50 Bonus: Dark Tower cartridge Photocopy of all manuals $10 This just basically covers my costs. Service manual Free with any other purchase ( if requested ) $4 I also have a couple of Vectrexes for sale $150 + shipping. ------------------------------------------------------ Shipping Cartridges 1-2 $5 3+ $6 john macdonald magundi@uwo.ca (519) 432-9697 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: zacketh@ibm.net (Zachary Ethridge) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Wanted: Vectrex items Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 06:53:44 -0400 Lines: 24 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip18-156.ga.us.ibm.net Hello there! As most of us rec.games.vectrex inhabitees know, there aren't a lot of ready sources for Vectrex goodies. I have put together a list of those items which I still want for my set. Anyone with one or more of these goodies for sale could probably talk me into buying ;} Games (with manual and overlay/color wheel) Star Castle Pole Position Fortress of Narzod Dark Tower Polar Rescue 3D Minestorm 3D Narrow Escape 3D Crazy Coaster 3D Pole Position Art Master Melody Master Animaction Mail Plane Hardware (with manuals, etc) 3D goggle set light pen + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!nott!cunews!freenet.carleton.ca!FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an914 From: an914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Shawn Scallen) Subject: Re: Wanted: Vectrex items Message-ID: Sender: an914@freenet3.carleton.ca (Shawn Scallen) Reply-To: an914@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Shawn Scallen) Organization: The National Capital FreeNet References: Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 16:29:33 GMT Lines: 33 put me down for one of each of the below too... i'll pay more than Zach. Zachary Ethridge (zacketh@ibm.net) writes: > Hello there! As most of us rec.games.vectrex inhabitees know, there aren't > a lot of ready sources for Vectrex goodies. I have put together a list of > those items which I still want for my set. Anyone with one or more of > these goodies for sale could probably talk me into buying ;} > > Games (with manual and overlay/color wheel) > Star Castle > Pole Position > Fortress of Narzod > Dark Tower > Polar Rescue > 3D Minestorm > 3D Narrow Escape > 3D Crazy Coaster > 3D Pole Position > Art Master > Melody Master > Animaction > Mail Plane > > Hardware (with manuals, etc) > 3D goggle set > light pen -- 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_subscribe@proton.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!svc.portal.com!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #2: 6/4 Date: 4 Jun 1995 12:56:50 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 53 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3047 rec.games.video.classic:22366 rec.games.video.marketplace:28975 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #2 for June 4th, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current high bid ------------------------------------------- Armor Attack $10.00 minimum bid Berzerk $10.00 minimum bid BLITZ! $7.00 SKelly, $6.00 ShawnS Clean Sweep $8.00 minimum bid Fortress Of Narzod $12.00 ShawnS Hyperchase $8.00 ByBosh! Pole Position $10.00 SKelly, $8.50 ByBosh!, $8.00 ShawnS Solar Quest $10.00 minimum bid Spike $8.00 ByBosh! Star Trek $10.00 minimum bid ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested [played :) ] and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. You may specify how you'd like items to be shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I would prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). Upon recipt of a money order payment, items are shipped same day. I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to withdraw a bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!nntp-ucb.barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.ksu.ksu.edu!not-for-mail From: spawn@ksu.ksu.edu (Jason A Durando) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex System For Sale Date: 4 Jun 1995 17:55:07 -0500 Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qtdkb$btc@abc.ksu.ksu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: abc.ksu.ksu.edu X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #2 (NOV) I have a Vectrex game system for sale. I know that the controller works, I only have one. I also have two games and the overlays: Spike and a racing game. If you are interested my email is: spawn@ksu.ksu.edu JD + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!news.computek.net!news From: gep2@computek.net Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Converting Eurpoean Voltage to US for Vectx Date: 5 Jun 1995 15:43:45 GMT Organization: Compu-Net DFW's Premiere Internet Access Provider Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3qv8nh$d6i@news.computek.net> References: <3qd39l$1mr8@usenetp1.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dal145.computek.net X-Newsreader: SPRY News 3.03 (SPRY, Inc.) > CVCG90C@prodigy.com (Greg Easterly) writes: > Hi. I'm about to buy a Vectrex from a nice fellow in Europe, but of > course it runs on their voltage, 240v i belive. Does anyone know if > simply buying one of the voltage converters that you plug appliances into > will work with this thing to make it run on U.S. current? Or will I > actually have to open the sucker up and change stuff around (scary > thought)? Should work fine, but make sure you use one of the heavier, transformer-type adaptors rather than the lightweight, heating-appliance-type ones that contain nothing but a diode. Gordon Peterson http://www.computek.net/public/gep2 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!zimmer!nic-nac.CSU.net!csulb.edu!mjhenks From: mjhenks@csulb.edu (Matthew Henricks) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS boxd vectrex sys w/ 12 games Date: 6 Jun 1995 05:26:21 GMT Organization: Cal State Long Beach Lines: 8 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3r0otu$987@garuda.csulb.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: heart.engr.csulb.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] i have my vectrex system that i would like to sell. it all works and is in the orig box with manuels and overlay. also i have 12 games that are all in their box's with overlays. all but four have the manuels. i also have an extra controler with a broken spring but works. i would like $250.00 +S&H. i would prefer to sell it inside the US. if you are interested, email me back and i will fill you in. thanks. matt + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.nic.surfnet.nl!info.uci.kun.nl!news From: Marco Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Broken Vectrex Date: 6 Jun 1995 07:28:00 GMT Organization: Universitair Centrum Informatievoorziening, The Netherlands Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3r1020$49d@info.uci.kun.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: pcbw237.daf.kun.nl Some while ago I bought a Vextrex with two controllers and seven games plus overlays for only $20. But - of course :-( - there are two problems: First, only one of the controllers is functioning. I opened the other one and found a rubber band cut in two. I tried to fix it but I don't know how; any suggestions? Second, sometimes the sound is scratchy. Most of the times this disappears after turning the console off and on (for one or more times). Is this a simple problem that can be fixed by a non-technician (like me)? Thanks for your time! Marco M.Kerstens@bw.kun.nl + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!zimmer!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!news.umbc.edu!gateway From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.classic Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #3: 6/6 Date: 6 Jun 1995 14:35:06 -0400 Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Lines: 76 Sender: daemon@news.umbc.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.umbc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3056 rec.games.video.marketplace:29135 rec.games.video.classic:22524 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #3 for Tuesday, June 6th, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current high bid ------------------------------------------- 1. Armor Attack 10.00 (NO BIDDER) 2. Berzerk 12.00 VLiming 3. BLITZ! 8.00 PTaylor 7.00 SKelly 6.00 ShawnS 4. Clean Sweep 8.00 (NO BIDDER) 5. Fortress Of Narzod 15.00 ChuckB 14.00 WFaanes 12.00 ShawnS 6. Hyperchase 8.00 ByBosh! 7. Pole Position 15.00 ChuckB 15.00 WFaanes 12.00 VLiming 11.00 PTaylor 10.00 SKelly 8.50 ByBosh! 8.00 ShawnS 8. Solar Quest 10.00 ChuckB 9. Spike 10.00 ChuckB 9.00 PTaylor 8.00 ByBosh! 10. Star Trek 10.00 (NO BIDDER) ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested [played :) ] and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. You may specify how you'd like items to be shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I would prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). Upon recipt of a money order payment, items are shipped same day. I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to withdraw a bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!nntp-ucb.barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!EU.net!gatech!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!msunews!tv-mcr.wkar.msu.edu!jeffj From: jeffj@wkar.msu.edu Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Games auction update. 8 hours left!!!! Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 19:15:45 GMT Organization: Broadcasting Services, Michigan State University Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: tv-mcr.wkar.msu.edu Hi everyone, Here is the last update for this group of games. Post me directly to bid. I will stop taking bids at 11pm EDT. All games come with overlays and instructions, no boxes. I pay postage in the US. Item 1: Scramble $6.00 Item 2: Heads Up Soccer $20.00 Item 3: Spike $10.00 Item 4: Star Trek $7.00 Item 5: Hyperchase $6.00 Item 6: Star Hawk $15.00 Thanks, Jeff jeffj@wkar.msu.edu + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!ns1.unicomp.net!news.unicomp.net!usenet From: jsimmons@UniComp.net Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Questions Date: Wed, 07 Jun 95 07:09:33 PDT Organization: UniComp Technologies International Corp -- Internet Service Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: unicomp11.unicomp.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage I am looking for an FAQ about the vectrex or any information on it.. I would like to know technical specs ( ie - processor, graphics, sound, etc) , years produced, software avaliability, etc.. Jason + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.starnet.net!wupost!news.utdallas.edu!corpgate!crchh327.bnr.ca!woodcock From: woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: [Vectrex] FAQ Date: 7 Jun 1995 15:52:36 GMT Organization: Bell-Northern Research; Richardson, Texas, USA Lines: 1027 Distribution: inet Expires: 01 Jul 1995 Message-ID: <3r4i04$741@crchh327.bnr.ca> Reply-To: woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) NNTP-Posting-Host: carphc21.bnr.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] +-----------+ |Vectrex====| | +-------+ | Vectrex "Frequently Asked Questions" List! Created: 9/1/92 | | # + *| | version 3.9 Copyright worldwide (c) 1994 | | : X | | Created and maintained by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@bnr.ca) | | : . .| | | | A <=>| | This list will be reposted on the first day of every month. | | . | | | | X + | | @@@ | | * x | | @@ @@@ | +-------+ @@@ +---@----+ | ### # Q@@ / ! oooo / | ### OO | +--------+ +-----------+ This file is copyrighted (c) 1994 by Gregg Woodcock but may be distributed in part or in whole by anyone for any purpose (commercial or otherwise) provided proper credit is given to me and the individual contributors. If you do use the FAQ, I would appreciate it if you send me a copy of whatever you are doing with it. My plan is to have a 'newbie' part and a 'techie' part. I still need some more information about the following questions for it: Can a pause switch be built? (YES) Can the overlays be reproduced (MAYBE) Can a 3D color disk be made? (MAYBE; try using "shrinky-dinks") How does the light pen work and can one be built? (YES) How does the 3D imager work and can a Sega imager be converted? (MAYBE) =========================================================================== Q. What is Vectrex? Here it is in layman's terms: Vectrex is one of the most inspired video game machines ever produced (but similar things were said about the Edsel and Titanic). Its point of distinction is the fact that it uses vector "line" graphics (as opposed to raster "pixel" graphics). This is the same type of screen used in such arcade classics as Space Wars, Asteroids, Battlezone and Tempest. The machine has a 9 x 11 inch black and white screen and comes with a built-in Asteroids clone called Minestorm. The games come with plastic overlays that slide over the screen to cut down on flicker and give some illusion of color. It uses one of the most advanced 8 bit processors, the 68A09 (6809 with 1.5MHz clock speed), and a popular and excellent sound chip, General Instruments AY-3-8192, which can produce a wide range of noises. Also included is a 1.5 inch, self-centering, joystick with 4 buttons on the right. It uses an analog/potentiometer system allowing differing degrees of directional input. The machine's footprint takes up a little less than a square foot of a desk (in fact, it quite resembles a jet black Macintosh SE sans mouse and keyboard), and can be operated easily in that area. The joystick is connected via a springy telephone-like cord and can be folded into the base of the machine for portability. The machine is moderately transportable and very well constructed but, alas, very much extinct. It made its debut late in 1982 and was quite scarce by the end of 1984 due to the Great Video Game Depression of '82 which forced Milton Bradley (who bought the rights to the Vectrex from General Consumer Electronics (GCE)) to discontinue production due to to poor sales. After this, the rights to the Vectrex and all related materials were returned to the original developers, Smith Engineering. Smith Engineering has graciously condoned the not-for-profit circulation of any duplicatable materials including games and manuals and is happy to see it is still 'alive' in certain circles. Here are some more detailed snippets from the service manual: As a general description, the HP3OOO is a self-contained video game system intended for home use. The system includes its own 9" B&W monitor screen and 3" permanent magnet speaker. Plug-in ROM type cartridges are available offering arcade type video and sound game play. No external TV receiver hookup is needed or provided for. A front panel storable controller allows control over the game via joystick and push button action switches. For two player operation a second controller identical to the single player controller is available as an accessory product. Both controllers attach to the main game console through nine wire coiled telephone style cables. There is a consumer power switch/volume control on the front panel as well as a game reset button. A consumer adjustable brightness control is located on the main console rear housing. For the technical description which follows, the reader is encouraged to refer to the block diagram and schematic [not included here]. The HP3OOO is a microprocessor based, vector scan system using a standard 9" black & white CRT as its video display device. The microprocessor (MPU) is the Motorola 68A09 device. The MPU operates at 1.6 MHz from a 6 MHz external Xtal. An internal divide by 4 circuit generates the MPU 1.6 MHz "E" clock signal used in the system. Program memory is stored in the 8K x 8 bit 2363 type ROM. This ROM contains common subroutines, the "executive" or assembler instructions plus one complete game. Two 1K x 4 bit 2114 type static RAMS provide storage locations for data indicative of locations of objects, game status, and various other information needed by the microprocessor during game operation. Peripheral Interface Adaptor (PIA) Chip, has two 8 bit peripheral ports which interfaces the MPU with peripheral devices and external signals. One of the PIA ports interfaces the General Instrument AY-3-8912 sound-I.O. chip with the MPU and also drives the digital to analog converter chip MC1408. The other PIA port is used as control lines for the sound chip, selector control for the multiplex chip and as a means to read the A/D comparator that's used in the joystick successive approximation circuitry. Sound is either MPU generated directly or by use of the AY-3-8912 sound chip. The AY-3-8912 sound chip is a programmable sound generator containing 3 tone generators and wave shaping circuitry. This chip also has a single 8 bit I.O. port used to read the status of each of the hand controller's 4 action switches. The standard TTL device types 74LS00 and 74LS32 are used as control line decoders to allow the MPU to select the appropriate circuit element to be addressed at any particular time. The analog processing section includes digital to analog converter (DAC) chip type MC1408, dual 4 channel multiplexer/demultiplexer chip type CD4052, and dual channel op-amps types LF353 and LF347. DAC chip MC1408 receives an 8 bit word at data terminals D0-D7. DAC output (pin 4) is current source. One section of IC LF353 is used to change this current to a voltage representative of the 8 bit digital word received by the DAC chip. The LF353 voltage is applied to an input of the dual 4 channel multiplexer (MUX) chip CD4052. This same voltage (designated "DAC" on the schematic) is the X-axis drive signal. The CD4052 MUX chip serves two purposes: it selectively couples, under MPU control, the output of the DAC current/voltage converter to one of 4 places and is used to selectively couple the inputs from the joystick pots to the voltage comparator IC LF353. =========================================================================== Q. What games were released or on the drawing board before Vectrex died? Production # Name (Notes) [Size or NR=Not Released] ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- VT 3000 Minestorm (built-in game; Asteroids clone) [4K] VT 3101 Cosmic Chasm (1st home game ported to arcade) [4K] VT 3102 Rip Off (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3103 Scramble (Konami arcade port) [4K] VT 3104 Solar Quest (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3105 Space Wars (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3106 Starhawk (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3107 Star Trek (AKA Star Ship in Europe) [4K] VT 3108 Web Wars (AKA Web Warp in ?????) (best game?) [8K] VT 3109 Star Castle (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3201 Hyperchase (very bad driving game) [4K] VT 3202 Blitz! Action Football [8K] VT 3203 Heads-Up Action Soccer (AKA Soccer in Europe) [8K] VT 3204 Spinball (AKA Flipper in Europe) (has PAUSE!) [8K] VT 3205 Pitcher's Duel -OR- Batter Up Action Baseball [NR] VT 3206 Pole Position (Atari/Namco arcade port) [8K] VT 3301 Armor Attack (Cinematronics arcade port) [4K] VT 3302 Berzerk (Stern arcade port; high levels crash)[4K] VT 3303 Clean Sweep (Pac-Man clone) [4K] VT 3304 Fortress of Narzod (great shooter) [8K] VT 3305 Bedlam (Tempest clone) [4K] VT 3306 Spike (It talks! Originally called Buster?) [8K] VT 3307 Dark Tower (ONLY 1 KNOWN TO EXIST!!!) [12K=8K+4K] VT 3308 Polar Rescue (Good subhunt game) (has PAUSE!) [8K] VT 3600 Light Pen (Hardware; required for 360X games) VT 3601 Art Master (light pen) (pack-in game) [4K] VT 3602 Melody Master (light pen) [8K] VT 3603 Mail Plane (light pen) (100% completed) [NR] VT 3604 Animaction (light pen) [8K+2K RAM] VT 3630 3-D Imager (Hardware; required for 363X games) VT 3631 3-D Pole Position (3-D) (completed?) [NR] VT 3632 3D Minestorm (3-D) (pack-in game) [8K] VT 3633 Narrow Escape (3-D) (same color disk as CC) [8K] VT 3634 Crazy Coaster (3-D) (same color disk as NE) [8K] VT ???? Test Cartridge (issued to repair centers only)[4K] VT ???? Tour de France (100% completed) [NR] VT ???? HangMan (touchscreen) (pack-in game; complete)[NR] The following games and accessories were planned but never released: Cartridges: Art Master II Art Master III Art Master IV Basic Science Create-A-Game/Maze Exploring the Solar System Flipout Hangman (game developed for use with Touch Screen) Pitcher's Duel Pole Position (for 3D imager) Power Trip Sock It Accessories: Touch-Sensitive Screen (prototype known to exist) Computer Adaptor with BASIC (prototypes rumored to exist) Computer Keyboard Printer Disk Driver/Wafer Tape Drive Modem Computer Software: Create Your Own Video Game Music Maestro Art Program in LOGO Basic Science Solar System Word Processing A company called Roy Abel & Associates also commercially exploited the Vectrex by using it as a text terminal (which is about the worst thing it can do) to perform the "Luscher Color Test" after you put a quarter into a coin device which activated the unit. You would pick colors in the order that they appealed to you (again, why did they use a black and white display for this job?), and it would tell you about your personality. Actually, no matter what you picked it would tell you something that you could identify with; all of the statements were pretty vague. The guy that programmed it did not understand the hardware; the text scrolled up the screen, but lines popped on at the bottom and disappeared near the top instead of scrolling on and off from offscreen. Roy had GCE's permission and blessing to do the project. In fact, Lee Chaden was at his facility. =========================================================================== Q. What miscellaneous Vectrex items might my collection be missing? Here is a list of most of the extra stuff that isn't a cart, overlay, box or regular manual... * Orange 5"x3.75" sheet notifying us of GCE's change of address * "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" addendum to Owner's Manual (No. 98722-072). This listed 17 things you shouldn't do * Canadian addendum to Onwer's Manual for warranty info (pg 11/12) * Manual for the Control Panel (Joystick) * White 5.5"x3" manuals for the Light Pen and 3D Glasses * White 3"x4" 3D Imager addendum describing how to work the color disk latch * White 3.5"x4.5" 3D Crazy Coaster addendum telling how to survive underpasses * White 4"x6" Minestorm addendum (P/N 140028-1) describing wave 13 bug * White 2.5"x2.5" addendum to the Star Trek manual describing self-play bug * A catalog of games (same size as regular manuals) from "Triton" * A catalog of games (same size as regular manuals) called "Passport" * A 7.5"x3.5" pamphlet listing HW and games called "High Performance Machine" * Vectrex unit warranty registration card (and Owner's Club form) * Electronic Games Magazine subscription form (44% off for Vectrex players) * Custom Designed Accessories for your Vectrex Arcade System order form listing a collapsable carrying case ($14.95) and a vinyl dust cover ($5.95). * carrying case for the Vectrex * protective dust cover for the Vectrex * Service Manual * Test Cart * The first (and only?) issue of the Owner's Club magazine "Passport" =========================================================================== Q. Where is the Vectrex ftp archive and what is there? The ftp Vectrex information archive is at ftp.csus.edu (130.86.90.1) and is maintained by John F. Sandhoff . There are binary listings (2 flavors; pure binary from the ROMs, and Motorola "S-format" dumps) for most of the games along with instructions on how to burn Eproms. There are several commented examples of code demonstrating how to write both music and graphics. There is also a copy of the service manual and much more. Almost all of the stuff is bundled into a compressed file called "vectrex.tar.Z". There are plenty of experiments to keep an eager hacker busy. Recently, some GIF/JPEG files were added showing some of the screen overlays (there are also GIFs of the 2 color wheels). Also, text files of the manuals for most, if not all, of the games are there. David Wright will be putting the vectrex stuff up his email server. If you don't have FTP access, this may work for you. If you want to try and get at it, the email server is at "impinfo@Prism1.COM". If your site doesn't like that, try "prism1!impinfo@NCoast.ORG". To receive a list of the files available place "send vect.index" in the message body. You can also add "send help" to get a complete set of instructions. Be aware that some of these files are huge and may push you over your mailbox or disk space quota immediately. =========================================================================== Q. Isn't copying the games by burning EPROMs stealing or violating a copyright? If the system is "dead" then no money is lost by making copies of something which otherwise would never be available. Even so, it is a fuzzy matter and technically the answer should probably be, "YES." Fortunately, Smith Engineering has given Usenetters permission to make copies of all Vectrex related materials (manuals, games, overlays, etc.) as long as it is for distribution to members of the group and as long as it is not for profit. =========================================================================== Q. I ordered a multi-cart from Mark Woodward well over a year ago and paid him in advance. I am having trouble getting hold of him and I still haven't received my cart. Did I get ripped off? Here is everything I know. The multi-carts came back from the fabricator shortly after everybody got their orders in and Mark built them and started sending them out. It turns out that there are 2 different hardware designs for the Vectrex and Mark had the less common version. Unfortunately this first multi-cart design is incompatible with the most common version of the Vectrex hardware and most of the multi-carts had to be sent back to Mark for repair (and he stopped sending the originals out, also). Mark then had to do several expensive and time consuming things; he had to locate and purchase one of the other versions of the Vectrex, he had to redesign the PCB and find a way to make the new design backward compatible with the old design so that he could reuse the PCBs, he had to rewrite the software which meant he had to unsolder the EPROMs (since they weren't socketed) and erase them, reprogram them, and solder them back on. He then has to upgrade the PCB by cutting several traces and soldering on several jumpers. As you can see, fixing all these PCBs takes a LONG time and a lot of effort (and money since he has to pay double-shipping for all the carts that did go out). To complicate matters, Mark changed email addresses (and jobs?), and was blessed with the birth of a new baby creating a large drain on his "free" time. I am not excusing his tardiness and I agree that even considering these circumstances the delay is still too long to excuse. I am just trying to give you all some background as to how a good idea went very wrong. I talked to Mark sometime around the beginning of September and he told me that as of that date all international orders had been filled and that there were exactly 15 USA orders left to be retrofitted. I offered to do the retrofits for him and he agreed to send the materials to me. He decided to send the stuff to be fixed immediately and it arrived sometime around Halloween and I have been working on them ever since. I have completed all repairs several times only to have a couple of other neccessary repairs creep up. At the beginning of December I got MOST of the carts working (all of the 15 except 3) and sent them out to people the 1st week in December and sent the 3 screwy ones back to Mark. By the end of Decmeber, he had them all working and sent them to the owners. So it boils down to this, if you paid for a cart and didn't get one, you are out of luck because there are no more. You need to contact Mark and work something out with him. =========================================================================== Q. Do I have to make my own multi-cart; can't I just buy one from somebody? No; I mean, Yes, err... There are at least 3 people making multi-carts for resale on the net but the best ones (by far) were being made by Mark Woodward. He has sold out of the original batch and it was such a headache that he will not be doing it again. Instead, I have taken over the project and am working on getting the images to some unreleased, yet completed games. They are Tour de France and Mail Plane (and perhaps another "goodie" that isn't really a game but a silly in-house project never meant for release). Until I get those images (should be soon now), I will not be building any multicarts because I don't know how big the images are (the recently discovered Dark Tower image, for example, is 12K). The reason this matters is because I am going to be rewriting Mark's menu code to acount for files of flexible length (right now it just uses 8K boundaries and wastes a large hunk of the EPROM) and I will also need to redesign the hardware. I plan on using Xilynx chips and reduce the design to essentially 2 chips so that the PCB will be able to fit inside a canabalized cartridge case. The carts will allow you to select the games via a menu on the Vectrex screen instead of by flipping dip switches as all the others do. The carts will support the RAM for Animaction and include a 'pause' button allowing you to pause any of the games. They will contain all the released games plus the Test Cart and 2 hacked versions of Minestorm (infinite lives and more shots) and any other goodies I can fit. The estimated price breakdown is as follows... $30 PCB + S/W selection $20 EPROM (unless you can send me one) $20 Xilynx LCA chips $10 Donation to charity of your choice $5 RAM (Optional) $5 Misc parts (solder, switches, etc.) --- $90 Complete, ready-to-play multicart ($10 to charity, $80 to me) If I build it for you then there will be a $5 charge for miscellaneous parts and you will be obligated donate $10 to a local charity to cover my time. This is in the spirit of the Smith Engineering agreement for 'not-for-profit' duplication. The only 'profit' I will get is from the s/w selection code which I deserve and am entitled to because I licensed the 100% original code from Mark who wrote (owns) it. The games have been generously donated by Smith Engineering and the parts will be sold at cost (with a little to cover shipping). The PCBs are made at a professional manufacturer and include plated through holes, etc. No hack and slash job here :> If you want to build it yourself I will provide you with the PCB, a programmed EPROM (or image if you can blast your own) and a parts list. At this point, I am not ready to accept orders but if you want to get on the waiting list, email me your name, address and telephone number and I'll let you know when I begin making them again; hopefully this will be in the next few months but it all depends on when I get the new games and how long it takes me to redesign the HW/SW. This FAQ will be updated as the situation changes. =========================================================================== Q. How do I play ? Simple, read the manual. WHAT; you don't have a manual? OK then, read the screen overlay (it lists the functions of all the buttons). You don't have the screen overlay either? In that case most (maybe all by now) of the manuals have been transcribed into text files and made available via ftp. YOU DON'T HAVE FTP EITHER? OK, I'll tell you what; in the spirit of Smith Engineering's generosity, I will volunteer my services as Vectrex copy shop. I have all of the overlays and manuals (as well as some extra stuff like the service manual, "Passport" magazine, the "Triton" and "Passport" catalog pamphlets, and the "High Performance Machine" pamphlet) and am willing to make copies for free to anybody that is willing to play by my "rules". You must send a Self-Addressed, Stamped Envelope (SASE) along with a listing of everything that you want photocopies of (black and white copies only; if you want color overlay copies, send $2.50 for each one since color copies cost $$$). You will receive double sided copies unless you specifically request single sided ones. I will fill the orders only about once a month so don't hold your breath for a quick return. Please note that these will not be replicas in any particular sense. I will be copying them as you would a book (I WILL NOT REMOVE THE STAPLES TO REPLICATE THE SHEETS TO FACILITATE MAKING EXACT DUPLICATES). If you want exact duplicates, you will need to modify the copies I send you (I am trying to keep my effort to a minimum). If I need to fold something to fit it in your SASE, then I will, so keep that in mind if you want unfolded stuff. The amount of postage is left up to you to figure out; I am just going to copy, stuff, and send; I will not verify sufficient postage. Tips are appreciated (particularly if you are asking for a *lot* of copying) but not neccesary nor required; this is a free service. Send SASE to: Gregg Woodcock 2930 Dukeswood Drive Garland, TX 75040-8770 U.S.A P.S. If you take advantage of either of these services, it would be nice if you would "pay the community back" by transcribing at least one document that is not currently at the ftp site and uploading it (or emailing it to me and I will get it there). I am pretty sure none of the "extra" stuff I have has been transcribed yet. P.P.S. If you have an original service manual, please contact me so I can get an copy of it (or buy it from you). The copy I have is Nth generation and is very hard to read... =========================================================================== Q. Is there a way to make a Vectrex joystick perhaps with autofire capability? Brian Holscher has designed a flexible way to convert a Sega Genesis controller for use with the Vectrex. He will build one for you for a small fee or if you check the archives, you will find a file describing how to build one yourself (it is more complex than you will probably be expecting). Here is the first part of that file: This information including schematics is copyright 1994 by Brian Holscher. This information is free for distribution as long as its not used for commercial purposes. Using Sega Controllers with Vectrex (Revision 2.0a) This Section explains: 1. How to convert a Sega Controller to work with Vectrex. 1. How to make a Sega Controller to Vectrex Adaptor. 2. Where to purchase a converted Sega Controller. 3. Where to purchase a Sega to Vectrex controller adapter. BACKGROUND Since my Vectrex controller is flaky, I bought a cheap Sega Controller and converted it to work on the Vectrex. From there I added some nice features like autofire and re-programmable buttons. I decided to post schematics for those who want to make Vectrex controllers. After talking with others on the net, I decided to build a Sega to Vectrex adapter. This is a little harder than converting controllers, but I got one to work. This posting includes info and schematics for both. For those who don't want the hassle of making your own controllers, I'm offering converted controllers and adapters for sale. I'm also offering a preprogrammed micro-controller for sale. LIMITATIONS The Sega Controller is a digital controller. The Vectrex control panel is an analog controller. Games like Minestorm don't look at the analog values of the joystick and only look to see what direction the joystick is moved. Games like Minestorm work with these converted Sega controllers. Games like HyperChase look at how far the joystick moves in a direction and are not fun to play with these converted controllers. All (known) games work with these converted controllers and adaptors with 2 exceptsion. Hyperchase (all game variations) and Starhawk (game variation #2 only) are completely unplayable due to the need for analog controller data. FEATURES This design incorporates a micro-controller for additional functionality. The micro-controller allows the user to program which Sega Controller button maps to which Vectrex button. This is useful since the 4th button (called Start) on the Sega Controller is a smaller and inconveniently located since it is normally reserved for starting games on Sega systems. The micro-controller even allows reprogramming of the button assignments in the middle of a game. Another feature is auto-fire. Any button can be set to auto-fire. This means that the micro-controller presses the button over and over again instead of the player. CONTROLLERS VRS ADAPTERS Adapters give you the advantage of using any Sega Controller with Vectrex and still be able to use it on the Sega system. If you don't have a Sega controller, a converted controller is less cost than an adaptor plus the cost of a Sega controller. Another slight advantage is that the LED thats informs the user during button reprogramming and auto-fire is easier to see on a converted controller. The micro-controller is optional if you are converting your own Sega controller. However, the micro-controller is required for the adapter. BUYING CONVERTED CONTROLLERS If your don't want to convert a controller or make an adapter yourself, you can purchase them from me. You can also purchase a preprogrammed micro-controller from me. Sourme Code for Micro-controller ------- Free if you ask nicely. Preprogrammed Micro-controller -------- $20 (The includes Xtal and Xtal capacitors) Converted Sega Controller ------------- $45 Sega to Vectrex Adaptor ------------- $45 Shipping is included. Send email to brianh@ichips.intel.com and we will work out the details. =========================================================================== Q. How can I make a copy of a screen overlay? With the advances made in the past 2 years in color scanners, copiers and priners, it is now possible to make a near exact duplicate with the push of a (few) button(s). 0. First you need an original overlay, prefereably one with little fading. 1. If you want a "rough" copy, simply get a good high end color photocopy onto acetate (those overhead projector plastic sheets). 2. If you want a better copy, you scan the image, preferably in color. I think 150 dpi is okay though some people may want to go for maximum resolution. 3. Then you need a good paint program, I used Adobe Photoshop to do some preliminary clean-up work, but I have a feeling it would take quite a bit of work to make a perfect overlay. 4. Prining--the critical part. You need a color printer that can do acetate (animation cel) printouts. Unfortunately, no color printer can work on thick sheets, which brings us to 5. 5. You need go to to a hobby shop and get a piece of .045 thick clear sheet of [poly]styrene. Its prtty cheap. 6. The only part I haven't worked out, bonding the acetate overlay to the styrene. It is probable that there are some mucho expensive color printers that professional print shops use that can print onto any thickness sheets but I haven't done much looking. Thanks to Noel for this info. =========================================================================== Q. My Vectrex is very noisy; is there anything I can do to make it any quieter? Here is what Daniel A Muntz said helped him: The noise isn't digital in nature and it closely follows the video. It also isn't a power supply problem; isolating the audio input of the amplifier from the sound circuit revealed no noise at all. It seems the noise is generated in two ways: 1: By induction; Moving the audio cable around makes the noise less or more prominent. It is at minimum when the cable is placed in its original manufactured groove. Good design since that's farthest from the CRT yoke. 2: By ground impedance; Although all supplies are clean the hum is still present in the modulated dc difference between the two boards. A definite improvement can be achieved by doing the following: 1: Rewiring the ground between the digital and video board. 2: Shielding audio circuit and changing cable to volume pot to a better shielded one. =========================================================================== Q. My joystick wont auto-center anymore; can I fix it? (A.K.A. How do I get inside or open up my joystick?) You can't make it "good-as-new", but you can repair it so that is is usable again. You must first get past the sticker on the top of the joystick to get at the 5 screws that hold it together (4 are about 3/8" in from the sides and 1/2" from the top/bottom ahd the last is about 1/2" tot hte right of the cable). Just feel around and you should be able to find where the holes are. You can either try to peel off the sticker (difficult to do without damaging it but possible if you are careful) or simply punch 5 holes in it so you can remove the screws (leaving most of the sticker intact). Now that you have the joystick open, remove the broken spring that used to center the joystick. Use the core from the largest available guitar string to replace the spring you just removed. If you snip off one end you can remove the (usually gold) wire wrapped around a core wire by pulling on the gold wire. Credit goes to Dan Muntz once again for this clever solution and to Mike Packard for details about the screws. =========================================================================== Q. Are there tricks or cheats for any Vectrex games? YES! (Vectrex had cheats back when they were still known as bugs): ARMOR ATTACK: If you crank the brightness all the way up, you are able to see the helicopter's position as soon as you hear it (even thought it is off the screen). BEDLAM: You can see a special author title screen that proclaims, "PROGRAMMED BY WILLIAM HAWKINS GT 1982" if you follow the instructions found in the "STAR CASTLE" entry below. I discovered this by trying the "original" Star Castle trick on other games that I knew Bill wrote. This screen is different from all the similar ones in that it plays music too! You are treated to the melody line that accompanies the lyrics "Oh I wish I was from the land of cotton". The screen ends when the tune finishes and releasing buttons has no effect. BERZERK: The hunt for this egg began thanks to Pete Rittwage who first reported it but could not reproduce it. Even after confirming the trick with Chris King, the author of the game, nobody was able to find it because Chris had forgotten exactly what was required to activate it! Then along came net.hero Fred Taft with the answer after disassembling the object code. Before your man stops flashing when you kill your last man, press and hold down only the 1, 3, and 4 buttons on the player 1 control panel. When the "GOT YOU HUMANOID" summary screen appears with your socre, there will be the author's initials in the lower right corner ("CMK"). This screen will stay for about 90 seconds before going back to the game select screen and you cannot get out of it by pressing buttons. BLITZ!: If you get a 1st and inches (1 and 0 to go), as long as you stay on the 0 yd line, you keep getting first downs. Thanks to Adam Fox for this one. COSMIC CHASM: You can see a special author title screen that proclaims, "PROGRAMMED BY WILLIAM HAWKINS GT 1982" if you follow the instructions found in the "STAR CASTLE" entry below. I discovered this by trying the "original" Star Castle trick on other games that I knew Bill wrote. FORTRESS OF NARZOD: If you can somehow manage to kill the "Mystic Hurler" (you know, the BossAtTheEndOfTheWave guy that looks like a gorilla) at the same time he kills you, your lives remaining will turn into the infinity sign (oo) and you will have 255 lives. It is not known for sure if your lives in reserve value has to be zero for this to work (probably so since this bug is most likely due to an accidental underflow from 0 to -1 which assumably would trigger the software to be in virtual infinite play mode to aid play/beta testing). The author takes credit for this one! MINESTORM: The brightness trick allows you to see the "invisible" mines. RIPOFF: You can see a special author title screen that proclaims, "PROGRAMMED BY WILLIAM HAWKINS GT 1982" if you follow the instructions found in the "STAR CASTLE" entry below. I discovered this by trying the "original" Star Castle trick on other games that I knew Bill wrote. SPACE WARS: Either ship is invincible after being hit, while pieces are in the air. This may not sound like much, or maybe this was intentional, but I've played against people who make this their entire strategy. They skim the edge of the Star in the middle, just to knock off a tail section or something, and then while they are invincible, they fly right into you. Not nice, but it works very well. The time window is surprisingly long. SCRAMBLE: A quote from Paul Allen Newell, developer of the game: I remember going thru long discussions with management about giving the programmers credit on the games. Western Technologies and/or GCE didn't approve it and most of the programmers hide their names somewhere in the games. My "Easter Egg" can be located in "Scramble" by doing the following. If you have two controllers with joystick and buttons, put them both in; otherwise, use the single one in the usual position. While "Scramble" is displaying its "game # player #" section, move the joystick so it is "down". When "Scramble" starts, keep it in this down position so your plane crashes on the floor BEFORE THE MOUNTAINS START. Do this for all you ships, DO NOT PUSH ANY BUTTONS TO FIRE BOMBS OR BULLETS. When it is over, the display "end" will come up. WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY BUTTONS, unplug the main controller and move it to the "player two" plug (if you have two controllers, this step is not necessary). Then, with the "player two" controller, PUSH ALL FOUR BUTTONS SIMULTANEOUSLY. They must all go down at the same time. Repeat until you get all four down at the same time. You'll know when you see the word "end" change into something else. This is the first time I have documented the method, having only mentioned it to friends or hinted to others. Enjoy! (Thanks a LOT to Stefan Herr for digging up this one-of-a-kind jem). SPIKE: If you position the door ALMOST all the way to the right of the screen, then jump into it, so as to be jammed between the door, and the little space that is left; the game freaks out, you will be pushed forward about 47,000 points, and the difficulty will be increased proportionally. STAR CASTLE: This is the most extravagant egg of all the Vectrex games. The designer put in his own title screen which brazenly proclaims "PROGRAMMED BY WILLIAM HAWKINS GT 1983". A quick caveat; this only works on a cold restart (i.e. the first time you turn the game on) and will not work if you start the game over by pressing the reset button. However, it will work with the software selectable muticarts if Star Castle is the first game you select after turning the game on. To get the screen to appear you must push the 1, 2, and 4 keys on the player 1 control panel before the Star Castle title screen music finishes playing. If those 3 buttons are down when tune ends, the author title screen will appear. It will last for about 2 seconds or until you release one of the buttons. It is my guess that the GT stands for Georgia Tech and the 1983 is the year the software was written. (MANY thanks to Fred Taft for discovering this after disassembling the object code). WEB WARS: You can see a special author title screen that proclaims, "PROGRAMMED BY WILLIAM HAWKINS DUNCAN MUIRHEAD PATRICK KING GT 1983" if you follow the instructions found in the "STAR CASTLE" entry above. I discovered this by trying the "original" Star Castle trick on other games that I knew Bill wrote. This screen is different from all the similar ones in that the font size is about 3 times as big. =========================================================================== Q. What is the history of the Vectrex? A. Thanks a lot to Stefan Herr for the following information he dug up while researching an article for a European gaming magazine. If you have any additions or corrections, please contact both of us. Thanks also to Chris King who sent me personal email to fill some gaps. VECTREX TIMETABLE ----------------- End 1980/Spring 1981: The development of Vectrex starts with an idea by Jay Smith, head of Western Technologies/Smith Engineering, and his talented staff for a small, vector scan table top game they call "Mini Arcade". It is possible that the real inspiration for the product may have actually come from Gerry Karr and/or John Ross. Spring 1981: The Vectrex idea is optioned to Kenner (known for their "Star Wars", "Care Bears", "Batman" and "Batman Returns" figures). Vectrex planned to have a 5" black and white tube. 06/1981: Paul A. Newell is hired by Western Technologies to join the "Atari reverse engineering project" group (aim: be able to write games for the VCS 2600) which at that point consisted of Mark Indictor and John Hall. 07/1981: Kenner declines to pursue the Vectrex. 08 or 09/1981: The Vectrex concept is licensed by GCE (General Consumer Electronics). GCE's president Ed Krakauer had the vision to see the great potential of the system. To enhance its appeal, GCE asks that the screen be increased to 9-inches. Autumn 1981: The Atari project is cancelled and the three Atari people (M.I., P.N., J.H.) start work on the Vectrex project. John Ross designs the hardware, Gerry Karr works together with John Hall on the system ROM (called "The Executive"). In the beginning it is planned to use a 6502 processor which turns out to be too slow. For this reason the 6809 is used finally. Jan 1982: Bill Hawkins and Chris King join the Western Tech. They were both students at Georgia Tech at the time and are hired by Ed Smith as "Cooperative Education" students. They are supposed to work for three months and then go back to school. Duncan Muirhead joins a week or two afterwards. He had just dropped out of a Physics PHD program at UCLA. ??: A strict timetable demands that the first 12 games and the hardware should be ready in June 1982. ??: John Hall later exclusively works on "Mine Storm" while Gerry Karr works on The Executive alone. Gerry starts over from scratch and changes the name to the RUM (Run Time Monitor). In the end, a number of people contribe to the RUM, most notably Duncan Muirhead who handled most of the heavy trig stuff. 04/1982: Paul Newell finishes "Scramble". Mine Storm, Bezerk, Scamble, Rip Off, and Star Trek were all completed at the same time. 06/1982: The Vectrex is introduced to the public on the Summer-CES in Chicago. Summer 1982: Mark Indictor, John Hall and others are directly hired by GCE to write more games. Paul Newell and Duncan Muirhead leave Western Technologies to join Simutrek, a company developing arcade laser disc games ("Cube Quest"). Chris King leaves 6 months later. Noah Anglin (former vice president of Atari) was hired by GCE as a consultant to watch over the development of Vectrex. It was a good deal for him since he recruited the core of the software guys for his new company, Simutrek, from Western Technologies. Unfortunatly, this wasn't enough. Simutrek died on the vine. ??: Mark Indictor and his family move about two hours out of Los Angeles and he writes games in the seclusion of a pine forest at 5,000 ft. He even has an NBC news crew come up and interview him for a news show on weird computer hackers and their life styles. Late summer 82: Start of mass production. 11/1982: Vectrex is available in the USA for $199. Very positive reviews in the magazines. Paul Newell's "Scramble" gets the "Arcade Award" of the "Electronic Games" magazine for the best "Mini-Arcade game" (a category which is founded exclusively for the Vectrex). Spring 1983: GCE is acquired by Milton Bradley (MB). 03/1983: Vectrex is announced in the German "Telematch" magazine for the first time in Germany. Summer 1983: Distribution begins in Germany and many other west European countries by Milton BradleyB (German office located in Fuerth). 1983: Several efforts fail in developing a color Vectrex. One obvious project is to use a color TV tube; however, this is always too expensive. Another is to use a projection TV with three vector scan tubes. It works well but is commercially impractical. Yet another effort is to use two layers of color phosphor on a black and white type TV tube. By varying the high voltage level, the electron beam would excite the bottom layer or the top layer. However the high voltage cannot be changed rapidly enough to keep up with the scan. 02/1984: "Artmaster Lightpen", "Star Castle", "Polar Rescue", "Animaction" and "Pole Position" presented on the "Nuernberger Spielwarenmesse" (Germany's most important show for the toy industry). around 02/84: 3D-Imager is presented at the Winter-CES in Las Vegas. 31/03/1984: End of Vectrex in Germany: MB in Fuerth announces stop of sales on this date. Rest of 1984: Vectrex is phased out as Hasbro buys Milton Bradley and video game fever comes crashing down (probable reason: home computer fever). Rummage sales in Germany (mainly in stores of the METRO-chain, which had bought the rest of MB's stock) close out Vectrex equipment at bargain prices. 1988: Western Technologie/Smith Enginerring tries to resurrect Vectrex as a handheld unit. It is to be based on the Sinclair flat TV tube, which has fast static deflection at low power consumption and low cost. However, the impending introduction of GameBoy causes the idea to be scrapped. 10/1993: A feature about the 10th anniversary of the Vectrex is published in the German "Video Games" magazine. Contains technical descriptions, pictures of Jay Smith and Mark Indictor, a Vectrex history and a list of games and accessories. The article is based on information collected by the author (Stefan Herr) from the Usenet Vectrex newsgroup, various FTP archives, many emails from several former Vectrex developers and a historical overiew about the development by Jay Smith. There is not very much evidence of the existance of a computer keyboard with a BASIC cartridge (or something similar) for the Vectrex. The only known hints are from an article in an old issue of "Creative Computing" magazine (in the first couple of pages they do a ranking of computers' speed based on some simple benchmark. There is an entry for the Vectrex in it using Vectrex basic) and an article about new computers starting on page 114 of the October, 1983 issue of Popular Science. A chart in the article indicates that the keyboard was to include 16K of RAM, expandable to 64K. The article goes in to great detail about the computer add-on. Thanks to Joshua See who can be reached at SMTC474@uoft02.utoledo.edu. It is the issue that reviewed the original Macintosh (1984?). LIST OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE VECTREX DEVELOPMENT --------------------------------------------------- Lenny Carlson Musician hired to write game sounds and title tunes Did finishing touches to Bedlam Jeff Corseglia Main game desginer (titles unknown) John Hall (*) Worked on The Executive Author of Mine Storm Bill Hawkins Author of 3-D Minestorm Author of 3-D Crazy Coaster Author of Bedlam Author of Cosmic Chasm Author of Lenny Carlson's Greatest Bits (never intended for release) Author of Rip Off Author of Star Castle Author (with 2 others) of Web Wars Mark Indictor (*) First duties during development: Software for communication with the ICE (In-Circuit-Emulator) Star Trek Games: for Western Technologies: Star Trek for GCE Spinball Polar Rescue Mail Plane (not published, for use with Lightpen) Tour de France (not published) Gerry Karr Took over The Executive project after John Hall concentrated on Mine Storm Chris King Author of Berzerk Author of Hyperchase Patrick King (related to Chris?) Author (with 2 others) of Web Wars Ronald J. Logsdon Author of Melody Master Kim Martin Digitized the Scramble landscapes Beta-tester (mainly for Scramble) Richard "the mouse" Moskowski Programmed games (titles unkonwn) Designed game watches prior to Vectrex Duncan Muirhead Joined WT at the end of 1981 (or beginning of 1982) Author of Armor...Attack Author (with 2 others) of Web Wars Walter Nakano Model builder; co-designed the external case 1-2 years before the Macintosh! Paul Allen Newell (*) Sole author of Scramble Gary Niles Executive Officer of some kind Mike Purvis "Hardware Tech" (responsibilities unknown) John Ross Developer of the hardware Tom Sloper Main game desginer (titles unknown) Went on to work high up at Activision but has left for now. Ed Smith (Jay's brother) Manager of enginerring during early development Before Vectrex, he worked at Harris in Orlando and frequently used GA Tech Co-ops Hired a bunch of ex-Harris guys to work at a new Wester Technologies branch office in Orlando where a number of games were written Jay Smith Founder and president of Western Technologies/Smith Engineering Colin Vowels Model builder; co-designed the external case 1-2 years before the Macintosh. (*): These persons worked on the "Atari reverse engineering" project. Only one of the three games that were created by that group was released (the one written by Paul Newell). Anyway, the whole project was cancelled later because the competition (e.g. Activision) was too big. Other people involved (this list does not claim to be complete) were David Blair, Alan Cobb, Jeff Corsiglia, Ed Faris, Joel Hassell, Don Herndon, Ed Horton, Bill Hudson, Kevin Hudson, Nolan Johnson, Steve Marking, Lori Pearsall, and Bob Rutowski. Sources: Electronic mails from Mark Indictor, Paul Newell, Chris King, Ronald J. Logsdon, Bill Hawkins, personal letter from Jay Smith, several articles from "Electronic Games" magazine (provided by Paul Newell), article from "Creative Computing" magazine (provided by Dion Dock). =========================================================================== Send corrections, suggestions, additions, ect. to woodcock@bnr.ca -- THANX...Gregg day 214.684.7380 night UNLIST/PUBL TEXAS NOT CANADA! woodcock@bnr.ca or woodcock@nt.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!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl12.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: 8 Jun 1995 00:50:52 -0700 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3r6a4s$44f@crl12.crl.com> References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl12.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] FINGERNAIL@DELPHI.COM (FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands >on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich >uncle back in '82). I got mine 'cuz I was lucky enough to find something even rarer at a swap meet recently and trade it to someone on the net. :) In fact, an enormous box (not to be confused with the Monolith from 2001) is now winding its way up America to finish the trade. It was *almost* as satisfying as finiding a Vextrex myself. I haven't stopped looking for another, though. I was really getting annoyed, too, because I found five carts and a controller at a flea market way back and recently found a Star Castle overlay and Spike manual at a thrift store on the other side of town. (They had no memory of anything resembling the picture of a Vectrex in the Spike manual having come through their thrift store.) That old controller even worked, after I tuned it up. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!news2.delphi.com!not-for-mail From: FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com (FINGERNAIL@DELPHI.COM) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: thrift stores? Date: 8 Jun 1995 02:26:57 -0400 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Lines: 15 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: news2.delphi.com Summary: thrift Keywords: vectrex with a sudden craving that i've had for searching out and exploring decrepited *sp?* thrift stores in my area (st. louis--some in not so friendly places) for awhile now i have almost come to the conclusion that it is a lost cause. Why? well it seems that besides finding the occassional rare atari 2600 game (e.t. for ex.) and complete system there is nothing else to be had. i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich uncle back in '82). thanks, mat. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!sec396-news.jpl.nasa.gov!news From: wernst@westdat.com (Warren 'Llama' Ernst) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1995 16:40:56 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Lines: 27 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3r79ck$hll@lo-fan.jpl.nasa.gov> References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> <3r6a4s$44f@crl12.crl.com> Reply-To: wernst@westdat.com NNTP-Posting-Host: llama.jpl.nasa.gov X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55 btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) wrote: >FINGERNAIL@DELPHI.COM (FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >>i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands >>on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich >>uncle back in '82). I got mine with 2 springy and functional controllers, no carts, and no overlays for $40 at a Salvation Army thrift store last year. Admitedly, someone on the net said they had seen one at the store in Southern California, and I e-mailed HIM and he told me which one. I would NOT have found it on my own. However, I called them and asked them if they had a Vectrex, and they told me they did. I asked how much, and they said that they couln't say over the phone. Perhaps you should call around? Virtually, Warr /--------------------------NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS!------------------------\ | Warren Ernst \ Computer Consultant/ "Funny is in the eye | | Fullerton, CA \ Technical Writer / of the beholder." | | wernst@westdat.com \ Graphic Artist / -= Author, "Using Netscape" =-| | Will Write for Food \ Nerd / http://www.crl.com/~wernst/ | \--------------------------NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS!------------------------/ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #4: 6/8 Date: 8 Jun 1995 13:34:00 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 75 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3063 rec.games.video.classic:22645 rec.games.video.marketplace:29328 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #4 for: Thursday, June 8th, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current high bid ------------------------------------------- 1. Armor Attack 10.00 (NO BIDDER) 2. Berzerk 12.00 VLiming 3. BLITZ! 8.00 PTaylor 7.00 SKelly 6.00 ShawnS 4. Clean Sweep 8.00 (NO BIDDER) 5. Fortress Of Narzod 16.00 WFaanes 15.00 ChuckB 12.00 ShawnS 6. Hyperchase 8.00 ByBosh! 7. Pole Position 20.00 Myron 17.00 ByBosh! 16.00 VLiming, 16.00 WFaanes 15.00 ChuckB 11.00 PTaylor 10.00 SKelly 8.00 ShawnS 8. Solar Quest 10.00 ChuckB 9. Spike 10.00 ChuckB 9.00 PTaylor 8.00 ByBosh!, 8.00 Loguidice 10. Star Trek 10.00 (NO BIDDER) ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested [played :) ] and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. You may specify how you'd like items to be shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I would prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). Upon receipt of a money order payment, items are shipped same day. I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to withdraw a bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: zacketh@ibm.net (Zachary Ethridge) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Wanted: Vectrex items Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1995 20:28:36 -0400 Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip18-1.ga.us.ibm.net Hello there! As most of us rec.games.vectrex inhabitees know, there aren't a lot of ready sources for Vectrex goodies. I have put together a list of those items which I still want for my set. Anyone with one or more of these goodies for sale could probably talk me into buying ;} Hardware (with manuals, etc) 3D goggle set light pen Games (with manual and overlay/color wheel) Star Castle Pole Position Fortress of Narzod Polar Rescue 3D Minestorm 3D Narrow Escape 3D Crazy Coaster 3D Pole Position Art Master Melody Master Animaction Mail Plane + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!nntp.gmd.de!news.rwth-aachen.de!news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de!news.uni-stuttgart.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!thorin!brewhq.swb.de!news.th-darmstadt.de!igd.fhg.de!dakeeper!reutter From: reutter@igd.fhg.de Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: EPROM multicart problem...please help Date: 8 Jun 95 15:27:40 GMT Organization: IGD Darmstadt Lines: 28 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: dakeeper.igd.fhg.de Originator: reutter@dakeeper Hy folks, I have a problem for you Vectrex experts and would appreciate any help with it. I built a EPROM multicart, where the games are selected with a dip switch that connects the addresspins to GND when closed. If the dip switch is in open state the addresspin is connected to +5V via a 3.6kOhm resistor. Everything works fine but after a few minutes my Vectrex starts to put weird stuff on the screen and a few secs later it cuts out, emitting a humming sound. When I switch it of for a while I can run the cart for another five minutes or so until the console cuts out again. I tried this on four different Vectrexes (Vectri?), three of them European modells, one from the States. They all behave the same. I cannot find any unusual heat developing in any area inside the console, nor can I find any short circuits on the cartridge. So now my question: could it be that a 2mbit EPROM draws to much power from the poor Vectrex? Or is there another reason for this behavior? Thanks a lot and ciao! Hans PS: One more question: what is the dualvec program good for? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: al549@dayton.wright.edu (Carl Craft) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Spinball and Starhawk F.S. Date: 9 Jun 1995 11:34:55 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 9 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: <9506091634.AA22523@dayton.wright.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Spinball cart with box overlay and insts. all in mint/new condition 35.00 Starhawk cart with box overlay and insts. cart overlay and insts in mint/new cond., box good (some tape) 35.00 buyer pays for shipping of choice. sell both for 60.00+ship + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!tcsi.tcs.com!uunet!tandem!usenet From: David Brady Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: 9 Jun 1995 16:39:33 GMT Organization: Tandem, Inc. Lines: 32 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3r9tg5$b7@gazette.tandem.com> References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 130.252.91.68 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Newsreader: Nuntius 2.0.3_68K X-XXDate: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 16:41:28 GMT In article <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> , FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com writes: >i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands >on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich >uncle back in '82). I followed my wife into a thrift store early last year and found myself incredibly bored. I hated thrift stores at the time. After noticing they had some old Atari cartidges lying around, I dug around a bit and found a bag of cartridges and overlays. Vectrex carts and overlays. To be exact, 20 Vectrex carts and all of the proper overlays. The price? 15 dollars. Including all 3 3D carts, and 2 of the light pen carts. I learned to like thrift stores. However, I didn't have a Vectrex and the store didn't have one. I stupidly figured that "Well, since they had all the carts chances are that they will eventually get the Vectrex." I say 'stupidly' because I know now that that isn't how thrift stores work. Too many things can happen: the unit might already be sold, or it was put out on the floor and snatched up, or it might be broke, or.... In this case, though, I got lucky. A couple of weeks later a perfectly functional Vectrex showed up for $45. Never found the imager or the light pen. Oh well. I still consider this my best find. DavidB + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!cyberstore.ca!news.bctel.net!holly.softwords.bc.ca!freenet.victoria.bc.ca!vifa1!toh From: toh@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Marc Sira) Subject: Spinball manual Message-ID: <1995Jun9.180210.2346@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> Sender: news@freenet.victoria.bc.ca (News Manager) Organization: Victoria Freenet Association Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 18:02:10 GMT Lines: 8 Would anyone with the Spinball manual be interested in typing it and uploading it to the FTP site (and/or posting it here)? It appears to be the one manual missing from the site. -- Marc Sira | {ub675,toh}@freenet.victoria.bc.ca | "Your god drinks...p-p-peach nectar!" {aa,xx}382@freenet.carleton.ca ' + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: sirdisco@aol.com (Sir Disco) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: MESSAGE TO SEAN THE MULTICART GUY Date: 9 Jun 1995 17:16:36 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 9 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3radnk$55s@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: sirdisco@aol.com (Sir Disco) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Sorry about the bandwidth, but I lost your address, Sean! Please send it to me again for ordering info. Thanks! Regards, Scottie Prince Party Hamster Productions Longwood, FL sirdisco@aol.com GO ORLANDO MAGIC!!!! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!news.kei.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news!NewsWatcher!user From: rhino@media.mit.edu (Ryan Evans) Subject: Re: thrift stores? Message-ID: Sender: news@media.mit.edu (USENET News System) Organization: MIT Media Lab References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> <3r6a4s$44f@crl12.crl.com> <3r79ck$hll@lo-fan.jpl.nasa.gov> Distribution: inet Date: Fri, 9 Jun 1995 12:52:08 GMT Lines: 18 >FINGERNAIL@DELPHI.COM (FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >>i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands >>on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich >>uncle back in '82). I got mine at a flea market for $10. My friend and I got there a little late and people were packing up. My friend spotted it as the guy was loading it onto his truck. Just a couple minutes more and we would have missed it. Luckily my friend doesn't collect video games or there might have been a fight :-) It had two controllers (both worked, but one had a bent joystick shaft) and no carts or overlays. The sound didn't work when I turned it on, but I cracked it open and reseated the speaker wires and now it works like a charm. ryan rhino@media.mit.edu + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!in1.uu.net!pgh!199 From: gahagan@nauticom.net (Gary Gahagan) Subject: Vectrex game Sender: usenet@pgh.nauticom.net (Usenet) Message-ID: <3rc3oe$gm4_001@234.151.18.du.nauticom.net> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 13:37:52 GMT X-Nntp-Posting-Host: 199.234.151.18.du.nauticom.net Organization: Nauticom! Internet Access Provider X-Newsreader: News Xpress Version 1.0 Beta #3 Lines: 3 I have a brand new, still in the box, vectrex game cartridge called "Berzerk". I will sell it for $25 + shipping. E-mail me if interested. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ccnet.com!ccnet.com!not-for-mail From: alflurry@ccnet.com (Andrew Flurry) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: found one! Date: 9 Jun 1995 12:11:23 -0700 Organization: CCnet Communications (510-988-7140 guest) Lines: 17 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3ra6cr$cp1@ccnet3.ccnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ccnet3 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] yesterday i found a Vectrex! i had one when i was a kid but gave it away when i thought i had no more use for it... regretted that move for a long time. the problem is, this one is in pretty sorry shape... no controller,. no games except for minestorm, a loud buzz coming from the speakers, and it looks like someone tried to pry the box apart at some point. i've read postings here from time to time about multi carts, home-made controllers, fasioning overlays, &etc. i am very interested in seeing what i can do with this machine and no technician's experience. i may be posting here from time to time after i read up on the FAQ and any archived materials i can find, but i would like to know if there is any knowledgeable person out there who could help me out by e-mail. more later... andrew flurry + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Auction Update #5: 6/10 Date: 10 Jun 1995 19:50:58 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 77 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3075 rec.games.video.classic:22805 rec.games.video.marketplace:29528 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #5 for: Saturday, June 10th, 1995 DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current high bid ------------------------------------------- 1. Armor Attack 10.00 (NO BIDDER) 2. Berzerk 12.00 VLiming 3. BLITZ! 8.00 PTaylor 7.00 SKelly 6.00 ShawnS 4. Clean Sweep 8.00 (NO BIDDER) 5. Fortress Of Narzod 16.00 WFaanes 15.00 ChuckB 12.00 ShawnS 6. Hyperchase 8.00 ByBosh! 7. Pole Position 20.00 Myron 17.00 ByBosh! 16.00 VLiming, 16.00 WFaanes 15.00 ChuckB 11.00 PTaylor 10.00 SKelly 8.00 ShawnS 8. Solar Quest 10.00 ChuckB 9. Spike 10.00 ChuckB 9.00 PTaylor 8.00 ByBosh!, 8.00 Loguidice 10. Star Trek 10.00 (NO BIDDER) ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested [played :) ] and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list which will be sent out about every other day. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. You may specify how you'd like items to be shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. I would prefer to ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). Upon receipt of a money order payment, items are shipped same day. I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to retract your bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.moneng.mei.com!news.ecn.bgu.edu!feenix.metronet.com!rik From: rik@metronet.com (RiK) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Spinball manual Date: 11 Jun 1995 04:12:38 GMT Organization: Texas Metronet, Inc (login info (214/705-2901 - 817/571-0400)) Lines: 13 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rdqfm$d26@feenix.metronet.com> References: <1995Jun9.180210.2346@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: fohnix.metronet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Marc Sira (toh@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA) wrote: : Would anyone with the Spinball manual be interested in typing it and : uploading it to the FTP site (and/or posting it here)? It appears to : be the one manual missing from the site. Geez, I miss one lousy manual.... :) _I_ forgot that I never got around to that one, not sure why I skipped it originally... Anyway, if no one beats me to it, it'll be there in about two weeks (that's when I can get to my manual). Not that I think that one is really necessary, that game kinda speaks for itself. You can hit one of the buttons to "shake" the playfield a little, everything else is just flippers I think... Rik + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!ratty.wolfe.net!big.aa.net!news.alt.net!news.u.washington.edu!alfred1.u.washington.edu!mcfwain From: "S. Knibb" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 01:59:05 -0700 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 31 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: alfred1.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII NNTP-Posting-User: mcfwain In-Reply-To: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> On 8 Jun 1995, FINGERNAIL@DELPHI.COM wrote: > with a sudden craving that i've had for searching out and exploring > decrepited *sp?* thrift stores in my area (st. louis--some in not so > friendly places) for awhile now i have almost come to the conclusion that > it is a lost cause. > > Why? well it seems that besides finding the occassional rare atari 2600 > game (e.t. for ex.) and complete system there is nothing else to be had. > > i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands > on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich > uncle back in '82). > > thanks, > mat. > My Vectrex came from a garage sale about 2 years ago. Didn't know what it was worth, but remembered wanting one when I was a kid. Talked the guy down to $14 for the console. Came with Berzerk and Blitz. The overlays are badly scuffed and the knob is missing from the tip of the joystick shaft (anyone have one to spare?), but I still feel like a lucky guy. Another place to look: pawn shops. I know of one in the Seattle area with at least 2 units -- one with no extras, and one with most of the games. We're negotiating. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!news.bctel.net!holly.softwords.bc.ca!freenet.victoria.bc.ca!vifa1!toh From: toh@freenet.Victoria.BC.CA (Marc Sira) Subject: Re: Spinball manual Message-ID: <1995Jun11.182215.577@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> Sender: news@freenet.victoria.bc.ca (News Manager) Organization: Victoria Freenet Association References: <1995Jun9.180210.2346@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> <3rdqfm$d26@feenix.metronet.com> Distribution: inet Date: Sun, 11 Jun 1995 18:22:15 GMT Lines: 18 In our last episode, rik@metronet.com (RiK) said: >Geez, I miss one lousy manual.... :) _I_ forgot that I never got around >to that one, not sure why I skipped it originally... Anyway, if no one >beats me to it, it'll be there in about two weeks (that's when I can get >to my manual). Not that I think that one is really necessary, that game >kinda speaks for itself. You can hit one of the buttons to "shake" the >playfield a little, everything else is just flippers I think... Yup, flippers and the joystick to nudge the "machine"...I do have the overlay, but I'd like to read the explanation of the various drop targets etc, plus find out how the "ball multiplier" thingy is supposed to work. Then if I can get it not to drop one ball SDTM every time. ;) -- Marc Sira | {ub675,toh}@freenet.victoria.bc.ca | "Your god drinks...p-p-peach nectar!" {aa,xx}382@freenet.carleton.ca ' + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!tcsi.tcs.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!prodigy.com!usenet From: HBDQ41C@prodigy.com (Samantha Iuculano) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: LOOKING FOR SEX? Date: 11 Jun 1995 21:40:02 GMT Organization: Prodigy Services Company 1-800-PRODIGY Lines: 3 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3rfnri$1enq@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: inugap2.news.prodigy.com X-Newsreader: Version 1.2 LOOKING FOR SEX? CALL AND ORDER 1-800-770-6120 NICOLE. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!noc.tor.hookup.net!news From: robertd@hookup.net (Robert Di Benedetto) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 12:01:06 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Lines: 39 Message-ID: <3rha76$1gi@noc.tor.hookup.net> References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> <3r9tg5$b7@gazette.tandem.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: robertd.tor.hookup.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55 David Brady wrote: >In article <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> , FINGERNAIL@news.delphi.com >writes: >>i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your hands >>on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from your rich >>uncle back in '82). >I followed my wife into a thrift store early last year and found myself >incredibly bored. I hated thrift stores at the time. >After noticing they had some old Atari cartidges lying around, I dug >around a bit and found a bag of cartridges and overlays. Vectrex >carts and overlays. To be exact, 20 Vectrex carts and all of the proper >overlays. The price? 15 dollars. Including all 3 3D carts, and 2 of the >light pen carts. >I learned to like thrift stores. >However, I didn't have a Vectrex and the store didn't have one. I >stupidly figured that "Well, since they had all the carts chances >are that they will eventually get the Vectrex." I say 'stupidly' >because I know now that that isn't how thrift stores work. Too many >things can happen: the unit might already be sold, or it was put out on >the floor and snatched up, or it might be broke, or.... >In this case, though, I got lucky. A couple of weeks later a >perfectly functional Vectrex showed up for $45. Never found the imager >or the light pen. Oh well. >I still consider this my best find. >DavidB I just picked up a Vectrex unit from someone on the net here and I'm having a great time with it. I live in Canada but will be in Buffalo NY on the weekend. Anyone know if there's a thrift store in Buffalo? ....Robert + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!not-for-mail From: davegan@panix.com (Dave Stein) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: 12 Jun 1995 08:44:40 -0400 Organization: Legal Action For Animals Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rhcro$h0p@panix.com> References: <3r657h$67j@news2.delphi.com> <3r9tg5$b7@gazette.tandem.com> <3rha76$1gi@noc.tor.hookup.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com I got my first Vectrex by posting on a local BBS a few years ago and found someone willing to part with it for $50 with 3 carts and overlays. I found a second (it was easier to find a second unit than just a controller) through a local Buy Lines magazine. Usually the vidoegame section is overpriced adn people think since I paid $500 for this Atari and 20 carts it must be worth at least half that. IL found a Vectrex with 2 carts, no overlays, which the guy was asking $100 for but he took $50. I still haven't had much luck with finding carts however, Dave -- Dave Stein davegan@panix.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: thrift stores? From: bob.lange@aquila.com (Bob Lange) Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kei.com!simtel!noc.netcom.net!netcomsv!uu3news.netcom.com!netcomsv!uucp3.netcom.com!aquila.com!bob.lange Distribution: world Message-ID: Date: Sun, 11 Jun 95 21:34:00 -0600 Organization: Aquila BBS - Aurora, IL - 820-8344 Lines: 11 FF> i was just wondering on how some of you folks actually got your FF> hands on a vectrex system second hand? (not a christmas present from FF> your rich uncle back in '82). Some of us bought them ourselves back in '82, rich uncles notwithstanding. bob.lange@aquila.com * RM 1.4 B0570 * Man who lay woman on ground get peace on Earth. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!qualcomm.com!ls-test.qualcomm.com!user From: Qualcomm.com (dtaylor@qualcomm.com) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: ******VECTREX FOR SALE************ Followup-To: rec.games.vectrex Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 10:28:10 -0800 Organization: Qualcomm Incorporated Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: ls-test.qualcomm.com ********************************FOR SALE**************************************** I have a complete VECTREX System for sale. Also part of the price will include a STAR TREK cartige. About the Sysytem Complete *One controller (works like new) *Game (works like new also) *Original Box and almost all of the paper work that came with it. I do have the owners manual etc. *Overlay for minc storm Star Trek *Overlay included *Owners Manual included Sorry I don't have more of the stuff but you know how it goes. I am asking $130.00 plus shipping for everything. If interested email me direct at + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.hklink.net!news.asiaonline.net!usenet From: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Sylvia Wong) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Lonely Lily - Still Alive! Date: 12 Jun 95 17:48:55 HKT Organization: Asia On-Line Limited, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3ri3h7$c3c@news.asiaonline.net> Reply-To: clewis@ferret.ocunix.on.ca (Sylvia Wong) NNTP-Posting-Host: ip113.asiaonline.net Rumors of Lily's demise are greatly exagerated. As I said before, my friend Lily lives in Hong Kong, like me. She loves to receive phone calls from foreign men. She does not have computer, so I am sending this message for her. If you want to call her and you are in the United States the number is 011 852 1747 3094. Callers from other countries need to put the international code then 852 1747 3094. No e-mail please. Sylvia Wong PS. Lily sends her love to all the boys at new@pobox.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: lsolitude@aol.com (LSolitude) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: thrift stores? Date: 12 Jun 1995 19:36:13 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 26 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rij1d$el@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3rhcro$h0p@panix.com> Reply-To: lsolitude@aol.com (LSolitude) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com My Vectrex story started with heartbreak; a friend of mine, also a video games fanatic, found a Veccie in his girlfriend's parent's house, in her brother's room (he was long gone to college and didn't want it, THE FOOL!) They of course made him a present of the system and all SEVEN carts and overlays...but the system didn't work. The XY driver was evidently broken. He dejectedly allowed me to store the thing while I searched for a replacement part... ...then one evening while thrift store hunting with another friend of mine (Nick Alwin), we found a Veccie with a fully-functional screen, just misadjusted, and talked the manager into selling it for eight bucks. (It'd been priced at 20.) A few adjustments by my friend brought it up in perfect condition, and some negotiations with my VecGames-owning pal (who is addicted to Doom on the PC at the moment and cares nothing for console games) netted me the entire system. At the moment, my collection includes: Armor Attack Cosmic Chasm Scramble Berzerk Blitz! Rip Off Clean Sweep A question, if I may: has anyone ever played Polar Rescue? Pictures in magazines make it look impossibly 3D. And was the arcade game Tailgunner ever ported to the Vectrex? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Vectrex games auction (1 day remaining) Date: 13 Jun 1995 05:57:39 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 20 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3088 rec.games.video.classic:22956 rec.games.video.marketplace:29754 Vectrex games auction deadline: june 14th 11:59pm CST ------------------------------------------- Armor Attack 10.00 minimum bid Berzerk 12.00 VLiming BLITZ! 8.00 PTaylor Clean Sweep 8.00 minimum bid Fortress Of Narzod 16.00 WFaanes Hyperchase 8.00 ByBosh! Pole Position 22.00 VLiming Solar Quest 10.00 ChuckB Spike (It talks!!) 12.00 Loguidice Star Trek w/ box+instructions 10.00 minimum bid ------------------------------------------- E-mail bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu Thanks, Uncle dave + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!cris.com!drseuss From: drseuss@cris.com (Dr Seuss) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Boxed Vec Carts Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 20:49:29 LOCAL Organization: Concentric Research Corporation Lines: 9 Distribution: North America Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: crc6.cris.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4] I have the following complete, boxed Vect carts for sale. Both look brand new and everything is in excellent shape. The carts are... - Star Trek - Cosmic Chasm E-mail WITH OFFERS if interested. Thanx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!info.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!news.cyberstore.ca!math.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: need turn-on knob Date: 14 Jun 1995 04:42:09 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 3 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rlpb1$fcn$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com> Hello. My Vectrex seems to be missing the round part that fits on to the volume control knob. Does anyone have an extra one off of a burned out parts unit? Thanx, Shaun Gegan. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu (David Kim) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: "VECTREX-MANIA!" Update #8: < 24 hrs.left Date: 14 Jun 1995 00:32:31 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 63 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3092 rec.games.video.classic:23027 rec.games.video.marketplace:29828 The "VECTREX-MANIA!" June '95 Auction UPDATE #8 for: Wednesday, June 14th, 1995 DEADLINE (24 hours left): Wednesday, June 14th 11:59pm CST VECTREX game Current high bid ------------------------------------------- 1. Armor Attack 10.00 minimum bid 2. Berzerk 12.00 VLiming 3. BLITZ! 9.00 SKelly 4. Clean Sweep 8.00 minimum bid 5. Fortress Of Narzod 17.00 zbytes 6. Hyperchase 9.00 SKelly 7. Pole Position 30.00 Myron 8. Solar Quest 10.00 ChuckB 9. Spike 12.00 Loguidice 10. Star Trek w/ box & instr. 10.00 minimum bid ------------------------------------------- Send all bids to: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu NOTE: All the cartridges have been thoroughly tested [played :) ] and are in good working order and in excellent condition. They don't include the box, manual, or overlay unless noted otherwise. RULES: 1. All bidders will added to an auction update mailing list. 2. Shipping costs are the responsibility of you (the buyer), you will not be overcharged for shipping. You will be notified of exact shipping costs when the auction has ended. You may specify how you'd like items to be shipped via: USPS, UPS, COD, etc. Otherwise, I ship items USPS. 3. Payment will be accepted by check or money order. As mentioned before, I will accept COD orders (you pay COD shipping costs). Upon receipt of a money order payment, items are shipped same day. I will wait for checks to clear. 4. No trade offers please. 5. Minimum bid requirements are listed next to each item. Minimum bid increments are as follows: $ 6-15; increments of $ .50 $15-30; increments of $1.00 $30+ ; increments of $2.00 6. If you wish to retract your bid, notify me via e-mail so I may notify the next bidder in line. Please, do not bid if you aren't genuinely interested in purchasing an item. 7. In the event of a tie, the 1st bidder wins. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!info.ucla.edu!unixg.ubc.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!news.cyberstore.ca!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsboy.utelfla.com!news.iag.net!magua.oo.com!nin From: nin@oo.com (nin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex for Magic:TG Date: 14 Jun 1995 05:43:40 GMT Organization: Online Orlando Internet Services Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rlsuc$npd@news.iag.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: magua.oo.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I am getting out of Magic the gathering and want to get into Vectrex. I want to trade your Vectrex (and games!) for my Magic cards. I want a system with 5+ games if possible. I have LOTS of OOPs, but you better hurry because it will all be gone soon. Mail me with want you want, and what you have at nin@oo.com thanx NIN + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!news.ucalgary.ca!moorman From: moorman@freenet.calgary.ab.ca (Kevin J. Moorman) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: My Vectrex Date: 14 Jun 1995 16:10:18 GMT Organization: Calgary Freenet Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rn1la$14rm@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: moorman@srv1.freenet.calgary.ab.ca Well, one day I was sitting around pickin my teeth and recollecting the good ole days of the 80s. Then I said "hot diggity!" when I remembered playing the vectrex at friend's houses, etc. So I mentioned to my folks that I oughtta pick up a used vectrex from somewhere for the heck of it, well, why not? Two weeks later my dad found one at the flea market for $20. THAT WAS 2 YEARS AGO...... Its in good shape 'cepting a buzzy speaker, which I haven't bothered to fix yet.. all I'm missing is some carts! I have all the overlays on TIFF files, just waiting for me to get around to print them out on a color printer. Well... one day. I tried to get in on a couple of the multi-cart deals, but, ah well.... heh heh! I got a full refund anyway :) SAY: if anyone gets the ambition to burn some multi-carts, hey count me in! Another option I'm considering is to put together the "modified" cart that I can change the eprom chip, and burn a big set of eproms with all the games. Hey, I just wanna play! Anybody ever do that? Since its summer, I just may get around to doing that. Anybody have an eprom burner? :) Fellow Vectrex Enthusiast Kevin Moorman + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!noc.tor.hookup.net!news From: robertd@hookup.net (Robert Di Benedetto) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: My Vectrex Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 18:28:41 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Lines: 16 Message-ID: <3rn9lq$di3@noc.tor.hookup.net> References: <3rn1la$14rm@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: robertd.tor.hookup.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55 moorman@freenet.calgary.ab.ca (Kevin J. Moorman) wrote: >SAY: if anyone gets the ambition to burn some multi-carts, hey count me >in! Another option I'm considering is to put together the "modified" cart >that I can change the eprom chip, and burn a big set of eproms with all >the games. Hey, I just wanna play! Anybody ever do that? >Since its summer, I just may get around to doing that. Anybody have an >eprom burner? :) >Fellow Vectrex Enthusiast >Kevin Moorman There is a new multicart available for $70. Just send a note to Sean at skelly@flood.xnet.com. ....Robert + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!Sunserver.insinc.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!news.bctel.net!kryten.awinc.com!news From: sfossen@awinc.com (Shan Fossen) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: My Vectrex Date: 14 Jun 1995 18:18:09 GMT Organization: A&W Computers Lines: 33 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rn951$pqa@kryten.awinc.com> References: <3rn1la$14rm@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: pme005.awinc.com X-Posting-Software: WSSoup 0.81 (UNREGISTERED) In article <3rn1la$14rm@ds2.acs.ucalgary.ca>, moorman@freenet.calgary.ab.ca (Kevin J. Moorman) wrote: >SAY: if anyone gets the ambition to burn some multi-carts, hey count me >in! Another option I'm considering is to put together the "modified" cart >that I can change the eprom chip, and burn a big set of eproms with all >the games. Hey, I just wanna play! Anybody ever do that? > >Since its summer, I just may get around to doing that. Anybody have an >eprom burner? :) > Well in answer to your question, I have done that with my eprom burner. I have a sleave of around 20 eproms. What I found the best was to take an 8K Cartridge like BLITZ and socket it. I cut a square hole in the top so I could pull the eproms when I wanted to try a new game. You can use eprom 2764 (8K) chips. I found that if it was a 4k game I would just burn it twice, back to back, and then still use the 8K chip. If you want to get a little more technical all you have to do is burn it into the upper half of the chip (the most significant 4K). It worked great for me, and I also have a brand new multi-cart. Both work great, but obviously the multi-cart is much easier. Have fun. BTW if you have any more questions just send me some e-mail.... Regards, Shan Man -- Email To: sfossen@awinc.com ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ / _\ |_| | /_\ | \| | / \ / \ /_\ | \| | _____________ |_ | _ |/ _ \| \ | / _ \/ _ \/ _ \| \ | __________________ \___/_| |_/_/ \_\_|\_| /_/ \__/ \/_/ \_\_|\_| _______________________ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!not-for-mail From: al549@dayton.wright.edu (Carl Craft) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex controllers F.S. Date: 15 Jun 1995 10:26:06 -0500 Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway Lines: 8 Sender: nobody@cs.utexas.edu Distribution: inet Message-ID: <9506151522.AA25714@dayton.wright.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.cs.utexas.edu Two Vectrex controllers for sale.... 1 brand new vectrex controller in box, never used...50.00... 1 good used vectrex controller, joystick and all 4 buttons work fine,plug good, no box....35.00... . + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!cris.com!drseuss From: drseuss@cris.com (Dr Seuss) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Vectrex controller (25.00) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1995 12:33:37 LOCAL Organization: Concentric Research Corporation Lines: 6 Distribution: North America Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: crc6.cris.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4] I have an extra Vectrex controller for sale. It is in excellent shape and very clean. Asking 25.00 firm (plus shipping). Thanx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!zimmer!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!gamera.umd.edu!root From: "T. Brian Wagner" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Dark Tower Date: 15 Jun 1995 19:29:35 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Lines: 2 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rq1mv$ece@gamera.umd.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.238.208.201 I managed to get an EPROM copy of the Dark Tower game, and was wondering where I could find instructions on how to properly play it! Thanx in advance! >:-{)> + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!lll-winken.llnl.gov!enews.sgi.com!sgigate.sgi.com!news1.best.com!agis!vtc.tacom.army.mil!news1.oakland.edu!condor.ic.net!falcon.ic.net!dano From: dano@falcon.ic.net (Dan ) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Selling Vectrex setup... Date: 15 Jun 1995 19:04:10 GMT Organization: ICNet ... Your Link to the Internet ... 313-998-0090 Lines: 25 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rq07a$aco@condor.ic.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: falcon.ic.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I have a vectrex in good condition w/ two joysticks. One of the joysticks seems to have a center problem, however. Either way, they are both in reasonable shape and included is the following carts: Note: ALL CARTS HAVE OVERLAYS, but no instructions. Armor Attack Berzerk Blitz! Clean Sweep Cosmic Chasm Fortress of Narzod Heads-Up Hyperchase Ripoff Scramble Space Wars Spike Star Castle Star Trek Starhawk I'd like an offer over $300. -Dan + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: CD ROMs/2600/7800 FS/FT vectrex etc Date: 16 Jun 1995 03:57:12 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 53 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rqveo$q6p$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com> This is a list of titles that I have for the Atari 2600, 7800, and IBM CD ROM. The computer CD ROM titles are for sale at the prices listed. The Atari cartridges are open for auction to the highest bidder. All of my items are open for trades though. I will trade heavily for extremely rare items, but my 2600 cartridges are what I am most apt to be picky about parting with.. I will run the auction for at least a week and update it. I have the right to accept or decline any bid for any reason. Please e-mail me at 76716.3553@Compuserve.Com For trades I am looking for the following items (complete): Vectrex- 3D games and goggles, Star Castle, Fortress of Narzod, Multicarts, Scramble, Polar Rescue, and any other vectrex rares. Atari- Montezumas Revenge, Adventure, Adult games, and any good ER carts (Crazy Climber, Chase Chuck, promos, etc...) IBM CD ROM TITLES 1. Fleet Defender Gold - complete & sealed. $20 2. Win Probe 3- windows diagnostic software- complete & sealed. $20 3. the 7th Guest- new, no box. $20 4. Brett Hull Hockey- complete & sealed. $20 5. the Daedalus Encounter- sealed gatefold. $25 6. Links 386cd Golf- sealed, no box. SOLD 7. Wings Over Europe/Aces Over Europe- double cd, no box. $20 8. the C.H.A.O.S. Continuum- sealed, no box. $20 9. Club Dead- new, no box. $20 10. Zig Zag- new, no box. $10 11. Air Havoc Controller- complete & sealed. $25 (need a pentium to run) 12. Multimedia Typing Instructor- complete and sealed. $20 13. Shoot Video Like a Pro- new, no box. $10 14. Myst- complete, used slightly. $25 15. M4- tank simulator- complete & sealed, on 3.5 disks. $15 16. Picture Perfect Golf- complete, used slightly. $20 17. Royal Flush- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 18. 8 Ball Deluxe- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 19. Gone Fishin'- no box, used slightly. $20 20. DacEasy Accounting v. 2- sealed, no box, on 3.5 disks. $20 ATARI 2600- All titles are NM, complete in NM boxes and never used. 1. Space Cavern- Apollo AP-2002, 1981. Has catalog included. 2. Bugs- Data Age, DA-1005, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 3. Sssnake- Data Age, DA-1003, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 4. Space Jockey- Vidtek, VC-1001, 1982. With warranty card. 5. Human Cannonball- Atari, CX-2627, 1978. Sealed. 6. Codebreaker- Atari, CX- 2643, 1978. With Atari catalog. 7. Chopper Command- Activision, AX-015, 1982. With summer 82' catalog. 8. Battlezone- Atari, 2681, 1983. Shrink wrapped, new. 9. Venture- Exidy/Atari, CX-6145, 1988. Shrink wrapped, new. ATARI 7800- all titles are shrink wrapped, complete, and never used. 1. Hat Trick- CX-7829, 1987. 2. Galaga- CX7805, 1987. 3. Choplifter- 7821, 1987. 4. Food Fight- 7804, 1988. 5. Ballblazer- Lucasfilm/Atari, CX-7815, 1987. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!pacbell.com!well!nntp-ucb.barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: Rich Scatignk <74537.1161@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: WTB: Vectrex Arcade System Date: 16 Jun 1995 12:32:05 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 9 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rrtk5$989$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> If anyons has or knows where I can find A Vectrex Arcade system, please let me know. I would like to buy one to replace the one I had 8 years ago that my parents inadvertently GAVE away. Thanks, Rich rich.scatigno@usha.mhs.ciba.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!uop!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: zacketh@ibm.net (Zachary Ethridge) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Wanted: Vectrex items Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 16:03:30 -0400 Lines: 18 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip18-77.ga.us.ibm.net Hello out here! As most of us rec.games.vectrex inhabitees know, there aren't a lot of ready sources for Vectrex goodies. I have put together a list of those items which I still want for my set. How about contacting me if you have one or more of these goodies for sale... Games (with manual and overlay/color wheel) 3D Minestorm Star Castle 3D Narrow Escape Pole Position 3D Crazy Coaster Fortress of Narzod 3D Pole Position Polar Rescue Art Master Melody Master Animaction Hardware (with manuals, etc) 3D goggle set light pen + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!eb375 From: eb375@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Charles Cassady Jr.) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex system &games for sale Date: 17 Jun 1995 06:11:18 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Lines: 27 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rtrm7$grd@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: piglet.ins.cwru.edu ...Another Vectrex system comes on the block: Fully functional, hardly used by its previous owners (so they tell me), who want to give it a good home and recoup as much of their original investment as possible. Best Offer takes the following: Vectrex with two controllers, system instruction manual and following cartridge games: CLEAN SWEEP SCRAMBLE POLE POSITION SPIKE STAR TREK BERZERK All games come with original color overlays and manuals except STAR TREK, which seems to be missing the game manual. The merchandise is located in the Cleveland, Ohio area (Eastern Standard Time). If interested, phone Toni at (216) 226-6535. No e-mail please; I'm posting this as a favor. "...psst...the computers take over at midnight...pass it on..." + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk!warwick!bsmail!danno!tran From: tran@danno (V.Q. Tran) Subject: emulators Message-ID: Sender: usenet@uns.bris.ac.uk (Usenet news owner) Nntp-Posting-Host: danno.cs.bris.ac.uk Organization: University of Bristol, England X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL0] Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 00:07:43 GMT Lines: 4 Is there an emulator of the vetrex machine for the PC? Thanks in advance. Vy + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!xnet!skelly From: skelly@flood.xnet.com (Sean Kelly) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Noel Tominack Date: 18 Jun 1995 07:35:19 GMT Organization: XNet - A Full Service Internet Provider - (708) 983-6064 Lines: 4 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s0kvn$l68@flood.xnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyclone.xnet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Noel, please drop me a line in email. I lost your email address... + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!brutus.bright.net!infoserv.illinois.net!news.jmls.edu!premier3.premier.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: 2600/7800/new cd roms fs/ft vectrex Date: 16 Jun 1995 22:04:13 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 53 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3rsv4t$fq4$2@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> This is a list of titles that I have for the Atari 2600, 7800, and IBM CD ROM. The computer CD ROM titles are for sale at the prices listed. The Atari cartridges are open for auction to the highest bidder. All of my items are open for trades though. I will trade heavily for extremely rare items, but my 2600 cartridges are what I am most apt to be picky about parting with.. I will run the auction for at least a week and update it. I have the right to accept or decline any bid for any reason. Please e-mail me at 76716.3553@Compuserve.Com For trades I am looking for the following items (complete): Vectrex- 3D games and goggles, Star Castle, Fortress of Narzod, Multicarts, Scramble, Polar Rescue, and any other vectrex rares. Atari- Montezumas Revenge, Adventure, Adult games, and any good ER carts (Crazy Climber, Chase Chuck, promos, etc...) IBM CD ROM TITLES 1. Fleet Defender Gold - complete & sealed. $20 2. Win Probe 3- windows diagnostic software- complete & sealed. $20 3. the 7th Guest- new, no box. $20 4. Brett Hull Hockey- complete & sealed. $20 5. the Daedalus Encounter- sealed gatefold. $25 6. Links 386cd Golf- sealed, no box. SOLD 7. Wings Over Europe/Aces Over Europe- double cd, no box. $20 8. the C.H.A.O.S. Continuum- sealed, no box. $20 9. Club Dead- new, no box. $20 10. Zig Zag- new, no box. $10 11. Air Havoc Controller- complete & sealed. $25 (need a pentium to run) 12. Multimedia Typing Instructor- complete and sealed. $20 13. Shoot Video Like a Pro- new, no box. $10 14. Myst- complete, used slightly. $25 15. M4- tank simulator- complete & sealed, on 3.5 disks. $15 16. Picture Perfect Golf- complete, used slightly. $20 17. Royal Flush- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 18. 8 Ball Deluxe- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 19. Gone Fishin'- no box, used slightly. $20 20. DacEasy Accounting v. 2- sealed, no box, on 3.5 disks. $20 ATARI 2600- All titles are NM, complete in NM boxes and never used. 1. Space Cavern- Apollo AP-2002, 1981. Has catalog included. 2. Bugs- Data Age, DA-1005, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 3. Sssnake- Data Age, DA-1003, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 4. Space Jockey- Vidtek, VC-1001, 1982. With warranty card. 5. Human Cannonball- Atari, CX-2627, 1978. Sealed. 6. Codebreaker- Atari, CX- 2643, 1978. With Atari catalog. 7. Chopper Command- Activision, AX-015, 1982. With summer 82' catalog. 8. Battlezone- Atari, 2681, 1983. Shrink wrapped, new. 9. Venture- Exidy/Atari, CX-6145, 1988. Shrink wrapped, new. ATARI 7800- all titles are shrink wrapped, complete, and never used. 1. Hat Trick- CX-7829, 1987. 2. Galaga- CX7805, 1987. 3. Choplifter- 7821, 1987. 4. Food Fight- 7804, 1988. 5. Ballblazer- Lucasfilm/Atari, CX-7815, 1987. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!unixg.ubc.ca!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!news.ucalgary.ca!srv1.freenet.calgary.ab.ca!moorman From: "Kevin J. Moorman" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Speaking of Vectrex Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 02:18:33 -0600 Organization: Calgary Free-Net Lines: 5 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: moorman@srv1.freenet.calgary.ab.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Isn't there a cartridge around for Vectrex that helps you locate missing spouses? I wonder if its on the fabled multi-cart.......... -KJM + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!george.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: Rich Scatignk <74537.1161@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: WTB:Vectrex Carts/Accessories Date: 18 Jun 1995 19:22:43 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s1ue3$ptk$1@mhafc.production.compuserve.com> Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3127 rec.games.video.marketplace:30308 Looking for Vectrex Cartridges and Accessories. Please send E-mail with list and prices. Thanks, Rich rich.scatigno@usha.mhs.ciba.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!brutus.bright.net!infoserv.illinois.net!news.jmls.edu!premier3.premier.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.compuserve.com!newsmaster From: free-agent-spam@spam.com (Spammer) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Free Agent Spam Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 13:17:59 GMT Organization: Spam Inc. Lines: 3 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s3f0n$1gd@dub-news-svc-2.compuserve.com> Reply-To: Spam@free-agent.spam.com NNTP-Posting-Host: dd13-007.compuserve.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.56 Free Agent, Spam Ware Without Compare + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!tcsi.tcs.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: Rich Scatignk <74537.1161@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: WTB: Vectrex & Games/accessories Date: 20 Jun 1995 02:08:26 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s5aiq$3u0$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> Looking for a Vectrex system and/or games & accessories. Please reply. Thanks, RICHS rich.scatigno@usha.mhs.ciba.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!xnet!skelly From: skelly@flood.xnet.com (Sean Kelly) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex,rec.games.video.classic,rec.games.video.marketplace Subject: Vectrex Bonanza!! Date: 20 Jun 1995 22:13:39 GMT Organization: XNet - A Full Service Internet Provider - (708) 983-6064 Lines: 44 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s7h6j$j54@flood.xnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyclone.xnet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: csus.edu rec.games.vectrex:3139 rec.games.video.classic:23497 rec.games.video.marketplace:30365 I've got a mess of Vectrex stuff for sale. The following are available at the prices listed - this is not an auction. 3D Crazy Coaster.................. $45 [Cart] 3D Narrow Escape.................. $45 [Cart] 3D Minestorm...................... $45 [Cart] AnimAction........................ Docs ONLY - $5 Armor Attack...................... Overlay ONLY - $2 Art Master........................ $25 [Cart & Docs] Bedlam............................ $18 [Cart & Docs] Blitz!............................ Docs ONLY - $1 Fortress of Narzod................ $25 [Cart & Docs] Heads Up.......................... $25 [Cart & Docs] Hyperchase........................ Overlay ONLY - $2 Melody Master..................... $35 [Cart & Docs] Minestorm......................... Docs, Overlay - $1 each Polar Rescue...................... $50 [Cart] Pole Position..................... $50 [Cart] Rip Off........................... Docs ONLY - $2 Scramble.......................... Box, Docs, & Overlay ONLY - $1 each Solar Quest....................... Overlay ONLY - $2 Space Wars........................ $18 [Cart] Spike............................. $18 [Cart & Docs] Spinball.......................... $22 [Cart & Docs] Star Castle....................... $25 [Cart & Docs] Star Hawk......................... $18 [Cart] Star Trek......................... Box, Docs, & Overlay ONLY - $1 each Web Wars.......................... $35 [Cart] Multi-Cart........................ $70 - Everything but AnimAction - Eight Demos - Menu System to select games from - Pause Switch - All packaged back into a regular Vectrex case!! Vectrex System with TWO CONTROLLERS & a multi-cart............. $175 Always interested in trades PARTICULARLY for other Vectrex items! Email me with what you have to trade. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: 26/7800/cd rom fsft vectrex update1 Date: 20 Jun 1995 19:36:18 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 56 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3s77vi$8b8$3@mhade.production.compuserve.com> This is a list of titles that I have for the Atari 2600, 7800, and IBM CD ROM. The computer CD ROM titles are for sale at the prices listed. The Atari cartridges are open for auction to the highest bidder. All of my items are open for trades though. I will trade heavily for extremely rare items, but my 2600 cartridges are what I am most apt to be picky about parting with.. I will run the auction for at least a week and update it. I have the right to accept or decline any bid for any reason. Please e-mail me at 76716.3553@Compuserve.Com For trades I am looking for the following items (complete): Vectrex- 3D games and goggles, Star Castle, Fortress of Narzod, Multicarts, Scramble, Polar Rescue, and any other vectrex rares. Atari- Montezumas Revenge, Adventure, Adult games, and any good ER carts (Crazy Climber, Chase Chuck, promos, etc...) IBM CD ROM TITLES 1. Fleet Defender Gold - complete & sealed. $20 2. Win Probe 3- windows diagnostic software- complete & sealed. $20 3. the 7th Guest- new, no box. $20 SOLD 4. Brett Hull Hockey- complete & sealed. $20 SOLD 5. the Daedalus Encounter- sealed gatefold. $25 6. Links 386cd Golf- sealed, no box. SOLD 7. Wings Over Europe/Aces Over Europe- double cd, no box. $20 8. the C.H.A.O.S. Continuum- sealed, no box. $20 9. Club Dead- new, no box. $20 10. Zig Zag- new, no box. $10 11. Air Havoc Controller- complete & sealed. $25 (need a pentium to run) 12. Multimedia Typing Instructor- complete and sealed. $20 13. Shoot Video Like a Pro- new, no box. $10 14. Myst- complete, used slightly. $25 SOLD 15. M4- tank simulator- complete & sealed, on 3.5 disks. $15 16. Picture Perfect Golf- complete, used slightly. $20 17. Royal Flush- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 18. 8 Ball Deluxe- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 19. Gone Fishin'- no box, used slightly. $20 SOLD 20. DacEasy Accounting v. 2- sealed, no box, on 3.5 disks. $20 ATARI 2600- All titles are NM, complete in NM boxes and never used. 1. Space Cavern- Apollo AP-2002, 1981. Has catalog included. 2. Bugs- Data Age, DA-1005, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 3. Sssnake- Data Age, DA-1003, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 4. Space Jockey- Vidtek, VC-1001, 1982. With warranty card. 5. Human Cannonball- Atari, CX-2627, 1978. Sealed. 6. Codebreaker- Atari, CX- 2643, 1978. With Atari catalog. 7. Chopper Command- Activision, AX-015, 1982. With summer 82' catalog. 8. Battlezone- Atari, 2681, 1983. Shrink wrapped, new. 9. Venture- Exidy/Atari, CX-6145, 1988. Shrink wrapped, new. RARE ATARI 7800- all titles are shrink wrapped, complete, and never used. MAKE OFFER 1. Hat Trick- CX-7829, 1987. 2. Galaga- CX7805, 1987. 3. Choplifter- 7821, 1987. 4. Food Fight- 7804, 1988. 5. Ballblazer- Lucasfilm/Atari, CX-7815, 1987. THANX!!!! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!hookup!noc.tor.hookup.net!news From: robertd@hookup.net (Robert Di Benedetto) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HELP!!! My wife is missing!! Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 11:43:44 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA Lines: 28 Message-ID: <3sbku9$21v@noc.tor.hookup.net> References: <3rsmnp$t0c@pandora.sdsu.edu> <3s4430$a4s@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov> <3s4bak$8ip@ankh.iia.org> <3s5e1f$mgn@news.iastate.edu> <3s5mud$m7l@ankh.iia.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: robertd.tor.hookup.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent v0.55 sewalter@ilstu.edu (Psycho Dog) wrote: >> : > >> : > Self-righeous twits like you make the world so difficult to live in. >> : >I thought his reply was very funny. >> : > >> : > Damone >> : > damone@ios.com >> >> : This last line says enough about you that my job is done. >> >> And this line says volumes about you, you condescending prick. >> Buy a sense of humor. Your job is done because your argument never had >> any merit. >> >> Damone >> damone@ios.com > "Buy a sense of humor?" What? What's so funny about someone's wife >going missing? What kind of a moron are you? Your argument is even worse >than Peter Seebach's, (he thinks that money is more important than human >life). I'm apparently the only person to respond to one of your posts so >far. Maybe everyone else is afraid of you. Or maybe they're afraid to >wade into the putrid cesspool of your morals and reasoning. OR MAYBE WE ARE ALL JUST SICK OF THIS THREAD. ENOUGH ALREADY!! IF YOU CAN"T SHUT UP THAN TAKE IT TO EMAIL!! LET THIS THREAD DIE! ....Robert + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!uunet!asb.com Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex From: james.ancsanyi@asb.com Message-ID: <19950621.n2f0@asb.com> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 95 19:41:00 -0500 Subject: Vectrex Achives Organization: America's Suggestion Box (516) 471-8625 X-Newsreader: TPCB 0.8 21100004 Lines: 14 I FTP'ed two files from the Vectrex Archives DISASM.TAR VECTREX.TAR when I tried to un-TAR them (on a PC) I got all kinds of errors. Another little utility I used on it (called QAZ) said the file was encoded. Anyone out there actually get the files out of these TAR archived files? ... John Wayne Bobbitt - a cut above the rest. ___ TagDude 0.86 [Unregistered] ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl8.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 22 Jun 1995 20:14:45 -0700 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 10 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sdbj5$rgn@crl8.crl.com> References: <19950621.n2f0@asb.com> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl8.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] james.ancsanyi@asb.com wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >I FTP'ed two files from the Vectrex Archives >DISASM.TAR >VECTREX.TAR >when I tried to un-TAR them (on a PC) I got all kinds of errors. Another >little utility I used on it (called QAZ) said the file was encoded. This is a stupid question, but: did you set BINARY mode before ftp'ing them? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!purdue!haven.umd.edu!gamera.umd.edu!root From: "T. Brian Wagner" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 23 Jun 1995 03:33:57 GMT Organization: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Lines: 1 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sdcn5$nhp@gamera.umd.edu> References: <19950621.n2f0@asb.com> <3sdbj5$rgn@crl8.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.238.208.201 Where are the Vectex Archives? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: eprom images of games Date: 23 Jun 1995 01:08:28 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 12 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sdi8c$or8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Hi! I'm a vectrex newbie, who wants more games. I read the FAQ, and looked over all the cool stuff at the ftp.csus.edu site. Pretty cool stuff! I'm trying to locate eprom images, in binary form just like in the chips, but the only source I've noticed has been inside a huge file, one I don't think I can successfully download. My question is: are there individual eprom images somewhere, for RipOff and Star Castle especially? If so, how do I find them? Thanks a bunch! Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!xnet!skelly From: skelly@flood.xnet.com (Sean Kelly) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Update: Vectrex Bonanza!! Date: 23 Jun 1995 05:36:58 GMT Organization: XNet - A Full Service Internet Provider - (708) 983-6064 Lines: 45 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sdjtq$kir@flood.xnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyclone.xnet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Here's an updated listing of my list of Vectrex stuff for sale. Everything that's been sold is indicated as such and everything with a price next to it is still available! 3D Crazy Coaster.................. $45 [Cart] 3D Narrow Escape.................. $45 [Cart] 3D Minestorm...................... $45 [Cart] AnimAction........................ SOLD [Docs ONLY] Armor Attack...................... SOLD [Overlay ONLY] Art Master........................ $25 [Cart & Docs] Bedlam............................ SOLD [Cart & Docs] Blitz!............................ SOLD [Docs ONLY] Fortress of Narzod................ SOLD [Cart & Docs] Heads Up.......................... $25 [Cart & Docs] Hyperchase........................ SOLD [Overlay ONLY] Melody Master..................... SOLD [Cart & Docs] Minestorm......................... SOLD [Docs & Overlay] Polar Rescue...................... $50 [Cart] Pole Position..................... $50 [Cart] Rip Off........................... SOLD [Docs ONLY] Scramble.......................... Box, Docs, & Overlay ONLY - $1 each Solar Quest....................... SOLD [Overlay ONLY] Space Wars........................ $18 [Cart] Spike............................. $18 [Cart & Docs] Spinball.......................... $22 [Cart & Docs] Star Castle....................... SOLD [Cart & Docs] Star Hawk......................... $18 [Cart] Star Trek......................... Box, Docs, & Overlay ONLY - $1 each Web Wars.......................... $35 [Cart] Multi-Cart........................ $70 - Everything but AnimAction - Eight Demos - Menu System to select games from - Pause Switch - All packaged back into a regular Vectrex case!! Vectrex System with TWO CONTROLLERS & a multi-cart............. SOLD Always interested in trades PARTICULARLY for other Vectrex items! Email me with what you have to trade. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!news.bc.net!unixg.ubc.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!ddsw1!news.structured.net!empnet.com!usenet From: rlee@empnet.com (Robert Lee) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HELP!!! My wife is missing!! And she Cant Get Up! Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 07:16:49 GMT Organization: EmpireNet, Bend, OR Lines: 45 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sdn3k$5v6@empnet.com> References: <3rsmnp$t0c@pandora.sdsu.edu> <3s4430$a4s@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov> <3s4bak$8ip@ankh.iia.org> <3s5eh7$bqr@nnrp1.primenet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: emp8.empnet.com Rfaster wrote: >damone@ios.com (Michael N. Rusignuolo) wrote: >>Will Brickles (brickles@lerc.nasa.gov) wrote: >> >>: Haven't you got a heart. It's people like you that make the world so >>: much more difficult to live in. Why make fun of a man who is making an >>: honest and desperate plea? You are not the least bit funny. >> >> Why? Because however good the reason, he is spamming USENET. Should >>people be allowed to spam USENET whenever someone is missing? I dunno. Would you follow this guy around and tear down "MISSING" posters as he put them up? I guarantee you that it's illegal to do that in your town, and there are perfectly good reasons for it, but decent people don't decide to enforce that particular ordinance when a child goes missing. >> >> Why? Because he is doing it to inappropriate, and, under the >>circumstances, implausible newsgroups. Awwwww...I'm sorry. What does this newsgroup get--ten posts a day on a good day? Man, I'm sorry you had to spend the billionth of a second it took for your newsreader to download that extra header. Geez, you're right, that's way more important than a missing wife. >> Why? Because how do you know he's >>even serious except for his word. For all we know he's stalking the poor woman. >> Yeah, you're right. And all organizations that ask for money are probably crooked, so you don't have to feel bad if you spend all your extra income on Vectrex cartridges and comic books. >> Self-righeous twits like you make the world so difficult to live in. >>I thought his reply was very funny. Tell me how you feel about it after your voice changes. _______________________________________________________________ Robert Lee is also V-X. Shhhh. They both do graphic interface, scenario and character design for video games at Eidetic, Inc. __________And yeah, it's even cooler than it sounds.___________ Visit the WWW Jack Chick Archive at http://www.teleport.com/~vx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl2.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: eprom images of games Date: 23 Jun 1995 08:52:01 -0700 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 5 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3senv1$sb4@crl2.crl.com> References: <3sdi8c$or8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl2.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] WardShrake (wardshrake@aol.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >but the only source I've noticed has been inside a huge file, one I don't >think I can successfully download. My question is: are there individual Try keyword FTP. Should work fine. At least they're not in .gz files. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!syscube.ccs.csus.edu!sandhoff From: sandhoff@csus.edu (John F. Sandhoff) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 23 Jun 1995 16:44:21 GMT Organization: California State University Sacramento Lines: 42 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3ser15$4bb@news.csus.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: @syscube.ccs.csus.edu Keywords: archives, download Originator: sandhoff@syscube.ccs.csus.edu james.ancsanyi@asb.com wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >I FTP'ed two files from the Vectrex Archives > DISASM.TAR > VECTREX.TAR >when I tried to un-TAR them (on a PC) I got all kinds of errors... First, as pointed out be sure you FTP the archive in BINARY mode. Please note, however, that the archive is NOT 'just' a TAR file - it is also COMPRESSED and you need to uncompress it as well. The necessary utilities are also available from the archive site. From the README file: Note that some files are in 'tar' and/or 'compressed' format (indicated by extensions of '.tar' and '.Z'). These file formats should be familiar to Unix hackers ("zcat vectrex.tar.Z | tar -xvf -"). For the DOS among you, grab the utilities 'uncomp.exe' and 'tar.exe' to uncompress and untar the files. And remember to copy binary files in binary mode! FAQ's: The archives are available via Anonymous FTP from ftp.csus.edu in the directory /pub/vectrex. WWW, gopher and other means of access are not currently available. The archives are pretty disorganized but I do what I can... The archives contain the binaries of all known released games, copies of almost all of the instruction pamphlets, scans of the overlays and the 3D color wheels, a 6809 disassembler, misc notes, the maintenance manual, how to build a light pen, etc etc. Most questions related to 'what's a Vectrex', 'what games were available', etc etc etc are answered from the FAQ, which is posted to this group and is also available from the archive (see FAQ; there's a couple of older versions of the FAQ stored there as well. As I recall, there's info in v2.5 that isn't in the current v3.9). Although quite incomplete, the 'README' file tries to explain what the various files are. John F. Sandhoff, University Network Support California State University Sacramento sandhoff@csus.edu + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!uunet!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HELP!!! My wife is missing!! Date: 24 Jun 1995 00:50:44 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 9 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sfnh4$jl$2@mhade.production.compuserve.com> References: <3s4k90$f5h@sulawesi.lerc.nasa.gov> Hey, those of you that ridicule this man from behind a monitor need to get a better grasp on human psychology. If my wife were missing, I wouldn't hesitate to post a plea to every news group that I could. Perhaps this man incorrectly assumed that those who are intelligent enough to remember some obscure and obsolete video game system from 1982, would also remember his missing wife if they had seen her. If I can waste my time looking for 3D goggles and light pens, I can certainly keep an eye (and mind) open for this person, who is desperately missed. Shaun + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: eprom images of games Date: 24 Jun 1995 01:48:38 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 19 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sg8vm$f5g@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3senv1$sb4@crl2.crl.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com I understand how to use the FTP section. In fact, I helped beta-test it for AOL, just before they went public with that feature. That isn't the problem. Thanks for trying to help. I appreciate that. I go back to my original statements; however. I was hoping to find individual files for each game, four or eight kilobytes long per file. The huge file, given AOL's propensity for crashing and/or disconnecting over time, I don't believe is a viable bet, to try and download. (Is anyone willing to snail me a copy, for a fee? Of the big file, or the little ones, either way?) Are there those small, individual files anywhere? That's really what I needed. I saw that there were six files, in a "fixed" directory; something like that, but for all the individual files, would be perfect for me! Thanks for trying to help me, but I still need assistance on this. Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.u.washington.edu!becker2.u.washington.edu!mcfwain From: "S. Knibb" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Got my multicart Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 23:45:25 -0700 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 6 Distribution: inet Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: becker2.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII NNTP-Posting-User: mcfwain Bought a multicart from Sean Kelly. Took about 2 weeks from the day I mailed the check until the day I received the package. It looks professional, has a nice little pause switch, and works beautifully. Thanks for the prompt service, Sean. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!hookup!news.kei.com!ddsw1!news.structured.net!empnet.com!usenet From: rlee@empnet.com (Robert Lee) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HELP!!! My wife is missing!! Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 05:00:34 GMT Organization: EmpireNet, Bend, OR Lines: 35 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sg3ge$egl@empnet.com> References: <3s5e1f$mgn@news.iastate.edu> <3s5mud$m7l@ankh.iia.org> <3scfuh$q9t@solutions.solon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: emp8.empnet.com seebs@solutions.solon.com (Peter Seebach) wrote: >In article , >Psycho Dog wrote: >> "Buy a sense of humor?" What? What's so funny about someone's wife >>going missing? What kind of a moron are you? Your argument is even worse >>than Peter Seebach's, (he thinks that money is more important than human >>life). > I think that >money and time are more important than short term emotional states. And then he said: >I got news for you kid. The care bears were wrong. Real morality has >to do with rising *above* your immediate worries about yourself and your >family and trying to improve the world. Not just demanding that everyone else >help you. Moral people don't waste other people's time, they fix problems. >Big difference. >You remind me of that kid I ran into once who would take chess pieces and >checkers off people's boards while they were playing. If they tried to take >them back, he screamed "YOU WON'T SHAAREEE!!" really loudly. He didn't know >what sharing was, or what morality was, he just knew someone wasn't being nice >to him. Pretty words from someone who is defending being pissed off that a guy with a missing wife interrupted his reading of posts about Doom. _______________________________________________________________ Robert Lee is also V-X. Shhhh. They both do graphic interface, scenario and character design for video games at Eidetic, Inc. __________And yeah, it's even cooler than it sounds.___________ Visit the WWW Jack Chick Archive at http://www.teleport.com/~vx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: inkspots@crl.com (Ian Panaszewicz) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vetrex question ? Date: 24 Jun 1995 05:53:27 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 1 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sh1s7$r6h@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: inkspots@crl.com (Ian Panaszewicz) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vetrex question ? Date: 24 Jun 1995 05:56:17 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 4 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sh21h$r7u@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Oop's, my first post and I screwed up. Well here's my post again. Well i'm just wondering if there is a PC emulator for the VETREX. I saw the one for the C64, so i'm just wondering ????? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: inkspots@crl.com (Ian Panaszewicz) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vetrex question ? Date: 24 Jun 1995 05:59:17 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 3 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sh275$r91@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I'm simply wondering if there's a PC emulator for the VETREX ? I saw the one for the C64, so i'm just wondering..... + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl.crl.com!not-for-mail From: inkspots@crl.com (Ian Panaszewicz) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vetrex PC emulator ? Date: 24 Jun 1995 08:43:27 -0700 Organization: CRL Network Services (415) 705-6060 [Login: guest] Lines: 5 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3shbqv$sj@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Was there ever written a Vetrex PC emulator. Just wondering, since there was one for the Commodore 64. Or is there anything like a FTP site or somthing that pertains to the good old Vetrex. And how much is a Vetrex (No box, good condition) worth ????? + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vetrex PC emulator ? Date: 24 Jun 1995 16:18:30 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 4 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3shrum$p98@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3shbqv$sj@crl.crl.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com The vectrex FTP site is at "ftp.csus.edu" and its pretty neat, in my opinion. Don't know about any emulators; check the FAQ. Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Wanted: Any random game cart Date: 24 Jun 1995 16:23:16 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 22 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3shs7k$pbi@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Hi all. I just bought a vectrex ($12.95 my favorite local thrift store; I've been looking forever, and finally found one!) and I'd like to get some games for it. But not being rich, and in keeping with the spirit of a complete and working vectrex system for thirteen bucks, (actually, $14.02 with taxes) I'd like to buy one cartridge at random, open it up, install a socket in it, and replace eproms in the new socket, to play each game. The faq / ftp site says it is do-able, and I've burnt eproms and such before. (Its cool that the original company has been so gracious in allowing we fans of the vectrex system to do so, legally. Very nice of them!) So, my question is: who wants to sell me a cartridge, semi-cheaply? Or trade stuff for it, I suppose. (Request a trade list, if you want to.) I don't even care what game is on the cart, really, and I don't need the overlays and such right now. I would prefer RipOff or Star Castle, but any 4k game will do as a blank cart. Email me with any replies, please! And thanks a lot.... Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!nntp.crl.com!crl11.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Wanted: Any random game cart Date: 24 Jun 1995 14:37:34 -0700 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 13 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3si0iu$hd6@crl11.crl.com> References: <3shs7k$pbi@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl11.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] WardShrake (wardshrake@aol.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >I'd like to buy one cartridge at random, open it up, install a socket in >it, and replace eproms in the new socket, to play each game. The faq / ftp Blitz is recommended, since it's a 28-pin chip. Some rewiring is required to use EPROMs, though. If Sean Kelly has the details at hand, he'll probably post them here. (hint, hint :) >overlays and such right now. I would prefer RipOff or Star Castle, but any >4k game will do as a blank cart. Star Castle is one of the rarest carts. Blitz and Star Trek are much more common, and Blitz is a damn football game, too. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.compuserve.com!news.inhouse.compuserve.com!news.production.compuserve.com!news From: shaun <76716.3553@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: 26/7800/cd roms etc. Update #2 Date: 24 Jun 1995 00:39:23 GMT Organization: via CompuServe Information Service Lines: 56 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3sfmrr$jl$1@mhade.production.compuserve.com> This is a list of titles that I have for the Atari 2600, 7800, and IBM CD ROM. The computer CD ROM titles are for sale at the prices listed. The Atari cartridges are open for auction to the highest bidder. All of my items are open for trades though. I will trade heavily for extremely rare items, but my 2600 cartridges are what I am most apt to be picky about parting with.. I will run the auction for at least a week and update it. I have the right to accept or decline any bid for any reason. Please e-mail me at 76716.3553@Compuserve.Com For trades I am looking for the following items (complete): Vectrex- 3D games and goggles, Star Castle, Fortress of Narzod, Multicarts, Scramble, Polar Rescue, and any other vectrex rares. Atari- Montezumas Revenge, Adventure, Adult games, and any good ER carts (Crazy Climber, Chase Chuck, promos, etc...) IBM CD ROM TITLES 1. Fleet Defender Gold - complete & sealed. $20 SOLD 2. Win Probe 3- windows diagnostic software- complete & sealed. $20 3. the 7th Guest- new, no box. $20 SOLD 4. Brett Hull Hockey- complete & sealed. $20 SOLD 5. the Daedalus Encounter- sealed gatefold. $25 6. Links 386cd Golf- sealed, no box. SOLD 7. Wings Over Europe/Aces Over Europe- double cd, no box. $20 SOLD 8. the C.H.A.O.S. Continuum- sealed, no box. $20 9. Club Dead- new, no box. $20 10. Zig Zag- new, no box. $10 11. Air Havoc Controller- complete & sealed. $25 (need a pentium to run) SOLD 12. Multimedia Typing Instructor- complete and sealed. $20 13. Shoot Video Like a Pro- new, no box. $10 14. Myst- complete, used slightly. $25 SOLD 15. M4- tank simulator- complete & sealed, on 3.5 disks. $15 16. Picture Perfect Golf- complete, used slightly. $20 17. Royal Flush- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 18. 8 Ball Deluxe- excellent pinball simulator- complete, used slightly. $20 19. Gone Fishin'- no box, used slightly. $20 SOLD 20. DacEasy Accounting v. 2- sealed, no box, on 3.5 disks. $20 ATARI 2600- All titles are NM, complete in NM boxes and never used. 1. Space Cavern- Apollo AP-2002, 1981. Has catalog included. 2. Bugs- Data Age, DA-1005, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 3. Sssnake- Data Age, DA-1003, 1982. Has catalog and game club card. 4. Space Jockey- Vidtek, VC-1001, 1982. With warranty card. 5. Human Cannonball- Atari, CX-2627, 1978. Sealed. 6. Codebreaker- Atari, CX- 2643, 1978. With Atari catalog. 7. Chopper Command- Activision, AX-015, 1982. With summer 82' catalog. 8. Battlezone- Atari, 2681, 1983. Shrink wrapped, new. 9. Venture- Exidy/Atari, CX-6145, 1988. Shrink wrapped, new. RARE ATARI 7800- all titles are shrink wrapped, complete, and never used. MAKE OFFER 1. Hat Trick- CX-7829, 1987. 2. Galaga- CX7805, 1987. 3. Choplifter- 7821, 1987. 4. Food Fight- 7804, 1988. SOLD 5. Ballblazer- Lucasfilm/Atari, CX-7815, 1987. THANX!!!! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: lsolitude@aol.com (LSolitude) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Got my multicart Date: 24 Jun 1995 19:55:40 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 16 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3si8ls$sgc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: Bought a multicart from Sean Kelly. Took about 2 weeks from the day I mailed the check until the day I received the package. It looks professional, has a nice little pause switch, and works beautifully. Thanks for the prompt service, Sean.>> Please describe how the cart works in more detail...is it menu driven? What games are included? Documentation? It just sounds too good to be true! Thanks! + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Wanted: Any random game cart Date: 24 Jun 1995 22:13:14 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 5 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3signq$1gh@newsbf02.news.aol.com> References: <3si0iu$hd6@crl11.crl.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Thanks for the info. I think I saw some rewiring bits in a file from the FTP site, but maybe there is more to it. Anyway, thanks! Keep that info coming! Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.primenet.com!krishna From: krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 25 Jun 1995 04:17:22 GMT Organization: Primenet (602)395-1010 Lines: 6 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3sio0i$27t@nnrp3.primenet.com> References: <3ser15$4bb@news.csus.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr3.primenet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Why does Tar and Z still enjoy such popularity on Unix machines when other more mainstream compressions exist for Unix? It's not like anything is still getting stored on 9-track tape anymore. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!info.ucla.edu!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!netline-fddi.jpl.nasa.gov!goonsquad.spies.com!uuwest!alcyone!max From: max@alcyone.darkside.com (Erik Max Francis) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Message-ID: <3Jm07c1w200w@alcyone.darkside.com> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 95 11:58:25 PDT References: <3sio0i$27t@nnrp3.primenet.com> Organization: &tSftDotIotE Lines: 14 krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) writes: > Why does Tar and Z still enjoy such popularity on Unix machines when > other more mainstream compressions exist for Unix? Because they're the standards. The only reason that you find other compression schemes more "mainstream" is because you're used to them on a personal computer. Erik Max Francis, &tSftDotIotE ...!uuwest!alcyone!max max@alcyone.darkside.com San Jose, CA GIGO, Omega, Psi, Universe ICBM: 37 20 07 N 121 53 38 W _ H.3`S,3,P,3$S,#$Q,C`Q,3,P,3$S,#$Q,3`Q,3,P,C$Q,#(Q.#`-"C`- ftmfbs ccpm mc2 / \ Omnia quia sunt, lumina sunt. ("All things that are, are lights.") -><- \_/ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.primenet.com!krishna From: krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 26 Jun 1995 08:56:10 GMT Organization: Primenet (602)395-1010 Lines: 13 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3slsna$6qn@nnrp3.primenet.com> References: <3sio0i$27t@nnrp3.primenet.com> <3Jm07c1w200w@alcyone.darkside.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: usr4.primenet.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] The mortal Erik Max Francis wrote: : krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) writes: : > Why does Tar and Z still enjoy such popularity on Unix machines when : > other more mainstream compressions exist for Unix? : Because they're the standards. The only reason that you find other : compression schemes more "mainstream" is because you're used to them : on a personal computer. IMHO the reasons that made them standards aeons ago no longer apply today. They are anachronistic and klunky. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!nott!bcarh189.bnr.ca!bcarh8ab.bnr.ca!mwandel From: mwandel@bnr.ca (Markus Wandel) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 26 Jun 1995 13:01:36 GMT Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd. Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smb3g$7s4@bcarh8ab.bnr.ca> References: <3ser15$4bb@news.csus.edu> Reply-To: markus@pinetree.org NNTP-Posting-Host: bcars758.bnr.ca Keywords: archives, download In article <3ser15$4bb@news.csus.edu>, John F. Sandhoff wrote: > > The archives contain the binaries of all known released games, copies >of almost all of the instruction pamphlets, scans of the overlays and the >3D color wheels, ... Could somebody explain to me how the 3D system for the Vectrex worked? How does a colour wheel fit in? The stuff in the archive, and the FAQ, don't mention any of this. -- Markus Wandel Ottawa Ont. Canada (613) 592-1225 markus@pinetree.org <-- NOT 'mwandel@bnr.ca' (that's for work only) *** DISCLAIMER *** Not speaking for or representing my employer in any way. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!aa852 From: aa852@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Barry W. Cantin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex Achives Date: 26 Jun 1995 14:14:22 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Lines: 35 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smfbu$cat@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> References: <3sio0i$27t@nnrp3.primenet.com> <3Jm07c1w200w@alcyone.darkside.com> <3slsna$6qn@nnrp3.primenet.com> Reply-To: aa852@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Barry W. Cantin) NNTP-Posting-Host: nextsun.ins.cwru.edu In a previous article, krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) says: >The mortal Erik Max Francis wrote: >: krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) writes: > >: > Why does Tar and Z still enjoy such popularity on Unix machines when >: > other more mainstream compressions exist for Unix? > >: Because they're the standards. The only reason that you find other >: compression schemes more "mainstream" is because you're used to them >: on a personal computer. > >IMHO the reasons that made them standards aeons ago no longer apply today. >They are anachronistic and klunky. I agree. More and more personal computers are now accessing the net, and therefore have access to these files. There are un-TAR and un-COMPRESS routines for the Mac and PC (probably for the Amiga and ST as well, I really don't know) but it seems to me that ZIP is by far the most common. It's what I use for just about everything (I have a Mac, btw, and if something's going to go cross-platform it's a *necessity*). Of the people who read this newsgroup, I'd bet that a large percentage access it via a personal computer of some sort rather than a UNIX box. Barry -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cantin aa852@cleveland.freenet.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!aa852 From: aa852@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Barry W. Cantin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: A couple things for the Vectrex ftp site Date: 26 Jun 1995 14:28:01 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA) Lines: 26 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smg5h$dih@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Reply-To: aa852@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Barry W. Cantin) NNTP-Posting-Host: nextsun.ins.cwru.edu I now have a copy of the Spinball docs that I'll upload to the ftp site tomorrow (left it at home). That *should* make for a complete set of documentation for all the released titles (and Dark Tower). I also have a very, very nicely-done scanned image of the Polar Rescue overlay. I took it to a friend's house yesterday (this friend, incidentally, is doing some work on the Starpath CD project -- Dan Skelton, if anyone here knows him -- he does fantastic work) and he scanned it up on his Mac. Then he processed it a bit with DeBabelizer and Photoshop 3.0. The scanned image is VERY clean; no smudges or scratches, and reduced the number of colors (the overlays themselves were printed with only a handful, after all). The result: a very, very nice-looking overlay image that takes ONLY 16K OF SPACE. I'll upload that one tomorrow too and gave him the other images from the ftp site, to clean up similarly. If anoyone wants, perhaps I could send those as well? I'll send those two files tomorrow. Barry -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cantin aa852@cleveland.freenet.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!news.cs.utah.edu!labhp28.cs.utah.edu!jnichola From: jnichola@labhp28.cs.utah.edu (jason barkdull) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vetrex question ? Date: 26 Jun 1995 14:35:46 GMT Organization: University of Utah Computer Science Department Lines: 11 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smgk2$11s@magus.cs.utah.edu> References: <3sh275$r91@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: labhp28.cs.utah.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ian Panaszewicz (inkspots@crl.com) wrote: : I'm simply wondering if there's a PC emulator for the VETREX ? I : saw the one for the C64, so i'm just wondering..... so where did you see the one for the C64? what was it like? -- ________ ________ - _ \ / _ - ~ \ _ / ~ the @@ \ jaybird }'}'||\ + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!nott!bcarh189.bnr.ca!brtph500.bnr.ca!crchh327.rich.bnr.ca!woodcock From: woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vetrex question ? Date: 26 Jun 1995 14:42:33 GMT Organization: Bell-Northern Research; Richardson, Texas, USA Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smh0p$oik@crchh327.rich.bnr.ca> References: <3sh21h$r7u@crl.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: carphc21.bnr.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Ian Panaszewicz (inkspots@crl.com) wrote: > Oop's, my first post and I screwed up. Well here's my post again. > Well i'm just wondering if there is a PC emulator for the VETREX. I saw > the one for the C64, so i'm just wondering ????? A Vectrex emulator that runs on a C64? I don't believe it!! P.S. I know what you meant but you need to be careful about how you say it. I hear there is o PC-based emulator "in the works" but don't know if it will ever be done... -- THANX...Gregg day 214.684.7380 night UNLIST/PUBL TEXAS NOT CANADA! woodcock@bnr.ca or woodcock@nt.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!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!ddsw1!news.structured.net!empnet.com!usenet From: rlee@empnet.com (Robert Lee) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: HELP!!! My wife is missing!! Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 22:46:50 GMT Organization: EmpireNet, Bend, OR Lines: 122 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3skmbr$rcb@empnet.com> References: <3sbsjg$avf@panix.com> <3sg3qq$egl@empnet.com> <3shjqn$38v@solutions.solon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: emp8.empnet.com seebs@solutions.solon.com (Peter Seebach) wrote: >>Actually, people with dial-up accounts can use this excuse--those of >>us (the majority) using IP can take advantage of offline newsreaders. >Actually, the people using IP are so far in the minority it's not even funny. >Trust me, I run an ISP. I'd guess IP vs. on-line news readers is about >1 in 10. I have two accounts, one in a mid-sized city (Portland), one in a small town (Bend). I used to have a third in Bend. One of the Bend providers has no dial-up at all, and the other providers have it still, but no longer offer "Dial-Up Only" plans--the basic package includes a number of hours of IP. Because hardly anyone only uses dial-up anymore. Maybe backwoods Oregon is just way ahead of the rest of the country, tech-wise. >>So don't download any more messages in this thread. >Oh, so I should have to alter every program I have? Let's see... Hmm. I >can't find a "don't receive articles in this thread" feature in C-news. That's too bad. Switch to a more configurable news reader with kill file, or stop whining every time somebody post something you don't like. >>Sorry you had to >>pay for the split second it took for his plea for help. >*sigh* You don't get it, do you? The numbers aren't the issue. The >ability to follow the rules, when the make sense, is at issue. No, the issue is the ridiculous ability of some humans to insist on the letter of the law when it no longer makes sense. >>Two words: Kitty Genovese. >Two words: Bad analogy. >If you think the original article was appropriate, then you are saying you >believe it is appropriate for someone to *FORCE* you to lose time and money >whenever someone goes missing. Well, I got news for you; there's a lot of >missing people out there. I don't have any problem with losing 1/1000th of a penny because somebody's wife is missing. Even if I were to get "thousands" of such messages a day (which I could easily filter out if I chose, something which you, a provider, claim to be unable to do), it would cost me *pennies* to get them. All you have to do is not read it, and don't pour your anal fixation all over the rest of us. Why is it that the lovers of bandwidth are the ones who take the most up, with post after post explaining exactly how bad a cross-post was? >There's a big difference between not calling the cops when you hear someone >being brutally murdered, and suggesting that people not fax you thousands >of messages that have nothing to do with you. Had that actually happened, you would have a point. As it didn't, you don't. The analogy is sound: we have a group full of people turning up their Vectrexes and saying "It's nunna my business." >The people who have a right to complain about messages posted in the wrong >place are: >1. People who pay taxes in any country whose government has net access. Hey--that some of my taxes went to try to find a missing wife would be a pleasure to me, not a burden. >2. People who pay tuition, or taxes in any country where government funded >schools have net access. Again, sorry that one-billionth of your flat fee for the semester went to pay for the missing wife message. I got no sympathy for you if you've got a problem with that. >3. People who run, use, or fund ISP's, including Freenets. You mean like you, keeping this thread alive for this long? Imagine how angry your fellow providers must be! >4. People who see the messages. And I don't have any problem with it. >All of these people are being charged some amount for these messages. >(Including this debate. Hint, folks: If you don't like the 15 year old >news policy, please take it to email. I continue to post only because >it is important to me that people understand that we've got a rule or >two around here, and they are *not* random or arbitrary.) I see--*you've* got a good reason. Everybody else shoud take it to e-mail, and the guy with the missing wife is all wrong, but your lecturing the world about Usenet standards--now that's important enough to post. >Please try to understand; it doesn't matter *HOW* important something is to >you, if it's not on-topic, or relevant in some signifigant way to a group, >*DON'T POST IT THERE*. Hypocrite. >Followups to alt.test. Followups reset to rec.games.vectrex, and that would have been really cute from a ten-year-old. _______________________________________________________________ Robert Lee is also V-X. Shhhh. They both do graphic interface, scenario and character design for video games at Eidetic, Inc. __________And yeah, it's even cooler than it sounds.___________ Visit the WWW Jack Chick Archive at http://www.teleport.com/~vx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.starnet.net!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!panix!usenet From: davegan@panix.com (Dave Stein) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vetrex question ? Date: 26 Jun 1995 17:28:24 GMT Organization: Combined Effort Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3smqno$pfk@news.panix.com> References: <3smh0p$oik@crchh327.rich.bnr.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: 166.84.251.168 X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) > woodcock@bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) writes: > Ian Panaszewicz (inkspots@crl.com) wrote: > > Oop's, my first post and I screwed up. Well here's my post again. > > Well i'm just wondering if there is a PC emulator for the VETREX. I saw > > the one for the C64, so i'm just wondering ????? > > A Vectrex emulator that runs on a C64? I don't believe it!! > > P.S. I know what you meant but you need to be careful about how you > say it. I hear there is o PC-based emulator "in the works" but don't > know if it will ever be done... > -- I think what was being said was there was a C64 emulator on the PC, not a Vectrex emulator for the C64. Please word your posts carefully. Dave, who is seeking a 3D imager at the moment + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.u.washington.edu!becker2.u.washington.edu!mcfwain From: "S. Knibb" Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Got my multicart Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 23:43:06 -0700 Organization: University of Washington Lines: 23 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: becker2.u.washington.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII NNTP-Posting-User: mcfwain In-Reply-To: <3si8ls$sgc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> On 24 Jun 1995, LSolitude wrote: > > Please describe how the cart works in more detail...is it menu > driven? What games are included? Documentation? It just sounds too good > to be true! > Thanks! > The cart looks like a typical Vectrex cart (with no label), except that there's a small toggle switch peeking out a hole in the cart; this is the pause switch. The cart is menu-driven; plug it in, turn on the Vectrex, the title screen comes up, and then "Multi-cart" with a cute little tune (could become annoying after a while, I suppose) and a menu. Press button 1 to go down the list, button 2 to go up the list, and button 3 to start. After playing a game, you need to turn the Vectrex off and on again to get back to the main menu -- the reset button just resets the game you're playing. There are about 30 games -- I think everything that's ever been made for the system, except for the light pen drawing program, which requires additional hardware on the board. The 3D games don't work at all without the glasses. There are also a couple of demos, songs, etc on the cart. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!news1.digital.com!nntp-hub2.barrnet.net!nntp-ucb.barrnet.net!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!cris.com!drseuss From: drseuss@cris.com (Dr Seuss) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Vectrex Carts Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 11:51:03 LOCAL Organization: Concentric Research Corporation Lines: 12 Distribution: North America Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: crc6.cris.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4] I have the following Vectrex carts for sale... - Cosmic Chasm (MINT box, overlay, docs, and cart) - Star Trek (very good shape, includes box, docs, overlay, and cart) - Star Castle (includes docs only) - Heads Up Soccer (loose) First resonable offer gets them. Preference will be given to multi-cart offers. I am moving in 2 weeks, so best offers by tomorrow gets them. I will also trade for Neo carts. Thanx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!news-m01.ny.us.ibm.net!usenet From: zacketh@ibm.net (Zachary Ethridge) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Wanted: Vectrex items Date: Tue, 27 Jun 1995 21:13:13 -0400 Lines: 18 Distribution: inet Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip18-27.ga.us.ibm.net Hello out here! I have put together a list of those items which I still want for my set. How about contacting me if you have one or more of these goodies for sale... Hardware (with manuals, etc) 3D goggle set light pen Games (with manual and overlay/color wheel) 3D Minestorm Star Castle 3D Narrow Escape Pole Position 3D Crazy Coaster Fortress of Narzod 3D Pole Position Polar Rescue Art Master Melody Master Animaction + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!csusac!zimmer!waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu!decwrl!enews.sgi.com!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!usenet From: elfman@execpc.com Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Who Sells the Vectrex Multicart? Date: 28 Jun 1995 22:37:39 GMT Organization: Alpha.net -- Milwaukee, WI Lines: 6 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3ssljj$4ug@homer.alpha.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: zaphod.execpc.com X-Newsreader: AIR News 3.X (SPRY, Inc.) Could someone tell me where I Could purchase a Vectrex MultiCart? Thanks Much! David T. + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!brutus.bright.net!infoserv.illinois.net!news.jmls.edu!premier3.premier.net!uunet!in1.uu.net!asb.com Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex From: james.ancsanyi@asb.com Message-ID: <19950628.n2ff@asb.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jun 95 22:54:00 -0500 Subject: Vectrex Achives Organization: America's Suggestion Box (516) 471-8625 X-Newsreader: TPCB 0.8 21100004 Lines: 14 krishna@primenet.com (Glenn Saunders) wrote: Kr> Why does Tar and Z still enjoy such popularity on Unix machines when Kr> other more mainstream compressions exist for Unix? Who the hell knows?!? Could anyone out there ZIP or GNUZIP those suckers in the Vectrex FTP site and put them in there for me? I still can't get those TARs uncompressed. :( ... Ask and Ye shall recieve... ___ TagDude 0.86 [Unregistered] ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!warp.cris.com!cris.com!drseuss From: drseuss@cris.com (Dr Seuss) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: FS: Vectrex Overlays Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 11:01:36 LOCAL Organization: Concentric Research Corporation Lines: 7 Distribution: North America Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: crc6.cris.com X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4] I have the following 2 Vectrex overlays for sale, both are in excellent shape... - Star Trek - MineStorm E-mail WITH OFFERS if interested. Thanx + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!syscube.ccs.csus.edu!sandhoff From: sandhoff@syscube.csus.edu (John F. Sandhoff) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex archives: unpacking; compress vs zip Date: 29 Jun 1995 17:36:15 GMT Organization: California State University Sacramento Lines: 61 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3suoaf$iv8@news.csus.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: @syscube.ccs.csus.edu Keywords: zip, tar, compress, archives Originator: sandhoff@syscube.ccs.csus.edu james.ancsanyi@asb.com wrote: > I still can't get those TARs uncompressed. :( Follow these steps to get the archives unpacked on a DOS machine: Download in BINARY mode the files: vectrex.tar.Z (let's assume you name it VECTREX.Z) uncomp.exe tar.exe Uncompress the archive: "uncomp vectrex.z" This creates 'VECTREX', 1,515,520 bytes Now see what's in it: "tar tvf vectrex" AND NOW THE 'TRICK'... when you try to unpack the tar file, it will try to create a DIRECTORY named 'VECTREX'. But DOS can't as you ALREADY have a FILE named VECTREX. So RENAME the file: "rename vectrex archive" And NOW you can unpack it: "tar xvf archive" Ignore the 'permission denied' errors that the directory entries generate. ---- A word about zip vs compress: The Vectrex archives have resided on a U*ix distribution point for years and years. Historically, the U*ix utilities were used to maintain them (this means tar and compress). As time goes on, better tools became available. Is compress the best U*ix utility? Heck no - but it is on virtually EVERY U*ix system out there. So the 'lowest common denominator' theory applies - put them in a format that works for everyone. Now, what about the DOS among you? Well, .zip is certainly more convenient. It's more efficient. In the DOS world, it's more prevalent (that's an understatement). But it does not ship on a generic DOS machine. You had to go get it from somewhere, didn't you? So if the archives were in .ZIP format, all the U*ix people would say 'how lame. How am I supposed to deal with this?' and a portion of DOS users would say 'NOW what do I do?'. So the archives, for now, are in U*ix-friendly format PLUS the archives contains the DOS utilities necessary to deal with them. This is an attempt to make them AVAILABLE to all (though not in the most convenient form for everyone). [And yes, I *do* have zip and unzip on my U*ix platform. Quite nice GNU freeware.] John F. Sandhoff, University Network Support California State University, Sacramento - USA sandhoff@csus.edu "Just an invisible cog in a huge wheel" + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!news.ucdavis.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.chnt.gtegsc.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Vectrex cosmetic value Date: 30 Jun 1995 00:36:54 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 5 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3svv16$htc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: wardshrake@aol.com (WardShrake) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com Wondering how much influence a particular machine's cosmetics would have on its resale value? Any thoughts, so long as the machine functioned well? Ward Shrake wardshrake@aol.com + - - - - Next Article - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + Path: csus.edu!decwrl!nntp.crl.com!crl4.crl.com!not-for-mail From: btomlin@crl.com (Bruce Tomlin) Newsgroups: rec.games.vectrex Subject: Re: Vectrex cosmetic value Date: 29 Jun 1995 23:14:47 -0700 Organization: San Antonio, TX Lines: 7 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3t04on$305@crl4.crl.com> References: <3svv16$htc@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: btomlin@aol.com NNTP-Posting-Host: crl4.crl.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] WardShrake (wardshrake@aol.com) wrote in rec.games.vectrex: >Wondering how much influence a particular machine's cosmetics would have >on its resale value? Any thoughts, so long as the machine functioned well? With a Vectrex? Depends on what the specifics are. But I'm sure it could easily knock 25-50% off of the value if you have to cover it with duct tape to hold it together! :) + - - - - End of Archive File - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +