[Jukebox-list] RE: Mechanical Music-Pins

[Jeremy Agema]

Will do!

I am glad the software is out there. One of these days I should purchase a 
Eprom programmer for my PC. Until then it's relying on others for programmed 
chips. Which has been fine for the low volume of chips I have purchased.

Thanks for the tip :)

Jeremy Agema


On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 08:44:15 -0700 (PDT), Ron Rich wrote
> Jeremy,
>   If you do get an Adams Fam., see if you can find the "Gold" 
> control chips. Many added features--Ron Rich
> 
> Jeremy Agema <jeremy at dwave.net> wrote:
>   I think it is cool you are into pins Ron. After I read your post 
> about Addams Family I thought to myself "wow, I learned something 
> unexpected about one of our members today."
> 
> I have 6 pins in my collection. The oldest is a 1974 strato-flite 
> and the newest is a 1988 Taxi. I am saving up for a Addams Family (I 
> hope to get a project machine).
> 
> When I have people over to play, all my machines get a similar work 
> out. It initially surprised me how much people liked the old 
> machines. I think they have something different to offer, like David 
> mentioned.
> 
> I personally like them all. And I can see positives and negatives in 
> both new and old designs.
> 
> But what I really love is (like most of you) brining something (pins,
>  jukes, etc) back to life and restoring it's beauty and perhaps even 
> it's honor.
> 
> Jeremy Agema
> 
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 00:50:08 -0700 (PDT), Ron Rich wrote
> > David,
> > I agree--"bloppitty-blippitty noises" are the "pits" --but you're 
> > talkin' early electronic sound systems--Starting with Williams 
> > "Gorgar", the sound systems vastly improved--and in "Adams Family" 
> > the "sound system" even takes over the control of the flippers to 
> > create sound and a "visual"-- I don't know what todays "Stern's" do, 
> > guess I have to go play a new one tomorrow---Ron Rich
> > 
> > David Breneman wrote:
> > 
> > --- Ron Rich wrote:
> > 
> > > David,
> > > In my humble opinion, all pins have a "computer"--Older ones were
> > > a mechanical , rather then an electronic type. The "random-ness"
> > > comes from that little ol' steel ball--where's it gonna bounce
> > > next--Some of the electronic computers, from what I consider the
> > > "heyday" of pinballs (Adams Family, Terminator +++), are capable of
> > > doing some fantastic things, all dependent on what the ball hits,
> > > and in what sequence--Ron Rich
> > 
> > Yes, but with the electro-mechanical ones, the machine
> > makes noises and movements from deep down iside that tell you
> > there's something almost living in there. The computerized
> > ones only have the few motion pulses from the playfield
> > targets. And besides, I can't get used to a pinball
> > machine that makes bloopitty-blippitty noises rather
> > than sounding real bells and chimes.
> > 
> > David Breneman david_breneman at yahoo.com
> > 
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