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Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1983-March - Vol 5 Issue 1

VOLUMES
NUMBER 1
THE TECHNICAL MONTHLY FOR THE AMUSEMENTS INDUSTRY
MARCH
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1 9 8 3
Purity, Convergence and Tracking Adjustments for Wells-Gardner Color X-Y Monitor
3
On The Service Trail ... Atari's "Pole Position" Notes, Atari's "Dig-Dug" Difficulty Adjustment,
Atari's "Black Widow'1/"Gravitar" Update, The Operator's Business Status, Sega "Tac-Scan"
Conversion Kit, Bally/Midway "Super Pac-Man" Drop Off, Bally/Midway "Pac-Man" Plus
4
Murphy's Law #501
4
Sega "Frogger'' Intermittent Sound
5
Rowe/Seeburg Service Tips
5
Atari "Centipede" Intermittent Trackball Solution Revised, Fire Button and Coin Switch Mod,
Picture Flip Mod
6
Bugtrap Signature Analyzer
7
Atari "Pole Position" High Score Retention Mod, Gas Pedal Maintenance, Steering Wheel Lock-Up,
Intermittent Gear Shift, Double Vision
8
ROWPROM Test Cable Assy
8
Sega Electronics' ROM Line (Part 6)
10· 11
Data East Cassette System Power Supply Mod
11
New System Preview/Atari's "Xevious"
12-13
Coinco Coin Return Level Mod
14
Bally/Midway "Pac-Man Plus" Precaution
15
Taito "Front Line" Ribbon Cables
15
Taito "Wild Western" Option Switch Settings
15
Atari Coin Door Part Numbers
15
Bally /Midway Picture Tube Interchangeability
15
Manufacts: Summary of Major Op-Amp Circuits (Part 3)
17
News Bits/NEC 4-Megabit Memory Chip
17
Bally Feature Lamp Power Supply Mod
1 B
Gottlieb "Q*Bert" Technical Notes, Gottlieb's MA4000 Filter Board, Troubleshooting Gottlieb's
"Q*Bert" GG-III System
1 B· 19
The "Bear" Facts .. . Digital Logic Intro, 555 Timer Circuits, Kasco "Driver II",
Ticket Dispenser Feedback
20·21
An R&D Tax Credit For Your Electronic Coin-Op Business?
22
InQuizitive
23
STAR*TECH JOURNAL/MARCH 1983
2
LINEAR
9795-H Business Park Dr
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Sacramento, CA 95827
KONG MOD
(Memory Replacement Module)
Game Board Memory
New Program
Mem. Patch
Status Detector
* 4-position switch sets difficulty levels.
* Module works on ALL KONG-type boards, Orca-Falcon-
TKG02 thru 04. (2532 or 2732)
* Players can get into higher levels 50% faster compared
to stock games.
* First ramp - tougher, barrel zig-zags down, etc.
Program Option Switch
* First elevator - faster, 3 pins at a time drop. Requires
lots of practice to get through this one.
* Pie factory quicker, five balls more aggressive, can't use
same pattern twice in a row.
* Structure just keeps getting faster & harder. Fire balls
sit by pins, moves are more erratic, and more.
* This is a quarter-eater and only $184.95.
* The second one only $75 with this ad only.
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Logic Boards
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* For ,regular Invaders or Deluxe *
JUNIOR'SNEW
Super Deluxe
Invaders Kit
-$50
Superimposing mutants * UFO drops smart bombs* Faster motion & fancy graphics
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HIDEOUT FIRST THING. ALLOWS
BEGINNER PLAYERS A CHANCE
TO PLAY OTHER PROGRAMS.
STEAL THE THUNDER FROM THE
GAME DOWN THE STREET.
$84.95
D.K.
JUNIOR'S
REVENGE
CALL 916-361-0565. MONDAY-SATURDAY 9-6.
ORDERS LESS THAN $30 - $1 .50 HANDLING CHARGE. 60 DAY WARRANTY ON ALL PARTS SALES

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