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Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1995-March - Vol 17 Issue 1

STAR*TEcH Journal
March 1995
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SYMPTOM
QUESTION
Game does not hold settings. The
game may give free credits.
Williams/ Bally has upgraded the
troublesome ball trough optical
boards to a more reliable type.
They can be observed in World
Cup Soccer and newer games.
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Can these be retrofitted into older
games like Star Trek and Indiana
Jones. It would be nice if they could
be offered to us at a reasonable
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Evan, STAR*TECHJournalfa.xed
your inquiry regarding upgrading
the troublesome ball trough opti-
cal boards to a more reliable type
(i.e. World Cup Soccer and newer
games). Mainly, the question was
"Can older games like Star Trek
and Indiana Jones be retro-fitted
with the newer assemblies. STJ
faxed this question to Williams
Tech Service Department.
Tom Cahill, Tech Svc Mgr, called
STJ and said that no retrofit would
be available from Williams. It's
not that it can't be done, but that
it would be a time-consuming, la-
bor-intensive project and there-
fore not worth the effort. So, the
bottom line is that there will be
no upgrade offered by Williams.

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