Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1995-March - Vol 17 Issue 1 - Page 4
STAR*TEcH
Journal
March 1995
CD
ATARI
Monitor
Proble111s?
RoAD RIOT
No REmoFIT FoR
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1993, 1994 & 1995
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1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Mark Sherman
Atari (Time Warner)
Milpitas, California
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusement
Havertown, Pennsylvania
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.
PROCEDURE
Check Error Count in the Statis-
tics screen.
$14.95
$14.95
$14 .95
$14.95
$14.95
$14.95
SOLUTION
If there are error counts, then
change the EEROM at location
SIC. This device is located under-
neath the Audio PCB. The Atari
part number is 137648-150.
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Can these be retrofitted into older
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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.
Journal
March 1995
CD
ATARI
Monitor
Proble111s?
RoAD RIOT
No REmoFIT FoR
GIVING FREE
0LDERWMS
CREDITS
0PTOS
Order This Tech Pub
JvlONITORS:
SYMPTOMS/ SOLUTIONS
Includes all S* TJ
monitor articles from
1 990 / 1 991 / 1 992
1993, 1994 & 1995
I
0
0
0
0
0
0
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Mark Sherman
Atari (Time Warner)
Milpitas, California
Evan Wessel
Mercury Amusement
Havertown, Pennsylvania
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.
PROCEDURE
Check Error Count in the Statis-
tics screen.
$14.95
$14.95
$14 .95
$14.95
$14.95
$14.95
SOLUTION
If there are error counts, then
change the EEROM at location
SIC. This device is located under-
neath the Audio PCB. The Atari
part number is 137648-150.
FACTORY RESPONSE
Save over 30% order the
0 Entire set for $59. 95
Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --=
t;1
,~,:a, fi:j
Journal
Company _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
I
Address - - - - - - - - - I
1
City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __....,1
State/Zip
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
cost, if it's possible to do the up-
grade.
I
I
I
I
Order O Prepaid or O COD I
I
I
STAR*TECH Journal I
Post Office Box 35 I
(Please add $3 s/h. Thank you!)
LM_:,:!_f ~ ~:... ~:_ _9!~ ~ J
Address Changes
Please use your account
number when updating
your subscription
information.
Your account number is a
five digit number found
on the top line - left side of
your address label, which
is affixed to your journal.
Thank you!
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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