+Lathe26 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 My latest video is about the Video Test Cartridge running on actual hardware. Here, it runs on 3 systems: Intellivision, Intellivision II, and "Tutor Pro". It runs well on the original Intellivision but watch what happens when it executes on Intellivision II and Tutor Pro which were made years after the Video Test Cartridge was created. The Video Test Cartridge has the same code as the IMI Test Cartridge version 1.0 that is available downloadable as a ROM. Physically, it is constructed similar to the first release games from Mattel. It has a metal grounding shield inside the case and the case is missing the "Insert to line" text in the plastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWmbOsEoWQA 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnPCAE Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Is there a list somewhere of what the individual tests A-through-whatever do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) phew, i guess it's part of the service manual, i will have to dig to find the link or i upload mine. I should have instructions for both the IMI Test Cartridge and MTE-201. recently i can't find the service manual (i thought it's part of it) on the MacBook, but i will look out for it. The Manual for the MT-201 i found, they are quite similar in what is tested and how its to interprete, MTE-201 does the job for you to interprete the result and to show the probably disfunctional components (based on your input) while for the IMI you have to work with a table. also MTE-201 does some automated tests right at start which you have to call for the IMI each seperately. MTE-201 will show you which Intellivision it is (well, however). running it in an emulator can work without to show errors but it will state: unknown system. MTE201-TestCartridge.pdf allors the service manual http://atariage.com/forums/topic/235424-intellivision-service-manual-model-2609-pdf/?do=findComment&comment=3185019 Edited March 25, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 (edited) Slight error: the sevice manual referes to the use of the MTE-201, i'm sorry. a manual for the IMI test cartridge seems to be rare, i found an offer for the cartridge but the handed out manual is the MTE-201 manual. howerver the test routines are the same. if it's not at all an MTE-201, labelled it's "IMI Test Cartridge" https://vgcollect.com/item/29076 i'm sure intvsteve or intvnut can answer this better as me. http://www.intvfunhouse.com/hardware/mte100/ or make use of that query symbol on top of this site, maybe it's a good idea an often postet lament of mine: "you guys would have it soooo easy, we had to visit the next library back then and this was maybe 50miles away, you haven't the patience to slide 5cm with your mouse" it was the first thing i had to learn as textiletechnician: "you can't know everything - but you can know where to find it" i had to refere to a library, for the longings of a textiletechnician we had one in our factory, but yeah books! nothing available by pressing of a button, you had to search and if you don't mind that's something one has to learn to, how to search efficient. where to start in 3 10cm thick books of ICI chemicals? and this is only one brand. today you can enter it to google and swoosh, the results are presented on a silver tablet. never mind, else the dinosaurs would feel much more lonely and obsolate. Edited March 25, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Why not using the German manual? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 gut wenn man sowas hat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 gut wenn man sowas hat Ich werde es wohl mal einscannen und hier bereitstellen. I think, I will scan it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Why not using the German manual? Das ist doch ausgezeichnet! Wo hast Du das gefunden?! Gibt es auch solche Anleitungen auf anderen Sprachen zu finden? (Tut mir Leid, mein Deutsch ist bestimmt immer schrecklicher!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gernot Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) pretty good intvsteve at least better as google translate to be honest i need its support often, there was times when i used my websters more often but it's time consuming and distracting, each time i'm looking for a certain word i start to read in it. i like dictionairies/lexika since i'm a child, others might have read comics i've read lexika and (now comes a word i have to translate) leaflets. meriam websters is a extremly good dictionary, it's rather a lexicon as a dictionary, i know, i know, i've learned (thanks to studivision) that this is in english the same while we differ between them. the good thing to learn english with it the words are explained what it is "chair; a seat with at least three legs and a backrest" if you already speak a few words you can't fail to understand what is ment by it, even if this is a bit complicated it's far better as to simply translate, you get a picture of it in mind. "Labrador: a dog belonging to the family of retrievers (retrieve -> fr. retrouvez) of middle size with a long forehead...." can one describe it better? it goes on and it's described for what this race has been breeded, to play with children. you see i can get totally lost in such. i should have still even a small edition from 1920, very interesting to read in it to: "Computer: naval, a large building with up to 200 employees used to calculate arrival times of ships on sea". we know now exactly what a computer is a building full of hard working ppl. in future handle your computer with some respect! off topic: right today i watched this clip of paul hogan explaining the function of digital watches ('80s): for our german speaking fellows i have little web-treasure: http://www.kruenitz1.uni-trier.de/ Edited March 26, 2018 by Gernot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Das ist doch ausgezeichnet! Wo hast Du das gefunden?! Gibt es auch solche Anleitungen auf anderen Sprachen zu finden? (Tut mir Leid, mein Deutsch ist bestimmt immer schrecklicher!) I got it years ago on Ebay. It's not only the instructions for the test cart. It's the complete service manual for a service center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 There are several service manuals I am aware of: Intellivision Service Manual - Big One.pdf Intellivision Service Manual_0660.pdf Sylvania Intellivision Service Manual.pdf And there is the original specification starting at page 174 in http://papaintellivision.com/pdfs/CCF10232011_00012.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 To big to upload it to the forum. So I had to use Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ru3qvjnby44x4fx/Intellivision%20Service%20Manual%20German.pdf?dl=0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lathe26 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 To big to upload it to the forum. So I had to use Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ru3qvjnby44x4fx/Intellivision%20Service%20Manual%20German.pdf?dl=0 Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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