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Paolo, Can't say exactly what could've happen to your cart. But the chip used inside (an Atmel Flash chip) is the same type of chip used for storing the BIOS in Pentium PC's. So lack of use is not the reason. I would suspect more of the fact that something went wrong during the write process when you last used the cart. Glenn

That's good news! Will those be at the Songbird booth as well? With all these purchases, I wonder if I'll have any money left to lose in a slot machine.... Sorry no. Carl respectively asked not to be involved with American Hero due to its adult content and I want to respect his wish. Ask at the B&C booth. Regards, Glenn

Sounds like a classic case of heat problems. I assume the ambient temperature up in the second flat is higher than in the basement. The CD unit and Jaguar are probably getting better cooling in the basement. Maybe a cooling fan blowing air over the Jaguar in the second flat could help alleviate the problem. Also, what you may be setting the Jaguar on can be a source of problem. For example, I was stationed in Alaska 1994 (the year I bought my Jaguar from Far North Atari) and I used to set my Jaguar on my bed when I was playing Cybermorph & AVP. The Jaguar would set right on my comforter. After several hours of playing the Jaguar would get very, very hot due to the Jaguar sinking into the comforter and blocking the cooling vents on the side. Something to think about if your Jaguar is sitting on something different in each location and the vents are getting blocked. Regards, Glenn

Have ya set a price for it yet? Will you be at CGE or are ya simply letting Songbird have all the fun? Good show, Glenn! I'll definitely check it out (and most likely purchase a copy) at the show! I will be at CGE. I'll have to refer the sales question to Carl. Plus I will have some copies of American Hero if people like to pick up a copy. $10 a piece. Really looking forward to a great show! There's going to be so much Jaguar stuff going on! Yes! Yes!!! YESSS!!!! Glenn

No reason to be sarcastic, and act as if they do not exist...I think I've done more than enough business w/ fellow collector (I've got references, quite a few on AA as well) of rare/htf jag items, that I've proven myself to be legit, and not just run my mouth. Since your are doubtful, perhaps you can direct me where I can find a scanner/photocopier that will copy CAD sized paper (approximately the size of a movie poster)? Now, if you'd like to respond w/ suggestions, I'd appreciate it. BTW- I haven't gotten back to everyone that has posted here, is because I was on business for the last 2 weeks...now I'm back home here in philly, and will check the board a lil more often. Dave Dave, Didn't mean to come across that way. Appolgize for my harsh post. It's normally not my nature to be like that. That is a good question on scanning such documents. That proves to be a challenge. About the only way I have to do it is a HP scanner. Scan each section and then try and piece together with photoshop. Another alternative is to try and have the schematic reduced down and then scan it from there. Either way, I think you will end up with a large PDF file. It's going to be a trade off between size of PDF and clarity and detail on the image. I think most Kinko's should have large page copiers that can probably reduce them down in size. What are the physical dimensions of the CAD drawings? 11 x 17? Bigger? Glenn

Songbird will have a CD called Jag-Ads available that I created. Will hit the streets at CGE. The CD contains the informercial plus many others. About 57 minutes worth of video play. It plays on your Jaguar and does require some sort of CD bypass to play (e.g. developer CD unit, B&C Bypass, Protector SE, BSG, BJL bypass). Regards, Glenn

I seem to recall there are potential problems with making a 1224 cable. Especially with what you mention above about signal strengths. The Redmond cable does work, but the video signal is weak (kinda low on the brightness). So don't be surprise if you get this kind of result. I'm wondering if Redmond might of used some wiring that does a little too much signal loss or just the fact that the Jaguar doesn't put out a very strong video signal. Probably the later. Glenn

Has anyone who has responded to this message ever get a copy of these so called schematics? Glenn

Greg LaBrec sent the following memorandum regarding the kiosks: To: Ed / Lynda (don't know if they were Atari employees) Date: 1/12/94 RE: Jaguar Interactive Displays - either fix plastic "cellulite" or incorporate into design element. - fix multi-level effect of eyes in vacuform. - change the way front door opens so wood is not damaged. - lower take-one holder by 2 inches. - make tab on sliding door less extended. - eliminte joypad arm closure to enable easier replacement of joyad. - work on "T" or "Y" bracket version of joypad arm for multi-player unit. - shorten bottom length of monitor plex and cut into monitor shelf to enable access to brighness and contrast controls from console window. - clean up decals so diecut is visually symmetrical rather than randomly jagged. - position speakers at proper angle. - move speaker-wire holes close as possible to cowl. - verify ability to swap-out 1224 monitor. - discontinue use of wire cap at rear hole. (Video and electric cables take up too much room for caps to be useful.) - create retailer assembly instruction sheet. - generate weight and dimension diagrams for distribution to retailers. - add red screw covers to console compartment. - add black screw covers to cowl screws. - research "keying" options. Can units for a particular chain be keyed the same, yet different from one chain to another. Looks like designed in late 1993, but not released till sometime in 1994 to retailers. Just some interesting feedback Greg LaBrec was giving about the kiosks. Funny to see him mention the 1224. But AFAIK, Atari used the 1435 only with only 1435 video cables being made. Never seen 1224 cables, except for the ones that Redmond cable supplied. Glenn

Sorry, but I've never seen these before. Would love to look at those. I do have the ability to convert the contents of those Syquests onto a universal CD format like ISO9660. In fact whoever may win the auction, I would be happy to provide any advice or assistance. The only stuff I've seen has come out of B&C. Usually GoAtari hasn't had this kind of stuff, so this is interesting to see them selling this stuff. Also, I've live only 50 minute drive away from GoAtari. Cheers, Glenn

In either the PC demo or Jaguar demo I don't recall exactly how much happens in the KVK. I might have gotten briefly into the KVK building. But I don't recall how. I usually just like going to Laura's house and visiting the upstairs part!! Hubba-hubba!! Need a cold shower now! I haven't noticed any difference with difficulty settings. It's just really amazing that Atari was actually planning on publishing this for the PC. Jason Smith has a real nice copy of the flyer from Atari Interactive for American Hero. For info, Atari had spent around a million dollars having this film shot. Also, I like the premise of the story behind Caves of Fear. I thought that demo had some very good potential for a nice game. Too bad they only shot enough footage to make the demo to prove the technology works on the Jaguar. The Jaguar Gamefilm technology certainly improved the replay value of the interactive movie realm of games. Glenn

I haven't seen any actual fonts out of Atari for the Jaguar logo. Everything that I've seen has been a graphic. Usually in a EPS format which makes it nice for scaling. Glenn

And so would I. Glenn

I can attest to Jason's post. The game is defintely a later beta version. Most copies that I've seen of the game were only Alpha stage stuff. It will be great if Jason can get special rights secured for the game. It will make a nice edition for anyones Jaguar CD game collection. Glenn

To get through it, get your mind out of the gutter and get the girl off of you. Respond to the "What the...?" and focus on the path about the glitter ball. And when you get to Laura's house, don't be greedy. You will reap the benefits of this piece of integrity! Glenn

I still need to add the remote stop/reset mods to my 4MB Alpine - these are just for the rdb/wdb commands 'halt' and 'reset', correct? Stone That is correct. It saves you from having to physically get up and press the reset switch. Which also helps avoiding bumping the alpine while it's plugged in. Glenn

Now those are 4MB alpines! Plus they both have the RESET / STOP switch enhancements. And I see the header connector and small wire jumpers installed for the MIDI board add-on. And if the crystals are 32MHz, then the boards will support the MIDI interface. Look like they're in great shape! Glenn

Funny thing is, I can actually do this Stone I am wondering what the actual prices for Alpines are at the moment. Matthias Retailer value right now is still $495 to $550 (between Best and B&C). On eBay, I guess we'll see when the next auction completes. Glenn

Curt, Just for info, but both pictures you have of the Alpines are 2MB Alpines. 2MB Alpines have all 16 chip positions filled with 128k x 8 SRAM. 4MB Alpines have just 8 chips filled installed (typically Hitachi HM628512). Unless you're justing using some stock photos? Glenn

Why does everyone assume that it's a special edition? I'd have thought the GTI badge would have given it away Stone Stone, Actually I seen a Lynx and Jaguar case at Atari that were like that. I took a tour of the Art and Testing departments in June 1994 of Atari. Susan McBride has a Lynx like that in here office (it was the undercoat spray they put on before the final coat). Also Lance Lewis had a Jaguar unit in his cubicle like this also. Again, like the Lynx, it was a Jaguar that just had the undercoat spray only. I'll have to pull out the video tape from the tour and do some photo captures. Other interesting things seen during the tour: Jeff Minter's cubicle when he moving to Sunnyvale, artwork concepts for Spacewar 2000 title screen/box art, artist concepts for Black Ice / White Noise. Glenn

Clint, It's good to hear you got the problem solved. Guess that is why I prefer to use an actual ribbon cable type of parallel cable that I made myself. That way I know for sure that all 25 pins are connected. I also did this because I didn't like the stress that a regular PC parallel cable was putting on my Alpine board. The ribbon cable is a lot light in weight. Glenn

Linko, I don't know about ROM images. But source code for the System Test cart and System Test board is available on the B&C Atari HQ #1 CD. So if you want to dig into the System Test stuff, the source code (with comments) is the best place to start. Glenn

No. The batteries go into an Alpine board. They makes it so you can save data and not have to load each time. The Alpine is designed around Static RAM chips that use a chip made by Maxim that provides a small amount of current that keeps the information in the RAM intact. A 3V lithium battery last quite a long time with this setup. Well, at least with the Samsung 512k x 8 SRAM chips I'm using. Older Atari 4MB Alpines used chips made by Toshiba. Glenn

Nick, I replaced mine several years ago with a battery holder that I got at Radio Shack. I use the very common 3V lithium battery (CR2032). One side of the battery holder matches up alright. The other side I use a piece of resistor wire to extend to mount it properly. Works great. Good luck with the upgrade. Glenn

Nope, not implying anything like that with other industries. Just expressing my disrespect for them. But then, I've never taken advice from movie reviewers either. Your right, it's their opinion. But when they just consistently go out of their way to bash a system to death...even today...then they just don't deserve any respect. Checkered Flag defintely deserves any bad press it gets. If there was anything I was doing on my last post it was just some venting. And yes, I'm very biased in favor of the Jaguar. Point taken! At least I don't waste my money anymore on the gaming magzines. Glenn