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Anyone tried out a 1982 TRON full-size cabinet with a switching power supply? Does the audio sound fine to you? I'm checking to see what others think before I decide on swapping the original power board for a switching power supply.

Aside from the suggestions in the following link, does anyone know where to find classic 80s arcade side art and marquees for NewRetroArcade Neon? https://steamcommunity.com/app/465780/discussions/0/353916184342429850/

I'm trying to fix a 1982 TRON full-size upright unit that won't power up. I checked the wall socket and there's definitely power flowing through there. The only fuses I haven't checked yet are the larger ones on the power board (the 6A and 10A ones). Any tips on how to remove these larger fuses? Any potential hazards? (I'm fairly new at coin-op power trouble-shooting). This machine was powered on successfully about a month ago and has just been sitting idle and unplugged in a climate-controlled indoor space. https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-videogames/T/Tron.pdf

Has anyone managed to successfully use CoCo Max III in an emulator, using the Windows machine's mouse? Just wondering how to do this or if it's even possible.

Might be some info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rU9BjLOE0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSt1ASRm0f8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuw3YaO3wuY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5--6wUwWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhQ71_SrU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTDUB_GiTKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiHvVAtnf0k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27mm0x6uYhU

Hmmm.... Not sure if BIOS manufacturers kept track of or listed their clients. Usually they'd look at things at the motherboard level. I had a thought though. You could do searches on ebay for DOS computers. And you could always glean issues of Byte and PC Magazine for ads and other listings of PCs from yesteryear. I suppose I should add the Mindset computer to that list above.

For those just getting into Color Computer BASIC, the mini golf game that was previously only available on cassette has been transferred to a .dsk image and placed in the first of the two zip archives at the base of the following page link (the issue of The Rainbow with the code listing is also included): http://www.blitter.com/~nebulous/coco.html Perhaps someone out there will make more courses?

The first archive on this page has a folder with info for helping people learn BASIC on the Color Computer 2: http://www.blitter.com/~nebulous/coco.html The second .zip file has more programming tidbits and info for the Color Computer 3.

The two zip archives at the bottom of this page ought to give you a good start: http://www.blitter.com/~nebulous/coco.html

I suppose you could start searching by manufacturer (including ones other than the obvious Compaqs, Tandys, and HPs of the world): ALR (Advanced Logic Research) AST NEC (including the PC-88 and PC-98 lines) Comtex Daewoo Packard Bell Wang Olivetti Kaypro Sanyo Emerson Dynalogic Toshiba IMS BSR Profex Dolch Digital MPC Leading Edge SEGA (if you count the 80286 in the Teradrive). Some more machines here: https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/302/1188 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/302/1186 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/302/1189 https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/302/1197 You could also search by BIOS manufacturer: American Megatrends Phoenix Award etc...

Oh, I know! You get a lot for your money these days. Computers were such a luxury item back then.

A 4MB 1040 STe with external hard drive.

I'm using one of those Atari 800XL to composite cables on a Magnavox 8CM515 and it looks stellar. The 8CM515 is the more squareish version of the Commodore 1084. The A8 certainly deserved its own monitor though. That might have helped them make the inroads into the business and educational sectors that they were trying for.

The space bar on mine rocks side to side. Is that normal?

Very cool! The only thing that could make it cooler is this:

I'm more used to the look of the color artifact version of the game: Here's some other gooders: Shock Trooper: Grabber: Downland: Galagon: Hall of the King II: F-16: Starship Chameleon: Cashman: Time Bandit:

I would say the warming while off is definitely not normal. They really shouldn't buzz either. At the very least, perhaps consider having a power bar dedicated to it and use that to switch the machine off when not in use.

XP was slightly easier to troubleshoot from an I.T. perspective than 2000. I like both 2000 and XP though. By the time XP SP3 was released, it was a nice solid OS. I have zero complaints about it, and this is after supporting it for corporate I.T. (for over 6000 employees) for 5 years. Oh, and I like the look of the UI. As for functionality, it kicks the crap out of 8 and 10.

Yep. Reverse for the win.

I remember the first vector arcade game I ever played: Tail Gunner. That changed my life.

I'm still waiting for a movie version of "Gravitar".

Step 1) Become a dentist (or SQL or Oracle database admin) or some other high-paying profession. Step 2) Put money aside for your arcade dream. Step 3) Get to know as many 'arcade repair techs' as you can. Step 4) Build a massive heated garage to store and maintain the machines in the meantime. Step 5) Be constantly on the lookout for good deals on arcade machines. Step 6) Get a good deal on rental space in a good location for your arcade (i.e. close to lots of food vendors and retail space).

Awesome!

You could: - Run MAME32 v.35 on it and play classic 80s arcade games. - Mess around with Photoshop CS2 or an old version of Illustrator. - Run LightWave 5.6 and experiment with the neat-o Hypervoxel textures (and other textures that are fairly unique to that version of the software). - Cleanly rip audio to MP3 using AudioCatalyst or other similar apps from the early 2000s. - Record audio with an old version of Sound Forge or Acid (back when they were owned by Sonic Foundry). - Burn audio CDs reliably (if you're still using CDs). - Use old computer emulators on it (like the Tandy Color Computer 2 and 3 emulators). http://www.classiccmp.org/cpmarchives/trs80/mirrors/www.discover-net.net/~dmkeil/coco/index.htm or maybe an older version of AppleWin: https://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ftp.apple.asimov.net/ - Simply enjoy having an XP32 machine around.

Some more links for you: https://archive.org/search.php?query=tandy+color+computer+3&page=2 http://os9projects.com/CD_Archive/TUTORIAL/COCO/LITTLEWONDER/Cocobook-TLW2.pdf http://users.axess.com/twilight/sock/ http://www.cloud9tech.com/ http://archive.worldofdragon.org/archive/index.php?dir=