MultiVector (Zektor) progress

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I finally got around to working on my multivector (using the Zektor ZVG board). I am hoping to get it going for the Seattle Pinball & Gameroom show in June. I have all the games working well so far. Need to finish the following:

- Convergence on the monitor
- Get sound going (the Soundblaster card I have is too new)
- Connect control panel to computer
- Print Control Panel overlay and Marquee

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One of these days one of those boards will come up for sale and I'll have the spare $ to buy it. Sweet.
 
The people at Zektor (who make the ZVG)....do they have a presence here on KLOV? Is it a one-man show or a "real" business with a bunch of people?? I know nothing about them.

Dave
 
The people at Zektor (who make the ZVG)....do they have a presence here on KLOV? Is it a one-man show or a "real" business with a bunch of people?? I know nothing about them.

Dave

Pretty sure its a fairly tight operation... not many people. Anytime I've communicated with them it seems like this is the case.
 
The people at Zektor (who make the ZVG)....do they have a presence here on KLOV? Is it a one-man show or a "real" business with a bunch of people?? I know nothing about them.

Dave

I dont think its a one-man show, but its not a large operations afaik. I dont think they have a presence here on KLOV.
 
Looks awesome Barry!!! Great Job!! Cant wait to see it at the show!!

Me too... :)

Now if I could just fit the joysticks, buttons, spinner, roller, SW Yoke, battlezone sticks, trackball, LL Thrust controller, and cup holder on the CP, all would be perfect! :D
 
I have to admit that MAME doesn't do much for me aside from being an excellent debug tool. But VECTOR MAME seems to be a different story entirely. Seeing all those vector games packaged together in one cabinet with a real honest to goodness vector monitor really rings my bell!

Dave
 
I have to admit that MAME doesn't do much for me aside from being an excellent debug tool. But VECTOR MAME seems to be a different story entirely. Seeing all those vector games packaged together in one cabinet with a real honest to goodness vector monitor really rings my bell!

Dave

My sentiments exactly Dave!
 
My thoughts exactly.

I'd like to help in this dept., too. I'd love to make multi-vector control panels with a Tempest spinner, Star Wars yoke, Major Havoc roller controller, buttons, etc... Either for various existing cabinet styles or a brand new custom cabinet.

Using an existing cabinet design means that we're limited, somewhat...which will most likely result in franken-panel. :)

Using a brand new custom cabinet design means that we might be able to come up with an easy fix to avoid franken-panel syndrome.

Modular seems to be a good choice, but then again, who wants to swap out controls?

What a dilemma.

Any ideas??

Dave

Me too... :)

Now if I could just fit the joysticks, buttons, spinner, roller, SW Yoke, battlezone sticks, trackball, LL Thrust controller, and cup holder on the CP, all would be perfect! :D
 
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Psuedo modular would work for me... either Yoke or MH Roller is the base configuration then everything else or something like that... Incorporating all of them probably would yield a mess and like you said swapping is never really something that is any good.
 
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