Thanks wifey! (aka Our $125 Tempest... serial#00369)
So the wifey tells me last night that someone is advertising a Tempest at one of the garage sales she's going to in the morning. Thinking the person will probably be one of those "this is worth $1000 on eBay" people and since I have to work, I tell her "good luck".
This morning she calls me from the place and it's a fully functioning early run Tempest... serial #00369.
Best part is the price... $125! Good God I love my wife!!!
Here are a few more pictures...
http://www.vidiotarcade.com/EarlyTempest/
The screen has a bit of the "shakes" and I'm getting "M" errors here and there but did I mention $125!!!
As a side note, when we were picking it up tonight the guy ends up remembering me from like 10 years ago and starts telling me about the dogs we had and even some of the games we had back then. Talk about a small world? Too funny.
So the wifey tells me last night that someone is advertising a Tempest at one of the garage sales she's going to in the morning. Thinking the person will probably be one of those "this is worth $1000 on eBay" people and since I have to work, I tell her "good luck".
This morning she calls me from the place and it's a fully functioning early run Tempest... serial #00369.
Best part is the price... $125! Good God I love my wife!!!
Here are a few more pictures...
http://www.vidiotarcade.com/EarlyTempest/
The screen has a bit of the "shakes" and I'm getting "M" errors here and there but did I mention $125!!!
As a side note, when we were picking it up tonight the guy ends up remembering me from like 10 years ago and starts telling me about the dogs we had and even some of the games we had back then. Talk about a small world? Too funny.




