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The current status of Ram Controls:
Xiaou2:
So as, said, a LOT of vector games were made. How many are still operational, and salvageable? Who knows. It seems that driver boards tended to fail more than the actual monitors themselves.
Vectormame has been in existence for some time. However, the biggest problems besides getting the funds together... was the fact that the Zector hardware needed to power the monitors was ran in limited runs few and far between. Couple that with the idea of trying to pick up a used vector CRT in unknown and not so easily (if not impossible) for most to test (without the zektor available).. means poor acceptance / sales.
And thats not even counting the fact that the software itself was not updated.
And of course, then you have to consider that even if "X" amount of vectors were produced... does not mean that many More people would want their own. If 1 Vector arcade machine was played by 500 individual people in the area, and only 2 of those previous players wanted to make their own replica cabinet today.. that could theoretically produce over 200,000 vector devices. (considering every vector game having the same level of interest)
Realistically? Not sure. But there are a lot of classic fans, as well as collectors, who just cant accept the dismal results of a typical pc monitor.
Didnt know about the MFG size changes, however, almost anything you want to actually make money on today has to be MFG in another country. Especially if it has any level of complexity.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 08, 2011, 09:20:08 pm ---Vectormame has been in existence for some time.
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Man, it would suck to confuse VectorVGA and VectorMAME ... ::)
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on August 08, 2011, 09:27:02 pm ---
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 08, 2011, 09:20:08 pm ---Vectormame has been in existence for some time.
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Man, it would suck to confuse VectorVGA and VectorMAME ... ::)
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:lol
FrizzleFried:
Baby step... baby steps... little tiny baby steps... thats right... now big steps... 1... 2... 3... 4!
newmanfamilyvlogs:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on August 09, 2011, 07:20:37 pm ---Baby step... baby steps... little tiny baby steps... thats right... now big steps... 1... 2... 3... 4!
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great, now all I'm going to hear all day is dj lance telling me how awesome everything is.
talking about ram controls with my friends .... is... AWESOME...