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Those web novels are not Japanese, they are South Korean. Shows like Squid Game came out of South Korea as well. More and more as our story telling goes to absolute dog shite I turn to South Korea to give me something that has zero wokness and a little edge.

Heh, my son would likely know better than I. I grew up on the Japanese anime aka star blasers, g-force and I think speed racer. There just wasn't much else, probably the only things translated to english. I've seen all the remakes and revisions of 'space battleship yamoto' including the live action, it's nice because they more or less stuck to the exact same story, no "updates for modern..." well you get what I mean.

He's keen on S Korea so very likely he would just say I don't know what I'm talking about. I actually have to pick him up and shuttle him around today, I'll ask.

Anything that hurts our current entertainment gatekeepers is a-okay with me. They showed us that if they control it, they will give us what THEY want, and if we complain, will call us every name in the book. Well past time to be rid of all of them

 The first Cartoon I can remember, was watching Speed Racer, when I was like 5yrs old.  I LOVED that cartoon.   Funny... I remember getting angered at my
mother, as I hated my name.  I asked her why couldnt I be named something cool... like  "Speed Racer"  heh  >_<

 My experience with later Japanese Cartoons... started with the 80s Saturday morning cartoons.  I believe it was called  "Thunderbirds 2086"

 Another one I saw as a child, starred a Magical Unicorn, called  "Unico".   That one was very emotionally impactful... especially for a very young kid.
I dont remember which movie it was (I believe there are 2 or 3 of them)... but in the end, there was some sort of castle, and I believe that the main
bad guy was some sort of Vampire or Demon.


 Years later, I decided to rent an Animae at Blockbuster video, called  "Devil Hunter Yohko".   A young girl that learns she has special abilities, and is in a long
traditional line of Demon Hunters.  She regretfully accepts the role...  but is constantly being tempted.   It has a good amount of Adult sexuality, within it.
The series is pretty short, with only a few episodes, but it was a fun watch.

 Another good one I rented, was  "Macross".    A movie that centers around fighting Mechs.  Quite good, from what I remember.

 I didnt really watch much more than that... until being told to check out more modern Animae's like:

 Howl's Moving Castle
 Spirited Away

 Both of which are very Uniquely Weird, and Interesting.  Sort of like a strange Childlike Day Dream.. that has no limits to the possibilities.
I definitely recommend anyone watch those two.  They are unlike anything you have ever seen before... IMO.


 At some point in time.. the Sci-Fi channel was playing an animae series called  "Inuyasha".   It has some childish like moments in it... but overall it was
a great watch.   In it, there is a Half-Demon called Inuyasha.. and he is searching for these Shattered Shards of a Powerful Crystal.  He faces a lot of
unique Demons that try to attack him and his friends.  And they have a main Demon "Boss", that has his own Minions... that are also after these
powerful shards (which elevates their own powers).   A human girl ends up falling into a portal, and ending up in Inuyasha's universe / time period...
and she regularly helps him... but also occasionally goes back to her life in Modern Japan, as a high-schooler.

 After like 2 or so episodes running in the background... I got hooked, and ended up watching the entire Series.  It gets progressively better, and
better, as it goes along.


 Talk of Series, reminded me of  "Farscape".    An incredibly creative TV series, created by the Jim Henson company.   At first, I was sort of turned
off by one of the main character puppets (Rigil).  However, the show grows on you pretty quickly.   The main character is John Criton. He managed
to get caught in a Worm-Hole... while testing a special spacecraft.   This sent him deep into space, where he ends up on a Living Ship, full of
various Aliens.  He and his Alien friends, are constantly being chased by a faction called "Peacekeepers".   It has Fantastic production quality..
that is on par with the effects, makeup, and set designs... of big budget Hollywood films.   I liked it so much, that I bought a used DVD set of the
entire Series.

 It was also Aired on Sci-Fi...  and supposedly it wasnt getting enough views, so they canceled the show before finishing the story.  So many
people complained,  and I believe in started a fundraising event... to get the series properly finished.  Sci-Fi listened.. and eventually green-lit
a final Two Part mini-series Ending.   While fans were not getting a full Season... they were at least getting a finale Ending to a spectacular
show.   And the ending is pretty darn Epic, too.

 If you like series like Star Trek the Next Generation... and movies like Serenity..  mixed with the occasional puppetry and Creativity
found in something like Labyrinth.. then this is is right up your ally.

That looks fantastic! Love the green. Thank you very much Ond for your time and expertise.   

As the combined file size is still fairly small, I have simply attached them here as a zip.

No changes have been made. I have not checked the files myself, I assume they are good. If you want to add features yourself, do it.

In terms of legalities: Intellectual property for the enclosure itself belongs to Ond. He's made it for community benefit, so here it is, free for you to use. If you want to do something commercial or otherwise special with it, you'll need to talk to him. However:

The GreenAntz name and head logo, and any elements containing the logo or its parts or their shapes (including the negative space on the lid), may only be used or reproduced for personal purposes that directly relate to an official GreenAntz product originally purchased from myself or my authorised representative. Use of the GreenAntz name and logo etc. for any other purpose, whether commercial, educational, non-profit or whatever, is not permitted. Reproduction in bulk for any purpose is not permitted.

Enough mumbo-jumbo. Enjoy. Please post examples of your 3D printing here

So I've found an odd edge case that seems vaguely related (maybe) to the AMD timings limitation previously discussed...

So as a workaround to that limitation, I've been setting GM to use the highest aspect-appropriate resolution that doesn't cause GM to freak out and give up.  Previously I used the older manual custom range for LCD (which you can see in there still), but then I shifted to the LCD_Range method when it became available.  Recently (not sure what build), that developed an issue where the first time I launch any game with MAME (on a given power cycle), it launches with incorrect timings and causes slow-motion, audio-tearing, unplayability.  If I exit GM...  then relaunch the exact same game (or any other game), it works exactly as intended.  That will be the case until I shut the cabinet off.

This happens 100% of the time for me, consistently and predictably.  Doing the exact same launch command twice in a row causes inconsistent results, and inconsistent logs.

With the two attached logs, paperboy1 is launching it as the first use of GM for a power cycle.  I closed it, then ran it again, and that generated paperboy2.  Absolutely no changes were made to configuration of GM, displays, system, or anything. 

And for clarity, it's not limited to paperboy; same thing happens regardless of what the first game launched is.  Seeking guidance, please.

Thanks,

The zone 3 cable likely runs into either a DA415 amp or another DA915 amp in the base or into a "blue" DI box to run into a separate conventional amp (crown, etc.)

if you end up needing a red DI box or other things, maybe we can trade. let me know when you've had a chance to check it out.

Yes sir, what do you need or what are you looking for? I'm supposed to have the juke at my home tomorrow, I was gonna ask, by any chance do you know where I can buy an Angelina braket? i been looking for one to a no good luck, the winner of the raffle needs one, I was going to offer the stand I own now, but ill rather keep it to myself.

I have the random crashing issue too, but it isn't often.  I was thinking about putting a button on the cabinet to relaunch the program if there wasn't an update to fix it.

I bought a Pac Reunion stick and it was way too stiff. I wish you hadn't cut the spring down because I have no idea how that will effect it long term. What I did was remove the spring get a bolt long enough to go through the spring with large washers on each end. I then screwed a nut on a little at a time compressing the spring and then took measurements to see what each did. I found compressing the spring between a 1/4" to 1/2" would lightly shorten the spring. It's been playing great for seven years now so that's the way I would do it.    Marty

My website seems to have problems loading on mobile devices, here are some temporary links until I fix it:

The game:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VmdyRLM9TbTZMa-CAehlFnZFnI08PxMq?usp=sharing

Artwork for front ends:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/0mtvqeo8y5923mj/CompSpacArt.zip/file

UPDATE! I changed the CR2032 battery ANNNNND….. same thing happens.. no change… WOMP WOOOOMP

To reiterate… it’s this chord connected to this black connector that I have to adjust to make it start… if it’s not connected.. it doesn’t boot but it’ll make some sounds like the dollar bill slot.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Edward Downey of London, Ontario passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 31, 2018 after a valiant health battle at the age of 60.

I'm sure he was our ed12 based on his name, city, age, and date of passing.

Scott

Here's a photo and I added the red lines showing the 6 opto sensors for the 7 targets, plus one additional opto sensor at the entrance to the ball drain.

As mentioned, my best guess is that the center ball breaks the beam on both top opto sensors, whereas the left or right 100 balls will only pass through one of those beams.

So I could PROBABLY swing that somehow... but I have no spare time to address that at the moment.  Let me see if I can swing some time to play with it this weekend.