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Title: Merit Megatouch
Post by: SteveJ34 on February 08, 2006, 11:28:40 pm

Where do you find parts, namely "chips" for older megatouch systems?

I have a line on a 13" 199x system which has good cosmetics, monitor, but reported bad chip.

I don't know much about these systems but thought it might be a project to tinker with.

I know little about the inner workings of these systems, particulary older systems, except I understand them to likely be a single board with game(s) running from mem, etc.

Any thoughts or insight welcomed.

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: mccoy178 on February 08, 2006, 11:39:02 pm

Thought I saw this exact thing in another thread.  Good thing I only posted in this one.

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: missioncontrol on February 08, 2006, 11:42:27 pm

pete and repeat were sitting on a fence....

pete fell off and who was left?

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: missioncontrol on February 08, 2006, 11:42:55 pm

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=49802.0

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: SteveJ34 on February 09, 2006, 12:23:27 am

Got an error on initial post and it must have double posted....


Moderator feel free to send one to post hell.

Others with info please do respond.

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: DrewKaree on February 09, 2006, 01:47:23 am

Quote from: SteveJ34 on February 09, 2006, 12:23:27 am

Got an error on initial post and it must have double posted....


Moderator feel free to send one to post hell.

Others with info please do respond.

What about those of us with no info?  Use the other thread?

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: BobA on February 09, 2006, 02:10:25 am

Merit Megatouch are PCs with custom parts/board to implement security so that the games will not run on regular PCs.  Here is a link to a page with descriptions of some of the earlier models and info on the MB they are using and some of the other parts.
http://www.meritind.com/Service%20Center/manuals/BOARD%20ID.pdf (http://www.meritind.com/Service%20Center/manuals/BOARD%20ID.pdf)

So depending on what chip you need it could be fairly easy to get or almost impossible.

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: RetroBorg on February 09, 2006, 04:35:04 am

Quote from: BobA on February 09, 2006, 02:10:25 am

Merit Megatouch are PCs with custom parts/board to implement security so that the games will not run on regular PCs.  Here is a link to a page with descriptions of some of the earlier models and info on the MB they are using and some of the other parts.
http://www.meritind.com/Service%20Center/manuals/BOARD%20ID.pdf (http://www.meritind.com/Service%20Center/manuals/BOARD%20ID.pdf)

So depending on what chip you need it could be fairly easy to get or almost impossible.

Does this mean there will never be emulation of these games?

If these games were emulated I would buy a touch screen tommorrow!

Title: Re: Merit Megatouch
Post by: BobA on February 10, 2006, 05:57:52 pm

Quote from: RetroBorg on February 09, 2006, 04:35:04 am

Does this mean there will never be emulation of these games?

If these games were emulated I would buy a touch screen tommorrow!

Probably not while Merit is still making money on them.  Sort of like GT.