Skeeball Rehab

[Bulliesrevival]

I am new here and new to this type of project. I'm going to attempt to upgrade my childhood skeeball machine into something that my children and I can enjoy again. I am a very tinker type person and have 3d printer and vinyl cutter to help this project look great. hoping I can get help with the software side of things.

Short backstory: my dad bought this for my sister and me at an estate sale when I was around 10 years old. As we got older, my dad gave it to my aunt and uncle for my cousins. Fast forward to now, and I (now in my 40s) have gotten it back from my aunt and uncle for myself and my kids.
However, the only thing that actually works is the override button for the ball release. It doesn't keep score anymore, has no sound, and doesn't track the ball count.
I'm trying to figure out how to replace the scoreboard with a monitor and use something like an old PC or laptop to run a digital screen. I've seen many people here have achieved the same and I look forward to any help and input on ways I can accomplish this. Heard that there's a JumpBall program out there that might be what I need but cant seem to find who has it.

[Bulliesrevival]

Started a imgur for the photos. I'll be dumping the bulk of them there as I tinker thru.

https://imgur.com/a/wXJG0di

[PL1]

I'm trying to figure out how to replace the scoreboard with a monitor and use something like an old PC or laptop to run a digital screen. I've seen many people here have achieved the same and I look forward to any help and input on ways I can accomplish this. Heard that there's a JumpBall program out there that might be what I need but cant seem to find who has it.

You might want to check out Nipsmg's Major League Skeeball thread here.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,156300.0.html

If you want to use the Adafruit 2167 or 2168 beam break sensors, this Thingiverse model along with 1/2" x 1/2" C-channel aluminum, #8-32 x 1" machine screws and #8-32 threaded inserts will provide protection and make it easier to maintain.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2932740



JumpBall is RandyT's software.
- Not sure about the current status and system requirements.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,29838.0.html

The Software will be available free of charge, for personal use, to current and future users of the KeyWiz keyboard encoder product line.

If you own a KeyWiz and would like a copy , drop me a line and I'll put you on a beta list..  As usual,  all feedback is appreciated.

Thanks,
RandyT

If JumpBall won't run on a modern system, you should be able to run it by using MAME to emulate Win95.
- If needed, I can provide a known good configuration command line batch file for emulating Win95 with a SoundBlaster.


Scott

[Bulliesrevival]

I'm trying to figure out how to replace the scoreboard with a monitor and use something like an old PC or laptop to run a digital screen. I've seen many people here have achieved the same and I look forward to any help and input on ways I can accomplish this. Heard that there's a JumpBall program out there that might be what I need but cant seem to find who has it.

You might want to check out Nipsmg's Major League Skeeball thread here.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,156300.0.html

If you want to use the Adafruit 2167 or 2168 beam break sensors, this Thingiverse model along with 1/2" x 1/2" C-channel aluminum, #8-32 x 1" machine screws and #8-32 threaded inserts will provide protection and make it easier to maintain.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2932740



JumpBall is RandyT's software.
- Not sure about the current status and system requirements.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,29838.0.html

The Software will be available free of charge, for personal use, to current and future users of the KeyWiz keyboard encoder product line.

If you own a KeyWiz and would like a copy , drop me a line and I'll put you on a beta list..  As usual,  all feedback is appreciated.

Thanks,
RandyT

If JumpBall won't run on a modern system, you should be able to run it by using MAME to emulate Win95.
- If needed, I can provide a known good configuration command line batch file for emulating Win95 with a SoundBlaster.


Scott

 I actually have reached out to RandyT but have gotten no response yet. I did find nipsmg and his major league skeeball and have decided if nothing else I will use that to run my new system. I am working on pricing together an old pc to use and run it. For the time being I think I am gonna try to continue to use the original wisker switches, but I may change that out after I see how they work.

[PL1]

For the time being I think I am gonna try to continue to use the original wisker switches, but I may change that out after I see how they work.

AFAIK the main downside to using the original switches is how they are positioned.
- A ball that drops through the 50 hole rolls down the channel and hits the 50 switch . . . then the 40, 30, 20, and 10 switches.

Pretty sure Nipsmg's software needs a setup where each ball only trips one switch.




Scott

[Bulliesrevival]

For the time being I think I am gonna try to continue to use the original wisker switches, but I may change that out after I see how they work.

AFAIK the main downside to using the original switches is how they are positioned.
- A ball that drops through the 50 hole rolls down the channel and hits the 50 switch . . . then the 40, 30, 20, and 10 switches.

Pretty sure Nipsmg's software needs a setup where each ball only trips one switch.



i read somewhere in that entire thread (which i read every post last night at 11pm so i might have missed some stuff lol) that it only one of the modes only registers the first switch tripped then wont read another switch until the ball is thru the  "drain" switch. i will be experimenting with that when i get the pc together. i have a mother board and stuff but no hard drive or  graphics card yet.


Scott