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ChadTower:

Well, when you mention the IPac, basically, that's the function of the PIA chips on the driver board. 

yugffuts:
Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear.

The point in time where BYOAC'ers can build there own pinball machines will be when:

1) They don't have to program/burn their own roms
2) They don't have to modify/hack existing boards to play their homebrew games
3) Parts that are needed are cheap and readily accessibly.

Seems to me that using the pinmame-hw mapping utility, and the VPinmame scripting, I can get 60% of the functionality of a pinball machine with parts in my house (old PC and IPAC).  That will cover logic, scoring, and DMD displays (not to DMD necessarily, but to an LCD monitor, at least).  The solenoids and lights are the only problems, and these guys seem to be working on it. 

AE35:

That is amazing!!

And on top of that, I LOVE Futurama!!

Nich

ChadTower:

When you state DMD/LCD is a requirement you are dismissing the vast majority of pins out there.  In the grand scheme of pinball, only a small % of pins have a DMD.

yugffuts:
Well, I thought it went without saying that and EM or SS game could also be made.  If it were me, and I was building the project, whatever style I ended up with COULD have it's score displayed on a monitor.  An EM-reel style, but displayed on a LCD monitor, for example.  At least until an actual EM score reel could be used.

Is there a reason why you are nitpicking what I am saying?

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