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verbob:
Just picked up this old white beast for super cheap. Just going to be a man-cave machine...


Powered up and get error 96.


Would love to know where to get a manual for this. Info on this machine is extremely scarce.


I did fix the lines in the screen since I took the pictures by adjusting the CRT. And this is a Canadian machine, but I assume not much difference than the american as thats where they most likely were manufactured anyway.

rokgpsman:
I was thinking those "Video Lotto" machines were just computer terminals, they have to be connected to a network server that actually runs the game? Have you looked inside, take a photo of the main logic circuit board, see if it has game software stored in eprom? I'm not familiar with your particular machine so this is just a guess.

Also, you didn't say what brand or the name of the company that made it. Look for an idplate or something that says the manufacturer and model name.

verbob:

--- Quote from: rokgpsman on August 08, 2017, 06:32:42 AM ---I was thinking those "Video Lotto" machines were just computer terminals, they have to be connected to a network server that actually runs the game? Have you looked inside, take a photo of the main logic circuit board, see if it has game software stored in eprom? I'm not familiar with your particular machine so this is just a guess.

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in the back there are quite a few circuit boards. This is dated dec 1992, so I'd be 100% certain they didn't run from a network server, but yes, there is a modem plug, ...these units should run mostly stand-alone and connectivity simply for some type of validation check I would believe. Modem LOL...imagine how long it would take to load a game? or the time it takes between spins?


I will however take a few pics of the internal circuitry and post. This may be a simply issue of a previous owner playing with the dip switches and messing it up, which is where a manual would come in handy...

rokgpsman:
Are you sure it is a modem (telephone) connector, and not a network connector? They are similar looking, but the network connector is wider.

A telephone/modem connector has 6 positions for wires, the network connector has 8 positions for wires.

verbob:
OOOPS, yea forgot to add this earlier. I'll take pics of the internal circuits in a bit. Thanks.

Also, these units were in almost every corner store around here in the mid to late 90's, so I'd doubt that every store was equipped with broadband internet as it was a rarity for most people to have at that time (dial-up was the norm). So I'd be very confident in saying yes to modem. But will double check (this machine is in my friends garage at the moment, but I'll be over there later today and I'll snap some pics)


...and yes, I am aware of the difference between modem and ethernet... been in IT for almost 3 decades :)

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