Author Topic: Need help identifying this video slot (Read 19405 times)

ShadyNova · « **on:** April 11, 2015, 06:52:12 AM »

Hello guys can anyone give me some info on this slot i just got it
it does need a new cmos battery

shortrackskater · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2015, 08:45:34 AM »

I could only find one document so far - looks like may have been made for Indian casinos.
Can you post a picture of the inside? The commands on the screen lead me to believe it might be like a Bally EVO in that it may have both an MPU and a separate Windows processor as well. Just a guess here.

ShadyNova · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2015, 11:14:03 AM »

ok got some more pics for you

rokgpsman · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2015, 11:59:00 AM »

Could try replacing the battery, it may just boot right up. But some essential settings may have been lost when the battery died. Is there a connector for a computer keyboard?

Maybe the person (place) you bought it from has additional info, such as where it came from, any documentation or something. Did they have other similar machines?

SolidSilver · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2015, 12:18:09 PM »

In the mid-to-late â€˜90s, Cory Consultants acquired the assignment of a number of new patents (mostly Stoken & Dobransky) related to lottery ticket printing and security; which of course relate to the tickets used in conjunction with slot machines.

That company never qualified to do business in Nevada (and their nameplate would not meet Nevada regs). They may have been involved in Arizona Indian casinos back then, although they are not a currently-certified Arizona vendor.

I would bet a shiny new buffalo nickel that the company was Cory Bonogofsky,
a successful technical consultant for companies like IBM, who coincidentally joined Scientific Games Inc somewhere between 2004 and 2008. SGI began life as a lottery technology company in the 1970â€™s, rapidly acquired dominance in that industry, expanded into the slot world, and is now an international mega-corp: they bought Williams last year, and Bally just a few months ago.

And Mr Bonogofsky is now a very VERY senior technical management person in SGIâ€¦.!

So, your machine was probably either made for Arizona Indian casinos, or was a demo machine used to aproach SGI for buyout. In either case, it is undoubtedly a modified some-other-brand machine. The IBM-PC application software will be unique.

I would recommend that you very carefully and respectfully contact Mr. Cory Bonogofsky at SGI. I think heâ€™s at this location:
Scientific Games International
1500 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
(770) 664-3700

Cool machine, and very unique!

ShadyNova · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2015, 12:42:41 PM »

the guy i got it from got it at an auction he had no clue what to do with it and the people at the auction new less them him about it lol

in the pic is the mobo with the top card taken off so its had 2 batts and a mem card

and i do not see a place for a keyboard to hook up to

shortrackskater · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2015, 04:23:59 PM »

Throw a battery in and fire it up!

ShadyNova · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2015, 10:10:05 PM »

yes im getting ones tomorrow for it and i hope shes fires up with no probs

rokgpsman · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2015, 11:14:52 PM »

In your picture below I can't see what these two connectors are (circled in yellow in photo). Are they PS2 mouse & keyboard connectors? The rest of this looks pretty much like a small pc with serial, video monitor and sound outputs.

Also, what's written on the board by all those blue pots in bottom of photo? Are those adjustments for various features in the machine?

ShadyNova · « **Reply #9 on:** April 12, 2015, 12:13:54 AM »

all the blue dots are for the monitor they adjust it

here is a bigger pic for you to see but they are just nuts screwed on to the board

ShadyNova · « **Reply #10 on:** April 12, 2015, 12:18:13 AM »

i think i will have to get a ps2 to serial or usb to serial port adapter for me to get a keyboard to hook up on this thing

rokgpsman · « **Reply #11 on:** April 12, 2015, 12:24:45 AM »

Quote from: ShadyNova on April 12, 2015, 12:18:13 AM

i think i will have to get a ps2 to serial or usb to serial port adapter for me to get a keyboard to hook up on this thing

That might work. Wish you had the manual for this machine.

What's that connector below where the white cable is connected? I can't see due to being blocked, does it look like a phone jack? We had a few older DEC computers that had keyboards that used a connector like a phone connector. Any idea what year this dates too, does the screen have a date for the BIOS message or anything?

Does the main cpu board or the big interconnect board have any connectors labeled for a keyboard, like "KBD" or similar?

ShadyNova · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2015, 06:58:16 AM »

the thing you can cant see well is a ethernet port

the monitor is showing a date of 9/29/1999 one of the cards has a sticker on it see pic below that look like a date but not 100% sure on that

ShadyNova · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2015, 08:12:17 AM »

a few other pics as well

Mr. Dinoman · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2015, 08:59:32 AM »

What manufacture ever put the BV on the left?

ShadyNova · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2015, 09:19:42 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Dinoman on April 12, 2015, 08:59:32 AM

What manufacture ever put the BV on the left?

lol this one i guess but if you look there is no hopper inside the machine i think it was just for promotional use only it has a button on it says free 5.00 credits and then on the other side clear credits

Mr. Dinoman · « **Reply #16 on:** April 12, 2015, 09:31:45 AM »

Have you gotten it to work yet?

ShadyNova · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2015, 09:34:04 AM »

nope the place i went to for the batt replacement can order them but they wil not put them in and that said it needs to be cold soldered in so tomorrow i will have to try and find a place that can do that for me

buybestslots · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2015, 09:37:57 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Dinoman on April 12, 2015, 08:59:32 AM

What manufacture ever put the BV on the left?

the ones that went out of biz fast

ShadyNova · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2015, 05:05:34 PM »

well dropped off the mobo to get the batts put on when they come in so i will post when it's done and post some pics

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