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I wish you well with your venture .
May I ask, why don't you just use tried and tested wpc circuit boards from the 1990s ?
I know that rottendog faces quality control issues, but it shows that these 1990s era boards can be remanufactured today.
Many folk would agree that anything connected to the Internet or to a wifi network or involving software updates is far, far less reliable than a 1990s wpc mpu board
I have seen various new pinball manufacturers have all manner of problems with boards they have developed in house. Stern, Heighway, the AFMR guys. Surface mounted components are a nightmare to repair. The Stern boards are unvelievably expensive when they go wrong. The Stern node boards are nightmares and go wrong within weeks ...
In the low volume car or custom motorbike industries it is perfectly normal to buy tried and tested engines, gearboxes etc off the shelf. Customers are concerned about the visuals, the concept, the design of the bodywork, the paint jobs, the ergonomics .. They are far less bothered about whether the engine is a 30 year old design
That old Williams technology worked. It was used commercially in hundreds of thousands of games worldwide . It has stood the test of time. We know what parts are likely to fail. They can be easily repaired. And a number of the best rated machines of all time still use this technology ... TZ, MM, TAF etc etc.
I understand that modern users may expect better sounds and displays than say an Addams Family might use. But why has noone just used wpc boards with updated sound card and display drivers ?
I wish you well with your venture .
May I ask, why don't you just use tried and tested wpc circuit boards from the 1990s ?
I know that rottendog faces quality control issues, but it shows that these 1990s era boards can be remanufactured today.
Many folk would agree that anything connected to the Internet or to a wifi network or involving software updates is far, far less reliable than a 1990s wpc mpu board
I have seen various new pinball manufacturers have all manner of problems with boards they have developed in house. Stern, Heighway, the AFMR guys. Surface mounted components are a nightmare to repair. The Stern boards are unvelievably expensive when they go wrong. The Stern node boards are nightmares and go wrong within weeks ...
In the low volume car or custom motorbike industries it is perfectly normal to buy tried and tested engines, gearboxes etc off the shelf. Customers are concerned about the visuals, the concept, the design of the bodywork, the paint jobs, the ergonomics .. They are far less bothered about whether the engine is a 30 year old design
That old Williams technology worked. It was used commercially in hundreds of thousands of games worldwide . It has stood the test of time. We know what parts are likely to fail. They can be easily repaired. And a number of the best rated machines of all time still use this technology ... TZ, MM, TAF etc etc.
I understand that modern users may expect better sounds and displays than say an Addams Family might use. But why has noone just used wpc boards with updated sound card and display drivers ?
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