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Hi, This is a pleasant surprise. I was looking for an electro mechanical schematic for quite a while and came across a member on Ebay who prompted me to look at this forum. Have to admit I didn't realise the interest there was in older machine and gaming machine history. It was startling to see some of the TSB's that I sent out over the years and look at the print face being dot matirx or even 'golf ball' print heads. Being so close to JPM from its inception I have some photos and tales which perhaps some might find interesting so I will dig them out Anyway big thank you to riche100 for the pdf and look forward to perhaps getting a paper copy one day. Have a good one! Frank Bird

Yeah, 1975-5 through to 1989. Actually electro mechanical to start. I will start a new post I guess.. Sort of "JPM, (from the inside)". ? Would that be ok do you think.. Regards Frank Bird

The lower picture is the cabinet manufacturing facility and from the double doors at the far right a lorry with a trailer would load empty machines and take them to the manufacturing facility (top picture). In fact the lorry and trailer can be seen in the top left picture just to the left of the JPM sign. In the same picture to the right of the factory the large Ford Transcontinental lorry can be seen loading finished product - sometimes, (good times) 1000 units a week. Regards Frank

Golden ghost and Downtown roms are dumped and on here now cash arena and another system 1 cash towers are currently with midibob for dumping hes going to upload them on here once done cheers tony

I have loads of stories, do you think others might be interested in the development of the products not the products themselves?

Hi, Frank Bird here, that picture bring back some memories, I project managed the product from inception through to negotiations with the BBC and it's eventual release. Can't say I can help with the engineering though as by that time I was just overseeing everything. I have some great stories from those days if you are ever interested .. Regards Frank

Visual Arts. Wow... Remember that company well. Regards Frank

Welcome Frank and If I'm right great to meet someone else from the electro era.? Money Multiplier was one of two club machines (Superchance was the other) from JPM we installed into North East clubs. This pic brings back memories.

Here is some early copy from Coin Slot about JPM and the new Club Machine - Money Multiplier. JPM Poster.pdf Dated January 17th, 1976 and still in the Ferry Road buildings which were the home of ACE Coin before JPM. The building have since been demolished and now the home to the ubiquitous out of town shopping centre. Here https://goo.gl/maps/ha1dDwbzJHKXPuqs8 This was before we moved to the new purpose built factory in Hadfield Road which we rapidly outgrew.

Welcome frank,Would love to see stories with pics if possible.I like e/m a lot and 80s to mid 90s fruities.Not really a fan of any particulsr brand i work on the basis if i like it i buy it.That said i do have a soft spot for maygay.

Probably not the final nail in the coffin but not far off now. Video based products make more money than the traditional fruit machines now.

Of course, Impact too. Not for me, but I can see the appeal and plenty here from that era of machines (young lads ) That said, Money Talks was a pretty cool machine with some great sounds.

Absolutely! We have a few electro nuts on here too so plenty of info for every era.

Discovered this forum while musing late at night about my mispent youth in pubs where inbetween waiting to get on the pool table (the classic 10p on the side) I would stuff 10p after 10p into the classic bandit of the day, slowly learning the nudge patterns an developing that sixth sense from watching other fill the 'golden goose' up with their coins so I could sweep in and grab the jackpot. Do you guys remember when the top jackpots used to get paid out only in tokens? You could buy drinks at the bar with then but it really sucked when you won near closing and had to wait until the next visit and lug a pocket of useless anywhere else tokens around with you. Anyway, thanks for setting up this forum. Already bringing back many fun memories. The modern machines have none of the magic of the old bandits. None of the personality so I guess that's why I no longer bother playing them so looking forward to finding a few emulators to download and bring back some memories. Cheers S

For me the death of the A.W.P. was the removal of tokens to all cash machines, After all AWP was Amusement With Prize.

Ooh,yes please Frank. JPM machines are what got me started in playing...and collecting. I have 7 soon to be 8 in my collection all circa 1980-89. This is a Hot Topic👍

Welcome

A very warm welcome and hello again mr bird

First game I saw in the vogue cab was some sort of Robin Hood-themed game on test in my local arcade. Didn't last very long. I think Indy was next, or maybe Big Banker or Money Talks. I can't think of any more Vogue games that started out as £6 token jackpots, apart from Roller Coaster. Would be fascinating to see a release schedule for this period. I didn't know that Indy was prototyped in the System5 cabinet, unless that's a Dutch version or something, but it doesn't look like it is. Fascinating to see

Very pleased to meet you Frank. Welcome to the Mecca, please feel free to share the stories and memories you must have gathered over time. Thank you for sharing.

That's the 1. Take your pick! I remember customers complaining about where these fruits were! Mdm made the kits, u could buy either kits or rebuilds. Quite easy to do it up my self. They took off!

Thank you...

Thanks for the roms.

Nice I'll have a dabble laters and see if I can make a layout with them Cheers

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