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At the moment,The only early adverts with pic I can find are from 1974 showing Gemini and Kaleidoscope However I have found advertisements in 1976 with a number of listed used Barcrest's. King 40 Crackerjack Spellbound Stuntman Winnerama Solitaire Contrasts Masquerade Extravaganza

Ok so here is my short video showing the events. I don't talk endlessly on what I am going to show you! Queen vic bootup with dongle, you can see it boots and works DONGLE removed so you then see it boot and CONTACT MAYGAY appears! Program card is changed for my hacked rom version, NO dongle is in place! it boots and runs perfectly! just need more rom files where the dongles are needed to see if I can do the same with others! I like Maygay M1!!!! Chris what version is your dongle rom?

Right!! Chris, If you do know what version rom yours is running (with the dongle) do let me know! I have been messing again and found I had a queen vic card and dongle Well after a bit of searching I managed to find the dongle and eventually the checksum check in the ROM, messed with it a bit and managed to get a REAL M1 machine to run perfectly WITHOUT having the dongle inserted!! quite pleased about that!! so Chris whats your software version as I want to mess some more!!

Believe theres one out dereham way with a well known tech guy apparently theres a "test piece" called hulk too

I had one of these before, about 6 years ago. But I could not repair it. I did not have the skills for it, so I sold it again. That was also the time I needed this forum for repair tips and tricks. Last week I saw that advertising on marketplace , for only 20 euros 😁. And yeah, there are only a few of them in the Netherlands left.

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May 1985.

Next up is a download one get three free affair from the Lo-tech Astra area in the name of BIG Ten. The layouts are set on the original £10cash, £5 cash, £15 Cash and a £8 Token setting, The £8-£4 decals are a tad rough due to the only images found. Thanks goto Spa for the images used, Cashbox1 for allowing me to continue and release this and to DAD for the roms given to cashbox1, of which i got running for him originally and his reel symbols from partytime etc Big special thanks to Astraluke via dadsfme for the £10 decal and original reel symbols for these I think that's everything Enjoy and Happy Gaming!!! Astra's Big Ten £5-£8t-£15 Dx's.zip Astra's Big Ten £10 Dx.zip

All comes back to the breweries why pubs are shut manufacturers are gone machines are crap it’s all there own doing.

The issue has been sorted now just needed filling ul thank you for your help

Yep! But you’d at least try and make it look complete, if you were going to claim it was complete wouldn’t you?? Only people it’s fooling is those who don’t open their eyes!

you have never heard of anyone lying before? making things up to fool others?

I'm in dereham I know who you mean hes a friend of mine shall I ask him for a photo of his if possible Which machine is it

Just done a bit of digging, Barcrest founded 1968, but by 1985, and I'd forgotten this era, was a whole owned subsiduary of Bass Leisure...

Isn't there a reason Barcrest were so early into electronics, I can't rack my brains what it is and google not much help, wasn't it something like one of the founders got laughed out of a vending firm for suggesting using microelectronics, or something like that. According to this recent (PR puff piece, but presumably accurate) their first product was an arcade game, in the 70's I tacked on that bit about 40,000 because it does make you realise that any machine is a relatively rare item compared to most mass produced consumer goods - I wonder how many different models that is. p.s I know I've posted this before about the design of the then-new Genesis cab, but I think we should save it before the company behind it decides its too old to host any more... http://www.lucidinnovation.com/PDF/lucid-innovation-case-study-barcrest-user-interaction-design-050313.pdf

Not sure if it’s any help but my Simpson’s says Maygay and BWB presents. I dont have red Eastenders only blue so can’t help with that one.

I’ll have a look when I’m home and let you know what I'm still missing!! Much appreciated! Thanks!!

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??? they are very reliable, remember it only takes one eaten away track that's not been found in the original repair to then fail a few weeks later to stop it working. I guess its like saying the tyre I just had fitted to my car wobbles terribly!, but if the fitter didn't balance it properly no wonder!

You will need something like this Ronnie. Quite a good tool 👍 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2mm-Slot-Cutter-for-Knock-on-Edging-for-VW-Campervan-T-Trim-Edging-Router-Bit/361270979422

Yeah I removed the battery, and fixed the connector that comes from the psu. My boys are playing on it right now😉

I cleaned the connector from that board and It boots up.😁

Had my ups and downs over the years, hope you are well 🙂

old topic i know but again now with mfme running the previously un-emulatable techs hopefully there's still plenty within this topic thats now runnable

No I’m pretty sure it was 1985

MPU5 surface chip revision. Just thought I’d add

Barcrest MPU Video Techs Barcrest Video MPU (Sometimes refereed to as MPU3 Video) - 1980s Barcrest MPU4 Video - 1990? Barcrest MPU5 “Pluto” Program exists to. I think Barcrest MPU5 Video is PC Based

Ok guys & dolls We have all seen the ebay ads etc It's just probably a fuse I ain't looked at it ain't got time lost interest And we all go yer right ok pal Well I just went and picked up this today after winning it at a auction All whilst sat in a training course at work last Tuesday as long as I spoke every now and then during the course you pass Anyways got it home checked everything plugged in to see what happens and nothing I noticed a led light on the psu So changed it Switched it on and up and running Happy days anothe r little bargain

Just asked he doesn't seem to have his anymore sorry

Hi, i am from Austria (europe). I have a barcrest ambassador 1500, and my program module from the MPU2 is broken, i think its a MPU2 , see picture ?!? Can someone help me or does anyone have a program module? Thanks, Teddy