Produce and then we will buy..otherwise....sod off!
This is the problem. Anyone who has $2~3M to design, setup & manufacture a pinball machine is either going to have to charge $12K for it or they may as well leave the money in the bank. It will never happen in our lifetimes. A different financing model is required and Jack has tried one of them.
The following is ALL my opinion only..........
Full marks to Jack for achieving what he has - I think the wheels fell off because he was conned by some "computer geniuses" as I firmly believe this IS NOT the way to go with a pinball machine. Fixing a WOZ/Hobbit (whatever) will be a real pain - for one thing, it takes a WMS machine 12 seconds from power on to "ready to play" - a WOZ takes MORE THAN 3 minutes!
Try changing a coil or soldering a switch - wait 3 mins, do some more work, wait 3 minutes etc etc etc - not for me......I would smash it after the first few power ups.
Had he spent the extra time and effort developing a "proper" boardset things might be a lot different.
I have had emails back & forth with Jack and he is well aware of my opinions (he contacted me).
Hey dickbag. I have those emails too and you are full of shit. You were f**kin lambasted on pinside for being full of shit and you are here too. Woz takes 7 seconds to boot. I know because I wrote the OS.
For anyone who believes this lying dinosaur here is the video of it booting:
I'm sorry you don't have the capability to build something with technology not available In a 1960's television but some of us have skills to build based on modern platforms.
You got technologically schooled on other forums by me and many others, did you think we would let you just spew your shit here too?
I'd be careful, your "opinions" are libelous.
