Vectrex (was RE: Stuff I found & WWW update) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

4 Apr 1997

You can get Vectrex controllers from http://www.atari2600.com

He generally has a range available, from $50 used (which is probably
more than you paid for the system, but you should see the prices a
complete system goes for) to $70 new in a box.

BTW, you should pick up the Multicart, which has every Vectrex game ever
produced in one cartridge with an on-screen menu select.  See
http://www.xnet.com/~skelly/multis.htm.  This is the page for the guy
who manufactures the multicarts, but you can also buy them from
atari2600.com.

You can get reproduction color overlays from
http://home.earthlink.net/~mfmurdock/Vectrex/vectrex.htm.

The web pointer list for Vectrex is at
http://fly.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/nexus/Home/Vectrex/.

There is actually one person creating brand new games for the Vectrex!

Kai

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 From: 	A.R. Duell[SMTP:ard12@eng.cam.ac.uk]
 Sent: 	Friday, April 04, 1997 2:18 AM
 To: 	Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
 Subject: 	Re: Stuff I found & WWW update

    Vectrex Game system, looks kinda grimey and no
joystick, but does
 power up with the space mines game, already found a few resources on  the
  'net but not the pinouts for the joystick
yet.  
 The _service_ manual is available from ftp.csus.edu in /pub/vectrex, I
 think. That contains a full schematic, and hence a pinout of the
 joystick
 port. If you can't find it, I'll dig out the pinout.

 I also have schematics of adapters to use Tandy CoCo and IBM PC
 joysticks
 with the Vectrex. If you'd like copies, I'd be happy to provide them.

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 -tony
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