[Coco] In need of a 1987 GIME

[Charlie Pelosi]

I think that is the difference. I am using the images found on the net. I 
have a strong feeling they are early beta versions. The Diecom quality just 
isn't there. Half of the time they don't load fully and the coco crashes.
-C


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From: "Michael Rowen" <mike at borncoco.com>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 6:06 PM
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Subject: Re: [Coco] In need of a 1987 GIME

> I have an original Diecom disk. It works great with my CM-8, so that's 
> probably not an issue. I hope that you figure it out.
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> Charlie Pelosi <chaspelosi at outlook.com> wrote:
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>>Interesting. My monitor is a well working CM8. I haven't had time to swap 
>>the chip yet, I should make some time soon.
>>Are you using retail versions of the games or disks from images found on 
>>the net?
>>C
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>>Sent from my Windows Phone
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>>From: Michael Rowen<mailto:mike at borncoco.com>
>>Sent: ‎10/‎31/‎2014 5:52 PM
>>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts<mailto:coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Coco] In need of a 1987 GIME
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>>For the record, I have the Diecom light gun and Iron Forest works fine 
>>with the '86 GIME. I have found that the monitor you use has the most 
>>impact to the game's behavior.
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>>Cheers,
>>-Mike
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>>Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:
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>>>The GIME version certainly seems like a prime suspect, though it is
>>>possible that some other difference between the two CoCo 3s is
>>>responsible.  This would certainly be the only time I've heard of a
>>>commercially sold product for the CoCo that only worked properly with one
>>>of the two GIME versions, assuming that that is in fact the explanation 
>>>for
>>>the different behavior.  You would think that such an anomaly would have
>>>emerged during beta testing and that they'd have fixed the problem.
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>>> If possible, try swapping the GIMEs between the two CoCo 3s and see if 
>>> the
>>>problem follows the '86 GIME.
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>>>Art
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>>>On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Charlie Pelosi <chaspelosi at outlook.com>
>>>wrote:
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>>>> When I reply to an Email in digest mode it gets sent to the individual 
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>>>> not the list. So, I am posting my reply to Art again, for the list.
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>>>> If anyone has a spare from a broken coco, or wants to trade for the 86 
>>>> (I
>>>> have a spare) please let me know.
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>>>> Hi Art. I plugged in a coco3 with an 87 GIME and the games work fine. 
>>>> Iron
>>>> Forest only registers shots to the center of the screen with an 86 
>>>> GIME.
>>>> Medieval Madness works but the aim is way off. Using a Machine with the 
>>>> 87
>>>> and shots are dead on.
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>>>> -C
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>>>> From: "Arthur Flexser" <flexser at fiu.edu>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 3:57 PM
>>>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Coco] In need of a 1987 version GIME
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>>>> > I'm curious as to why you assume your GIME version is the source of 
>>>> > the
>>>> > problem.  Do the Diecom docs indicate that an '87 GIME is required?
>>>> >
>>>> > Art
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