[sdiy] Star Wars PCB IC's

[Colin Fraser]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of Prototek
> Sent: 19 August 2001 02:48
> To: Synth_diy
> Subject: [sdiy] Star Wars PCB IC's
>
>
>    A friend just gave me all the PCB's from the coin operated
> Star Wars Atari game of the early 80's.
>    There are 3 boards and one is clearly marked "sound
> board." I believe the sound comes from four large "POKEY
> CO-12294 sound and I/O chip's." Does that ring a bell with
> anyone? Do you think there's anything worth pinching from this board?

A working set of Star Wars PCBs will easily fetch $100.
Please don't go scrapping them unless you're sure they're beyond repair.

Imagine some thread on an 8-bit computer DIY list along the lines of 'A
friend gave me the PCBs from an 80's Prophet 5 synthesizer - is it worth
ripping the Z80 processor off this ?'


Colin f