[sdiy] Star Wars PCB IC's

[Prototek]

>> 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
> 

    I respect and share this point of view. I was just curious what it is
capable of. Didn't mean to ruffle and 8-bit feathers :)
        
                -proto
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"By pressing down a special key it plays a little melody."
Kraftwerk, "Pocket Calculator"