[sdiy] SN76477 pin ball machines!

[The Peasant]

An all-in-one synth on a chip like this is very compelling to beginners and 
people who don't want to build something more complicated, people who just want 
a fast and convenient sound-generation solution. It's too bad that the sn76477 
isn't a better implementation, or it really could be a dream chip. Of course 
then they *would* be selling for hundreds or thousands of $$ and be even more 
scarce.

Maybe the people who are manufacturing classic BBD chips again would consider 
doing something similar with an *improved* sn76477? How about a minimoog on a 
chip?? There is obviously some significant demand for this kind of thing, but 
is it enough to make a very expensive chip like this worthwhile to make?

Ok, ok, I know, it won't happen in analogue, just let me dream for a while, 
will ya! ;-)=

Take care,
Doug
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The Electronic Peasant

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Quoting "Brice D. Hornback" <bdh at cyberbound.net>:

> Keep dreaming...
> 
> Why do you think the price of these chips ranges from as low as I am asking
> to as much as $100+ each?  Because those that have them will *not* part
> with
> them.  Do you honestly believe that someone out there who repairs antique
> arcade machines and the few pinball machines that actually used the SN76477
> would part with them when they may have a use for them in the future?  Have
> you priced spare boards for the vintage machines?  I know several people
> who
> collect and restore vintage arcade games and I know for a fact that anyone
> who has parts for them won't "trow them  for free at you!".
> 
> Maybe someone with a Blacet Dark Star Chaos Rev. 0 or Rev. A (N-wide chip)
> or Rev. B (NF-narrow chip) has a spare SN76477 chip and is *certain they
> will never need it* and give it to you.  Think so?
> 
> Come on... be realistic.
> 
> Take care,
> Brice
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "karl dalen" <dalenkarl at yahoo.se>
> To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] SN76477 pin ball machines!
> 
> 
> > I suggest that you hassle your local pinball machine
> > repair centre or those arcade machine deposits,
> > these people should have plenty of second hand
> > SN76477.
> >
> > You could even be lucky that they
> > trow them  for free at you!
> >
> > Reg
> > KD
> >
> >
> > --- "Brice D. Hornback" <bdh at cyberbound.net> skrev: >
> > I just wanted to point out that those are the
> > > SN76477NF (Narrow) 28-pin DIP
> > > ICs with .070" pins and you'll need an adapter board
> > > to use them.  Blacet
> > > might have some of the adapter boards left if you do
> > > need them as those are
> > > the chips used on the final version... the Dark Star
> > > Chaos Rev. B.
> > >
> > > However... here's the much more desirable and rarer
> > > SN76477N (Wide) 28-pin
> > > DIP ICs with .1" pins (and at a very reasonable
> > > price too):
> > >
> > > $24.99 each or $99.99 for five!
> > > http://www.synthmodules.com/SN76477N.htm
> > >
> > > You folks wanted to know where to get them for a
> > > reasonable price.... there
> > > you go.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Thomas Hudson" <thomas_hudson at mac.com>
> > > To: "Synth DIY" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [sdiy] sn76477
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > There's a lot of five of them on eBay right now
> > > for $50:
> > > >
> > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
> > > > ViewItem&category=38071&item=3731896564
> > > >
> > > > Tomy
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> 
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