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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 03:43:06 GMT, "Rich Grise" <spamdump@example.com>
Gave us:
As a kid, my first job was repairing old contacts type pinballs.
My first electronics job after high school was as a tech for a video
game distributor, repairing uprights, and pinballs.
I got to ply the newest and best machines free every day for lunch.
Many before they ever hit game room. We were (and are) the biggest
distributor east of the Miss. Your boss likely bought many machines
from us. We moved 300 Pc Man a week. We filled 6 tractor trailers
day at the dock. That didn't count the pool tables. I also did
delivery, collection, set-up, field service, etc.
A t one time, I had every service door key one could possess.
I made many a friend out of a bartender when a cigarette or vending
machine went down with me nearby. Lot's of free beers!
Oh yeah... we did ALL the juke box makers' goods as well.
That is where I acquired my first laser disc player. It had
hardware access to the player, and queued the scenes from that port.
Dragon's Lair, and Mach 3 IIRC... It also had a 6 inch HeNe laser
in it, and a full optical bench type platform. I kept the laser for
years after the player got replaced.
Gave us:
I had an 8086 once, and I used to take it out just
to admire it and fantasize about the circuit I was
going to build for it. Then I got the job in the
video game shop, and microprocessors already on
boards with video drivers and interfaces and ROM
sockets and everything started falling out of the
sky.
As a kid, my first job was repairing old contacts type pinballs.
My first electronics job after high school was as a tech for a video
game distributor, repairing uprights, and pinballs.
I got to ply the newest and best machines free every day for lunch.
Many before they ever hit game room. We were (and are) the biggest
distributor east of the Miss. Your boss likely bought many machines
from us. We moved 300 Pc Man a week. We filled 6 tractor trailers
day at the dock. That didn't count the pool tables. I also did
delivery, collection, set-up, field service, etc.
A t one time, I had every service door key one could possess.
I made many a friend out of a bartender when a cigarette or vending
machine went down with me nearby. Lot's of free beers!
Oh yeah... we did ALL the juke box makers' goods as well.
That is where I acquired my first laser disc player. It had
hardware access to the player, and queued the scenes from that port.
Dragon's Lair, and Mach 3 IIRC... It also had a 6 inch HeNe laser
in it, and a full optical bench type platform. I kept the laser for
years after the player got replaced.