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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #240 on: December 26, 2010, 10:25:51 PM »
Gyruss was not available in the beginning of this week so we're shooting for maybe next weekend or the weekend after.
He will confirm soon!
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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #241 on: December 27, 2010, 03:48:03 PM »
Chris will deliver the monitors on Sat. 08-01  :D

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #242 on: December 27, 2010, 03:57:14 PM »
... and this time I'll be unstoppable!
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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #243 on: December 28, 2010, 12:39:07 AM »
I can only make it on day-time on jan 8. At night I have a new-years party...

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #244 on: December 28, 2010, 11:13:27 AM »
the plan is to be there around noon.

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #245 on: January 07, 2011, 07:51:23 PM »
Well, the snow has gone, the temps are up so .......I assume we are on for tomorrow ?

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #246 on: January 08, 2011, 07:06:06 PM »
So what happed, are the monitors in the Netherlands?
Current Project: Donkey Kong

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #247 on: January 09, 2011, 11:40:38 AM »
Yes the monitors for the Dutch guys have arrived safely !!

The boxes were a bit bigger than I had expected and I couldn't have fitted six in my car so I left the one's for CKONG at Gyruss' place.

By the way Gyruss, I forgot my Centipede manual and schematics in your gameroom.

IIRC yours is there too falcon...shame that I forgot but don't I also still have a Nintendo T-molding for you ?

It was great to play Gyruss' DK machine....I'm still so in love with that game ! :P

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #248 on: January 09, 2011, 12:18:33 PM »
Oops I think I know who's monitors have returned to Brussels !!!

Falcon NL: 1  => At Gyruss
Level 42: 3  => at my home !
Atarimania: 4 => 2 at Atarimania, 2 at Chris's place
Gyruss: 1 => At Gyruss
CKong: 3 => At Gyruss
ChrisChris: 2 => At ChrisChris
Speleo_de: 5 => At ChrisChris
Thwocker: 4 => At ChrisChris


By the way I would like to thank Mitch and Rav and Ckong and all the others who helped making this a reality. To be totally honest I was a bit afraid that this would never work out but it sure did and in a great way too !!!! We're an amazing community !!!!

I opened one of the boxes, and man there's only few things better than seeing a brand-new monitor ;)

One is going in the Galaxian. Not sure about the other two yet, maybe one for the Puckman or Joust, we'll see....

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #249 on: January 09, 2011, 12:33:46 PM »
For those interested:

The monitors were produced in january 1999in South Korea.
They have a switch to select between positive and negative sync and they can run on 120V-240VAC
The tube is from Samsung.

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #250 on: January 09, 2011, 01:34:26 PM »

By the way I would like to thank Mitch and Rav and Ckong and all the others who helped making this a reality. To be totally honest I was a bit afraid that this would never work out but it sure did and in a great way too !!!! We're an amazing community !!!!


+1  :spaceace:

Too bad that I couldn't be there yesterday. I will collect my monitors at Gyruss place as soon as possible.

No pics?


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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #251 on: January 09, 2011, 03:29:04 PM »
I didn't take a lot of pictures 'cause I totally forgot, but as you can guess it was great to meet level42 and Gyruss and to talk a bit about you know what ;)

To summarize, I travelled from Belgium to Hilversum (NL) with (too many) monitors and came back with the Rolling Thunder cab I bought from Gyruss.

First things first, let's dedicate this mini-road trip to the disco memory of the late Bobby Farell (the shiny loud guy from Boney M) who was buried on the very same day a few kilometers from there in Amsterdam.  :'(


Leaving rainy Belgium in the morning with the good old van full of good (new) old monitors:


Easy trip (2h30) by the rivers of Babylon...
Bringing Gyruss the most important meal of the day straight from Belgium:


Unloading/loading was easy (I pretended I had to go to the bathroom as usual so no pictures).
Then we used the opportunity to play Gyruss's great classic cabs and to talk trash about all of you DLF guys  ;D
Then we worshipped the Centipede God (here, André):


Time flies and it's already time to leave (can you hear the Rrrrrolling Thunder?)...


As you noticed I came back with "some" monitors ::)
We were all a bit confused about who was picking what so for those of you who haven't picked their monitors yet,
just PM me and I'll find an easy way to get you these beauties in no time! (see Reply#248 for a good summary)

We're almost there and then we can close this thread for good!
Again it's great that it worked out so well, this is the only place where this kind of sweet deal could happen imho, we rule, we're the daddy cool! ;D
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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #252 on: January 09, 2011, 03:32:09 PM »
Then we worshipped the Centipede God (here, André):


did you fixed it Andre ?

btw, who took a dump in the Ms pac ?  ;D

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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #253 on: January 09, 2011, 04:08:45 PM »
It was great meeting you Chris, and thanks again for the beer and of course for bringing the monitor.  :spaceace: :spaceace:

@ Andre: thanks for taking a look at the centi and the great stories, I'll guard your manual with my life  ;)

@ Etienne: The PCB wasn't the problem, Andre is going to investigate the trackball.

We also had to chance to meet another member (troll?) who lives in the same town as i do.. So it was a fun day!
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Re: 2010 Monitor Group Buy (through Mitchomagic) - The arrangement
« Reply #254 on: January 09, 2011, 04:41:35 PM »
can you hear the Rrrrrolling Thunder?...

i definitely can - and i'd like to hear more about it. another one for your collection i guess, chris, right? you've got the virus!!! :P
all i need is ... PONG - and a select few others: TOUCH ME, DRAGON'S LAIR, JOUST, ROBOTRON, MR DO, SAN FRANCISCO RUSH THE ROCK!!!