Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 10:58:01 11/27/05
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On November 27, 2005 at 13:26:17, Steve B wrote: >yes but another collector has this same module > >(see Kurts site) > >chances of two collectors having a Prototype is very small i think >if there are two who own it ,there are probably more jan louwmann had to play many games in few days to find out about the strength. i think i remember they said about 400 games. you cannot play them if you have only 1 module ! jan louwmann was very deep inside the H+G company. its very possible that they made for him a few modules for testing purposes. this module is IMO no commercial module. when louwman died, it could be that part of his dedicated collection came under the people. or it can also be that these H+G prototypes came to public when H+G went bancrott. the module looks very hardware similar to the B+P. but it IS no b+p. it seems the eproms have been exchanged. the B+P had something, when you have not ALL pieces on board of the modular-/exclusive- board, than ALL leds were flashing. this looked like the lights on an airport. i guess this was copied from the Conchess/princhess machines. the other STANDARD H+G modules only let the LED NEXT to the piece light up. >only way would be if there were many prototypes which is unlikely i think > >Steve look. there WAS no other official commercial module. the roma was 68000. the polgar /mm4/mm5 were different. the mephisto III had 1806. there was no other official 6502 module. it can IMO only be rebel5 prototypes. i remember that the testing done by louwmann was NOT done with 5 mhz and that he said that "for the customer even 5mhz will be available". this sentence should show that the OFFICIAL module has more strength because it is not running on his slower testing machines, but on faster ones. we never understood how louwmann could have played so many games in such a short time. its very obvious that with more then one module, it could be possible.
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