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- Subject: Pinball, Arcade Video, Jukebox & Gameroom Mini-FAQ
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- Followup-To: alt.collecting.gameroom
- Summary: Pointers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Internet sources
- of information and discussion forums, related to pinball
- machines, arcade video games, juke boxes, slot machines, soda
- (Coke) machines, as well as most any type of coin-operated
- equipment, and items appropriate for a home gameroom.
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- Last modified: December 2002
- Version: 4.0
- Changes: added URL for marvin3m site
-
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 1. Introduction, Intent, and Disclaimer
-
- This is a mini-FAQ for finding Internet sites, Usenet newsgroups, and
- chat rooms associated with pinball machines, arcade video games, juke
- boxes, slot machines, soda (Coke) machines, as well as most any type of
- coin-operated equipment, and items appropriate for a home gameroom
- environment.
-
- [Note: alt.collecting.gameroom and alt.collecting.juke-boxes were left
- off the header list, due to problems with Hotmail not wrapping
- the header lines correctly.]
-
- The FAQs typically provide pointers (both on-line and on paper) for
- more information about the world of coin-op and gameroom, and explain
- how to buy your own machine, as well as helpful techniques and parts
- suppliers for keeping the equipment up and running.
-
- The format of this file has used to meet the recommendations of the
- "FAQs: A Suggested Minimal Digest Format" file, as posted to the
- news.answers Usenet group.
-
- Some newsreader or browser programs may have difficulty with
- Internet addresses. Therefore, all e-mail and web addresses (URL)
- are shown on a separate line, without periods at the end.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 2. Table of Contents
-
- 1. Introduction, Intent and Disclaimer
- 2. Table of Contents
- 3. Web-based FAQs
- 4. Usenet forums
- 5. Chat rooms
- 6. On-line resources
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 3. Web-based FAQs
-
- The FAQs for each topic include information on other on-line sources,
- commercial publications, as well as sources for parts and repair
- services. Refer to the appropriate FAQ for the latest information.
-
- Pinball
- =======
- http://www.xmission.com/~daina/rgpFAQ/index.html
- (Same as the Mr. Pinball web site - www.MrPinball.com)
-
- http://marvin3m.com/fix.htm
- Great source of info on pinball, Pitch & Bats, bowling games and
- other coin-op equipment.
-
-
- Arcade Video
- ============
- http://www.spies.com/arcade/info/
-
-
- Juke Boxes
- ==========
- http://www.pinballrebel.com/archive/archive.htm
- Click on the "Usenet FAQ" button
-
-
- Gameroom and other items
- ========================
- http://marvin3m.com/fix.htm
- Great source of info on pinball, Pitch & Bats, bowling games and
- other coin-op equipment.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 4. Usenet news groups
- (Note - some news servers and corporate firewalls block access to "alt"
- groups. Contact your Internet Service Provider if you have difficulty
- locating these groups.)
-
- Pinball
- =======
- rec.games.pinball
-
- Arcade Video
- ============
- rec.games.video.arcade
- rec.games.video.arcade.collecting
- rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace
-
- Juke Boxes
- ==========
- alt.collecting.juke-boxes
-
- Gameroom and other items
- ========================
- alt.collecting.gameroom
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 5. Chat rooms
-
- Pinball
- =======
- Point your IRC client to irc.citenet.net, channel #pinball
-
- Arcade Video
- ============
- http://www.primenet.com/~bady/GamesChat.html
-
- Juke Boxes
- ==========
- [none]
-
- Gameroom and other items
- ========================
- [none]
-
- ------------------------------
-
- Subject: 6. On-Line information sources
-
- A good place to start is Webfind, offered on the GameRoom Magazine
- site. This site has links to many great coin-op sites on the web.
- http://www.gameroommagazine.com/webfind.htm
-
- Pinball
- =======
- http://www.ipdb.org
- (The Internet Pinball Database)
-
- Arcade Video
- ============
- http://www.jrok.com/arcade.html
- ftp://ftp.stormaster.com
- http://www.spies.com/arcade
- http://www.hypertech.com/arcade/manuals.asp
-
-
- Juke box
- =========
- There's a jukebox mailing list (listserver) that predates
- the alt.collecting.juke-boxes newsgroup. Info, archives and
- subscription here:
- http://lists.netlojix.com/listinfo/jukebox-list/
-
- -----------------------------
- end of document
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