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	Vectrex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vectrex is unique in that it utilized vector graphics drawn on a monitor that was integrated in the console; no other console before or after the Vectrex had a comparable configuration, and no other non-portable game console had a monitor of its own (integrated).
		However, rather than being driven by a conventional sawtooth deflection system (to generate a raster like a blank TV or monitor has), the Vectrex drove the deflection yoke with a digital-to-analog converter for each of the horizontal and vertical windings on the yoke, allowing dot position to be swept as the software needed.
		The Vectrex is synchronized to the rotation of the disk (or vice versa) and draws vectors corresponding to a particular color and/or a particular eye.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vectrex (1067 words)

	VECTREX - pearl among the game consoles
		The Vectrex at the same moment showed images for the left and the right eye in turn, so that a threedimensional effect was created.
		The Vectrex owed its name to the vector technique that was used in the arcades (for instance in Asteroids and Space War), but until then not yet in game consoles.
		Probably the Vectrex particularly appealed to hardcore gamers, who knew the advantages of the vector technique from their experiences in the arcades.
	computermuseum.50megs.com /brands/vectrex.htm (1264 words)

	ClassicGaming.com - The Museum: Vectrex
		Originally called the Mini Arcade (which is the feeling the Vectrex was trying to capture), a company by the name of General Consumer Electronics (GCE) decided to lease the Vectrex and market it after a name change of course.
		The joystick was also designed to fit neatly in to a compartment beneath the Vectrex screen, allowing the Vectrex to remain quite compact when not in use.
		There was supposed to be an add-on that would turn the Vectrex in to a full fledged computer, but it never came out.
	www.classicgaming.com /museum/vectrex (1743 words)

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		(Vectrex had cheats back when they were still known as bugs): ARMOR ATTACK: If you crank the brightness all the way up, you are able to see the helicopter's position as soon as you hear it (even though it is off the screen).
		VECTREX TIMETABLE ----------------- End 1980/Spring 1981: The development of Vectrex starts with an idea from staffers (probably Mike Purvis and John Ross) after brainstorming about how to use cheap CRTs that were found in a small liquidators' surplus store.
		Rest of 1984: Vectrex is phased out as Hasbro buys Milton Bradley and video game fever comes crashing down (probable causes: home computer fever, too many mediocre and downright terrible games flooding the market, fallout from the arcade videogame crash of about a year earlier).
	vgdb.vectrex.com /vgdb/vecfaq.txt (7547 words)

	Doubledecker Vectrex reviews! Mmm, mmm, good! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Vectrex, designed by GCE and distributed by Milton Bradley, also had one important advantage over any of its competitors in the early 1980's.
		Hyperchase is one of the Vectrex's most frustrating disappointments, a beautifully rendered racing game with touchy control that makes it difficult to play and almost impossible to enjoy.
		This is the Vectrex's best racing simulator, which is not exactly a distinction that carries high honors, but there you have it.
	grblitz.overclocked.org /vectrex.htm (4618 words)

	Ed Halley's Vectrex Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Vectrex is a pretty typical home game platform, in that it is a miniature computer which performs general purpose game instructions as well as state-of-the-art onscreen graphics processing.
		It has a cartridge slot on the side for any number of custom, proprietary game programs to be loaded and played, and it has two little joystick connectors on the front of the unit near the power switch.
		The built-in screen is the key to its high graphics fidelity; the way the Vectrex draws its wireframe graphics requires absolute control over the cathode ray tube.
	www.halley.cc /ed/vectrex.html (449 words)

	Vectrex
		Vectrex brought to the table back when it was released, so it failed.
		Vectrex has never been duplicated and it would really be a great idea for a handheld unit.
		The vectrex is a fl and white system from the early 80's it used only vector graphics and was never very popular.
	playerschoicevideogames.com /cat_the.cfm (462 words)

	Jack's Video Game Museum - Vectrex
		Eventually, it was discontinued and all rights to the Vectrex and its related materials were returned to the original developers, Smith Engineering.
		Interestingly enough, Vectrex games are still being designed in the 90's by John Dondzila.
		The most interesting accessory for the Vectrex was a 3D Color Imager which a user could wear to see special Vectrex games in "3D color." It didn't work too well, however, and was resigned to novelty status.
	www.geocities.com /TimesSquare/Fortress/3798/vectrex.htm (590 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum
		The Vectrex was originally supposed to have a 6502 processor, but it was decided this was to slow.
		The second device was the Vectrex 3D goggles, released a full 3 to 4 years before Sega's LCD version (who later had to pull a TV commerical claiming they were first).
		Drawings on the Vectrex are then synchronized to the rotation of the disk, with drawings displayed according to a specific color or eye.
	www.old-computers.com /museum/doc.asp?c=1018&st=2 (2738 words)

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		Vectrex HP3000 Programming Notes (Rev B - 21st March 1993) Author : Keith Wilkins email : spike@trd.tmg.nec.co.jp (until April 28th 1993) After this date I will be off the air until I get my act together and organize a private internet account for myself.
		System Memory Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To save chips/money/space the vectrex memory is a little convoluted but only uses 2 chips, one conatining four 2 input NAND gates and the other containing four 2 input OR gates.
		E000-FFFF System ROM Space 8Kx8 (r/w) 6522A ~~~~~ This device is used to control all of the vectrex peripheral devices, such as the Keypads, Vector generator, DAC, Sound chip, etc. The A port is used as a BUS and goes directly to the DAC input and sound chip input pins D0-D7.
	www.vectrex.com /Mirrors/FTP_Mirror/internals.txt (2894 words)

	OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Vectrex is one of the most inspired video game machines ever produced.
		Vector graphics is such a different gaming experience, that playing with a Vectrex nowadays is still a lot of fun.
		The Vectrex is surely one of gems of my collection...
	www.old-computers.com /museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=1018 (240 words)

	A Vectrex Case goes for over $162 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		There was a color version of the Vectrex itself in the works, and they were doing it pretty uniquely and cost effective as well.
		The layers were accessed by adjusting the voltage of the electron gun, and a third color could be generated by setting the voltage in the "in between range" of the two layers.
		Of course if the games include the original overlays (for those not familiar, the Vectrex games used overlays for each game that went over the screen and added playfield graphics or game directions - just like many arcade games of the time did), they're worth more as well.
	www.classiccmp.org /pipermail/cctalk/2003-May/021999.html (552 words)

	Vectrex Dark Tower
		The Dark Tower Vectrex game (circa 1983) was based on the electronic board game of the same name, but never commercially released.
		Vectrex was an old home-gaming system based on vector graphics (like those found in the Asteroids-style games).
		There are Vectrex software emulators, so you can actually play this game on your PC if you download and set up the appropriate pieces.
	well-of-souls.com /tower/vectrex.htm (2080 words)

	Techtite's Video Game Nostalgia (Vectrex)
		The only exception was the Vectrex; a game unit about the size of a classic Macintosh, with its own built-in vector monitor.
		However, this limitation in video game color was reduced via thin (though durable) sheets of colored, clear plastic, which you would place on the slots in front of the monitor, "coloring" the screen appropriately for that game.
		Vectrex Games were cool if you loved vector graphics games (lets just say, Vectrex games were COOL).
	www.techtite.com /Features/Vectrex.html (552 words)

	Cartridge Parts
		The Intellivision cases have been modified for use with the Vectrex.
		Original Vectrex PCBs must have 2 small holes drilled to mount on the cases stand-offs.
		Vectrex and Intellivision carts are smaller, so they rattle around a bit.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /vectrex/vectrex_carts_002.htm (219 words)

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		Even so, it is a fuzzy matter and technically the answer should probably be, "YES." Fortunately, Smith Engineering has given Usenetters permission to make copies of all Vectrex related materials (manuals, games, overlays, etc.) as long as it is for distribution to members of the group and as long as it is not for profit.
		Unfortunately this first multi-cart design is incompatible with the most common version of the Vectrex hardware and most of the multi-carts had to be sent back to Mark for repair (and he stopped sending the originals out, also).
		BACKGROUND Since my Vectrex controller is flaky, I bought a cheap Sega Controller and converted it to work on the Vectrex.
	www.armory.com /~rstevew/Public/Roms/vectrex/vectrex.txt (8341 words)

	Vectrex Game Database
		It uses a board that is plugged in via an 18 inch cable to the cartridge slot, with a little stub board to actually go into the slot.
		They apparently took genuine Vectrex controllers apart just to scam their cables, TWO of them.
		The principle of the thing is that you select 8 colors from a flower-shaped palette with the buttons inside it, in order of your most to least favorite.
	vgdb.vectrex.com /vgdb/stresstester.html (887 words)

	How to create a Vectrex overlay
		The display on a vectrex appears to have a white beam, but it is actually a blue-ish white.
		Keep in mind that many Vectrexes are adjusted slightly differently, so the spot that you think the high score will be may be a bit different from where the score is on a different Vectrex.
		If you are unable to adjust your Vectrex, try it out on someone elses, or send a prototype to someone who has adjusted thiers, and have them tape a clear transperancy to thier screen, and then draw on the transperancy where all the graphics are located at.
	www.upl.cs.wisc.edu /~de-smet/overlay.html (4678 words)

	Vectrex History
		Well, the Vectrex surely was one of the most extraordinary videogames and still is. It's a fine piece of hardware, looks cool and has great games, too!
		Nowadays the Vectrex is some of the more expensive consoles to obtain.
		Vectrex is one of the most inspired video game machines ever produced (but similar things were said about the Edsel and Titanic).
	www.thepong.net /Sites/Left/MB/VHist.htm (1930 words)

	myvectrex
		To play, simply plug the Driving controller into controller port 1, the Vectrex controller into controller port 2 and start the game using the Vectrex controller.
		I've never seen a working vectrex multicart in action, never opened one or played it.
		In two words: the basic idea is to change the patterns of an existing line according to the "movement" speed.
	vgcollect.freehosting.net /myvectrex.htm (1648 words)

	Color Vectrex prototype
		Back in 1982, GCE was going to continue with the Vectrex line by adding a color version of it (and they even planned a handheld using a flat-type like in the Sony Watchman TVs, but that never went past the idea stage).
		The color prototype is actually a normal Vectrex with a few modifications (the obvious of course being the CRT itself).
		One of the other changes to the Vectrex is the high-voltage rectifier (seen mounted to the top of the case in the picture with the large red wire coming out of it.
	home.earthlink.net /~jmorg/vectrex/VecColor.htm (666 words)

	[www.vectrex.nl] Vectrex, retro, arcade, emulation, Vector, games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		I have taken a text based programming language and implemented it on the Vectrex to use "Glyphs" you basically write a program in "Egyptian style hieroglyphics" A sequence of icons with numerical parameters enables you to write a program and then execute it.
		The Vectrex belonged to Ad Visser (dutch presentor of TopPop in the 70's), according to the seller.
		On Saturday June 19th, I was showing my Vectrex and Dreamcast collection at the Retrogaming Show in Maarssen.
	www.vectrex.nl (1555 words)

	Emuversal Bulletin Board: Vectrex Emulation Issues / Overlays & Tips / Tricks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The important point is regardless of where MESS is installed, you must place the zipped game roms (Individually zipped *.bin files) into the subfolders of software\vectrex.
		The BIOS file for Vectrex is typically labelled 'system.img'.
		Double clicking 'messgui.exe' will cause the MESS GUI to open - find the Vectrex console listing on the lefthand side - highlight it - right-click and select 'Properties'.
	www.bannister.org /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=002443;p=0 (1175 words)

	Retrogaming Roundtable :: View topic - Top 20 Vectrex Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Hopefully the ROM will be released by the author so other vectrex owners can see how great it is. Now where can I get a copy of this Wormhole.
		I suppose I make reference to the PAL version as that is the only version I have seen and I cannot definitely say whether the non-Pal version is exactly the same as the pal version.
		I should be more correct and precise with my videogame jargon but it's a pretty relaxed affair with the Vectrex community and everything and thanks for pulling me up anyhow.
	www.digitpress.com /forum/viewtopic.php?p=62312 (1456 words)

	IGN Boards - Vectrex...anyone remember this classic...?
		Vectrex is the coolest most unique system ever made.
		There are also new Vectrex games being released all the time from quite a few very talented programmers.
		The Vectrex is the most "alive" classic system.
	boards.ign.com /Message.aspx?topic=3732331 (430 words)

	One Switch - Do It Yourself Switch Accessible Vectrex Controller
		This guide explains how to adapt a digital arcade stick for use with an MB Vectrex (aka GCE Vectrex) and disability standard switches.
		The Vectrex is a superb, "vector-scan" games machine dating from 1982.
		The PCB will now simply serve as the contacts for buttons 1, 2, 3 and 4 for the Vectrex.
	www.oneswitch.org.uk /4/DIY/vectrex.htm (694 words)

	Vectrex numbers? - AtariAge Forums
		I've been told that the Vectrex console and games were dumped at closeout prices at Toys'R'Us in 1986.
		Yeah I paid $50 for my Vectrex, although that was back in '84 (plus in Houston, even for a big city, most jobs didn't pay worth a crap, and rent was pretty cheap too), and I don't think I ever paid over $10 for a game.
		And I got Star Trek for less than a buck in '88, when they brought them out, as they were thinking about re-releasing the Vectrex back then.
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=59575 (497 words)

	CVG Nexus: Home Systems: Vectrex
		Vectrex Development [eGroups.com] - A mailing list for discussion of new Vectrex software and hardware.
		Vectrex Overlay Home Page, The - Tony Price sells reproduction vectrex overlays and original overlays for new games like Patriots.
		Vectrex Overlays - By Walt Garey for use with the Vectrex Emulator.
	home.hiwaay.net /~lkseitz/cvg/nexus/nexus.cgi?Topic=HVectrex (288 words)

	New Vectrex collector here - AtariAge Forums
		Here are some that have Vectrex games that I've dealt with in the past (although not for vectrex items).
		There is one vectrex cart that I use all the time..
		Since it was such a limited run and the normal vectrex collector holds on to just about everything unique I don't know if you'll see many more.
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=34604 (1118 words)

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