kensu Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Just out of curiosity, where is the XM project getting its POKEY chips from? Are 5200s all over the country waking up in ice-filled bathtubs and finding their POKEY chips missing? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I can't claim any "insider knowledge", but I suspect that the number of 7800XMs being produced is small relative to the number of surplus POKEY chips that are still available. Remember that POKEY was used in many more machines than the 5200; it was used in the 400/800 computer series, and also in coin-operated arcades, some of which used more than one POKEY. Extra POKEY chips were produced as spare parts for all of these machines, and there are still lots of them left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Are 5200s all over the country waking up in ice-filled bathtubs and finding their POKEY chips missing? :rolling: :rolling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I can't claim any "insider knowledge", but I suspect that the number of 7800XMs being produced is small relative to the number of surplus POKEY chips that are still available. Remember that POKEY was used in many more machines than the 5200; it was used in the 400/800 computer series, and also in coin-operated arcades, some of which used more than one POKEY. Extra POKEY chips were produced as spare parts for all of these machines, and there are still lots of them left. There's also a pokey inside every Ball Blazer and Commando cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 There is a Pokey underneath every Gumby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 ewwww.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 There is a Pokey underneath every Gumby I know Pokey is a horse, but that still sounds awkward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipj Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I guess a pokey-mon joke would be out of the question at this point??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I thought there were 2 pokeys in a gumby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Places like BEST ELECTRONICS sell POKEYS as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Well, I made sure to snag a Ballblazer cart this week... just in case Albert or someone here comes after it to scrounge the POKEY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 There's also a pokey inside every Ball Blazer and Commando cartridge. Yes. I've disassembled and sold a few hundred Ballblazer cartridge boards specifically for the POKEY chips. Those are harder to "recycle", though, since they're soldered onto the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 SEE?! SEE?! I told you someone was out to get them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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