Fixed a Boo-Boo on my Mr Do! Cap Kit (I should read ALL of the instructions first). The picture still has a slight problem, but I think I can adjust that out.

Added the ability to Submit Links On-Line now. I will review them and put them live as they are added. Choose the Category that you feel best suits the Link. If you think that I need to add a New category then send me an E-Mail and let me know. It doesn't take much to add a new Category.

I started working on my Q*Bert PCB. This should be interesting :-) I already replaced the crushed chip with a Socket (and I have the replacement chip). I also replaced the crushed socket with a new one. When I finish up the Restoration tables, (adding a couple of tables) and integrate them into the site I will put up a page for Q*Bert.

Speaking of Q*Bert. If you have one and have a Digital Camera, I would appreciate any high-quality pictures of the Inside of your cabinet. I need pictures of where the boards are mounted, where the wires run, etc... Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I finished painting the second side of my Metrocross cabinet. The second side is not as smooth as the first side probably because I didn't put any Paint Conditioner in the second batch of paint. Oh well, another lesson learned. I'll probably sand it down with 200 Gritt sand paper and call it even :-)

I decided that I would like to fix up my Mr DO! Cocktail. I will have a page for that as that project progresses.

I decided to add two new categories for Older News (1998 and 1999) to help seperate out the news a little more.

I now allow Logo's and a Single Pictures for Links. If you have one that you want to go with your Link, please email the logo and/or picture to me. Logo's should be 403x100 in size. If they are a different size the site will scale it to that size, so you may want to edit the logo to that size so it looks right. Pictures should be 190x47 for the small image, larger images can be any size you want.

T-Molding.com has a new look! Its pretty cool looking. Take a look at it. The site also has a lot of T-Molding now! If they don't have the T-Molding you are looking for, chances are that no one will.

I ordered Randy Fromm's CD last Sunday, hope to get that soon.

Got my Joust Front Glass, not exactly what I had hoped for, but it will do for now.

Put a few more Tips & Tricks up. Now I'm off to bed again... Ugh, I hate being sick.

I picked up a Q*Bert board set from Al today for Free. The reason? Well, it appears that someone dropped something sharp and heavy on the PCB because a chip is crushed, an eprom socket is toast, and about 6 traces were obliterated!

I also took a second look at the Cap Kit I did on the Mr Do! Cocktail since the picture wasn't 100%. I found out the Horizontal Width Coil was broke. So I took one off my other GO7 that is broken and used it. Hope Bob Roberts has replacements :-)

More data is up! Slowly but surely. I am trying to get at least one page up a day. Some days I get more up. I will also be reformating pages over time to fit the new page sizes and layout.

I also updated the site to display some stats on the right hand side.

I got my Robotron Marquee from Marco Specialties and it is Sweet! Its NOS with the Paper still on it!

The now will only show up if the data is 3 days old. I felt that 7 days was a bit long for those who visit frequently.

Al's Arcade has a new URL. Check it out at http://www.alsarcade.com/.

As you may have noticed a lot more data is now on-line. Let me know if you have a link you want added.

I stripped the other half of my Joust last weekend.

I am going to try using my Paint gun tomorrow on my MetroCross Cabinet. We'll see how that goes :-)

If you have a Link or an Article that you would like to share please send me an E-Mail and I'll add it.

You may notice that some of the buttons have a Yellow Star by them. This is an indication of new items that have been posted within the last 7 days.

I should have my Joust Front Glass this weekend and hopefully my new Robtron Marquee.

I built another Williams Harness last weekend that will probably be used for my Joust (since its being built next).

Thanks for Visiting, and as always comments are encouraged and welcomed.

Site has a New Face!

Just in case you hadn't noticed, the Arcade Restoration Workshop has gone through a major over haul. I decided to change the way the site worked in order to provide better content with more ways to access it. The new features of the site are:

Searchable:
The entire site is now searchable! This means that you can type in keywords or partial keywords in the search box above and the site will return a list of all News, Articles, Tutorials, and Links that match your criteria. The search will be available from any page at any time.
NOTE: This feature is currently off-line as it is in development!

Built from a Database:
The entire site is now built from a database. No more static pages. This will give the site a consistent look and is one of the reasons its searchable. This also means that I will no longer need to edit HTML pages by hand. Now all I do is change the data, and the site changes automagically. All items will have a date last updated in the database and categories that have new information in them will have a by it.

More Compact:
The information on the left has been compressed, by clicking on buttons, it will open that section to reveal its contents. This allows you to only see the information that you need at that time.

Consistent:
Since all the pages will be built by a CGI application, every page will have the same look and feel as the rest of the pages. All pages now have a Fixed Width of 780. This means that if you are at 640x480, its time to move up to 800x600 or higher. By switching to a fixed size it gives me more control over the way the pages look. Links that you have visited already are in Purple, links you have yet to visit are in Green, and change to Cyan when the mouse is over them.

Interactive:
Over time this site will be more interactive. You will be able to contribute you own ideas to the Articles, Tutorials, etc.. Similar to the way Slash Dot works except more limited (read: I will be moderating and controlling content).

Relational:
Items on the site that are related to other items will have direct links to those items. For example, an Article refers to a Tutorial, and a Link, those items will be listed under "Related Information" on the right side of the page.

Printer Friendly:
One of the top items on my list of improvements was to make the site more Printer Friendly. With the new layout and text colors, I hope to achieve this. This has been tested on a HP Laser Jet 5P, if you run into problems printing on other printers, please email me and tell me what the problems are. If its fixable, I will do it, otherwise you might be SOL. Currently the printing on my printer chops off the Right Column with the related links. Say Thanks to Microsoft for that one.

You should also see a lot of other subtle things on the site (With IE4 and IE5) such as Popup Hints on Links, etc.. As I find other little ways to help you find the information you are looking for, I will incorporate those ideas into the site.

The site has been tested under IE4 and IE5. If you have another browser and are having problems, please drop me an E-Mail. If you are using a browser older than version 4 of either Netscape or IE, you should consider upgrading.

I decided to put the new site on-line since it is very close to being done. You will notice more options showing up on the left over the next few weeks and a few things may change as I tweak the code to get everything just the way I want it. If you run into a problem, please let me know by sending me an E-Mail. Formatting of Articles and other information will be changing as I start to go back and add the new formatting commands I have coded in the CGI application.

I realize that this site does not look that good under Netscape yet, however, I will be working on making the appropriate tweaks to get it to look right. Please bear with me for the next few weeks.

Well, I've decided to let the Sneak Preview go one more day! (Well, ok, just until I get home from work)

I am interested in knowing if anyone has any problems. Fonts not working? Too Hard to Read? Fonts too small? Any and all Comments welcome.

If you are using Netscape, then this site will look like Crap. I am currently only going to support IE4 and IE5.

I spent several hours trying to get it to look right in Netscape and was not happy with the results. Since IE is FREE, I see no problem with designing to that. If I have more time in the future I will try to get the site to look good under Netscape.

Until then, go to Microsoft's Web Site and get the latest version of IE.

I did a Cap Kit on my Crystal Castles and it looks great now! Thanks again to John for selling it to me.

The Gyruss Link has been updated! Rob now has a domain name! Check it out!

I have a Special Sneak Preview of my new site! This will only be up until Monday Morning so take a peek at it while you can!

Let me know what you think!

Please be aware that it is a WORK IN PROGRESS and still has lots of work yet and I don't have all the data in there yet. Comments are appreciated. Thanks.