Which came first, UKVAC or JAMMA?+
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backflipper
Active member
UKVAC was first, it was a mailing list..
Dsyde setup jamma+ So people could talk about jamma games and UKVAC could talk about pre-Jamma.
Dsyde setup jamma+ So people could talk about jamma games and UKVAC could talk about pre-Jamma.
Caught me off guard recently when I referenced something that was on one of the forums on the other forum... and a mod didn't know what I was talking about!
As someone who joined the party last year, I failed to see the difference between the two sites at first... but they are clearly slightly different communities with UKVAC loving the older more classic cabs a bit more and JAMMA+ being a bit more about the games. That sound about right?
I posted the same thread on both boards and the differences in responses starkly highlighted that!
As someone who joined the party last year, I failed to see the difference between the two sites at first... but they are clearly slightly different communities with UKVAC loving the older more classic cabs a bit more and JAMMA+ being a bit more about the games. That sound about right?
I posted the same thread on both boards and the differences in responses starkly highlighted that!
silverfox0786
Beware the Hillman
from what i know UKVAC started as a Newsgroup an IRc chat
but not been around that long to know just going by what i was told
J+ was started because Julian worked for Electrocoin and came a little after
but not been around that long to know just going by what i was told
J+ was started because Julian worked for Electrocoin and came a little after
JohnnyChaos
Blows own trumpet for CHQ cabs
IMO it's only been in the last couple of years that the two forums have become a lot more similar.
chadsarcade
Lord of Vectors (tm)
Alpha1 said:
[had, Muppz, Ade, Bazfish and you can't forget D-Z1n3 to add a few more.
Luke posted as [MH] IIRC.
anyone else heading over to the ukvac irc channel?
you can do it through your browser... (google chrome, internet explorer, etc)
go to this link:
http://www.wsirc.com/
then go to right hand side of the page and enter the details as below (change the username to anything you want) .. then click the connect button ... (and then wait 5-10 seconds to be logged on)
you can do it through your browser... (google chrome, internet explorer, etc)
go to this link:
http://www.wsirc.com/
then go to right hand side of the page and enter the details as below (change the username to anything you want) .. then click the connect button ... (and then wait 5-10 seconds to be logged on)
chadsarcade
Lord of Vectors (tm)
strykr said:While we're on the subject, does anyone know which of these came first?
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Neither - the cock, because it laid the chicken.
IGMC...
John Bennett
Senior Member
I remember the newsgroups. Looks like some of the posts were imported onto here a long while back, although the usernames were blanked.
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/tech-namco-system-2_topic308218_post695801.html#695801
Edit: crickey, the old arcade collecting and marketplace newsgroups are still around. Bit freaky reading your own posts from 18 years ago.John Bennett2016-05-26 23:05:26
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/tech-namco-system-2_topic308218_post695801.html#695801
Edit: crickey, the old arcade collecting and marketplace newsgroups are still around. Bit freaky reading your own posts from 18 years ago.John Bennett2016-05-26 23:05:26
Battlezone
Active member
I'm not sure the exact date UKVAC started, certainly
it was an entity by our first meeting in early 1997.
I didn't do IRC so it must have been a newsgroup
in those early days too.
RGVAC came into existence 22nd December 1993 when it split
from the more general arcade games newsgroup, but
obviously many collectors had been active online long
before that.
it was an entity by our first meeting in early 1997.
I didn't do IRC so it must have been a newsgroup
in those early days too.
RGVAC came into existence 22nd December 1993 when it split
from the more general arcade games newsgroup, but
obviously many collectors had been active online long
before that.