To whom it may concern:


	The MultiSync board which was used in Compact Hard Drivin',
Compact Race Drivin', Stun Runner, and Panorama, and which will be
used in Steel Talons, was designed to produce a video output in
accordance with Atari Standard Video, namely:

	Black Level: 0.5V
	Low Level:   1.0V
	Peak White:  3.5V

The monitors used in Stun Runner did not meet this standard and saturated
long before the video reached 3.5V. I installed resistors to reduce the video
to levels that the monitors could handle.

Since Rick Meyette has apparently discontinued the practice of approving 
monitors that do not meet his own specifications, I will have the Steel Talons
boards configured to produce 3.5V Peak White video.

If Rick Meyette wants to resume the practice of approving non-spec monitors,
I don't want to hear the complaints when there are problems with the displays
on the production line.

By the way, he has a board set in his lab and could have easily measured the
video output.

Also, I strongly recommend to the project team that they inspect their boards
to verify the absence of: R97, R108, and R112.

They should also verify that their monitors are tracked properly; otherwise
the game won't look right on Production monitors, and Meyette will assume
it is my fault.


Regards,


Jed

To whom it may concern:


	The MultiSync board which was used in Compact Hard Drivin',
Compact Race Drivin', Stun Runner, and Panorama, and which will be
used in Steel Talons, was designed to produce a video output in
accordance with Atari Standard Video, namely:

	Black Level: 0.5V
	Low Level:   1.0V
	Peak White:  3.5V

The monitors used in Stun Runner did not meet this standard and saturated
long before the video reached 3.5V. I installed resistors to reduce the video
to levels that the monitors could handle.

Since Rick Meyette has apparently discontinued the practice of approving 
monitors that do not meet his own specifications, I will have the Steel Talons
boards configured to produce 3.5V Peak White video.

If Rick Meyette wants to resume the practice of approving non-spec monitors,
I don't want to hear the complaints when there are problems with the displays
on the production line.

By the way, he has a board set in his lab and could have easily measured the
video output.

Also, I strongly recommend to the project team that they inspect their boards
to verify the absence of: R97, R108, and R112.

They should also verify that their monitors are tracked properly; otherwise
the game won't look right on Production monitors, and Meyette will assume
it is my fault.



Regards,


Jed