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|type = Standup
|type = Standup
|year = 1996
|year = 1996
|generation = [[Funworld Photo Play 2000 Generation|2000 (series)]]
|software = PTS-DOS
|software = PTS-DOS
|predecessor =  
|predecessor =  
|successor = [[Funworld Photo Play Spirit|Photo Play Spirit]]
|successor = [[Funworld Photo Play Masters|Photo Play Masters]]
}}
}}
[[File:Photoplay Masters cabinet.png|frame|Photo Play Masters]]
 
=== History ===
=== History ===
Released in 1996, the Photoplay 2000 series of machines were the first touchscreen based videogame arcades released by [[Funworld]]. Present in most of Europe and some parts of Asia, these machines were very popular, being normally installed in cafés, restaurants and bars.  
Released in 1996, this is the original [[Funworld Photo Play 2000 Generation|Photo Play 2000 generation]] cabinet released by [[Funworld]]. The woodgrain cabinet with CRT touchscreen made it fit right in at late 90's cafés, restaurants and bars and beyond. Internally, the machine has silently been upgraded due to the later releases being more demanding hardware-wise.  


=== Masters ===
Software-wise, the very early versions did contain some adult-themed games which were removed in the following versions when funworld decided to adopt their "Positive Games" concept in 1998, becoming the only company that supplied machines with games that were free of violence, pornography and gambling.
In 1998, Funworld released the Photo Play Masters cabinet with a dial up modem and new refreshed look as part of the Photo Play NET campaign. Besides of the modem/look, these cabs are technically identical to the normal wood grain Photo Play 2000 and were sold alongside each other.


Photo Play NET (fun.net) was an additional service for Photo Play cabinets to sync their high scores to the web using a dial up modem. This meant that high scores in each local machine were global. The Funworld website of 2001 stated that 11.500 machines were part of the fun.net network that year.
This philosophy was very appreciated not only by most players but also by some companies that cooperated with funworld, namely Jim Bean, Pernod, Nokia, AutoBild and also World Wildlife Fund and UNESCO.


=== Hardware ===
=== Hardware ===
These machines had two known hardware revisions. The original one and a later revision that was also installed as an upgrade kit as the original motherboards died.
Below you'll find a table detailing the various hardware revisions.  


The following hardware was used:
Do note that all the motherboards used in the Early and Original Hardware revisions suffer from the Y2K bug.
 
The bug has been corrected on some motherboards by software on Update 99.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of Photoplay 2000 Hardware
!
!
!'''Early Hardware'''
!'''Original Hardware'''
!'''Original Hardware'''
!'''Later Revision (or upgraded)'''
|'''Later Revision (or upgraded)'''
|-
|-
|'''Motherboard'''
|'''Motherboard'''
|[https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/lucky-star-ls-486e-rev-c1-c2-imi-clock-gen LS-486E Rev. C2] or [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/zida-4dps Zida Tomato 4DPS]
|Informtech (Unknown Model)
|[https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/lucky-star-ls-486e-rev-c1-c2-imi-clock-gen LS-486E Rev. C2], [https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/zida-4dps Zida Tomato 4DPS] or Unknown Zida Board (486)
|[https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/chaintech-5sfv0 5SFV0] (OEM Board made by Chaintech)
|[https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/chaintech-5sfv0 5SFV0] (OEM Board made by Chaintech)
|-
|-
|'''CPU'''
|'''CPU'''
|386-class
|[https://theretroweb.com/cpus/1007 Intel 486 DX4 100 MHz] or [https://theretroweb.com/cpus/6252 ST 486 DX4 100 MHz]
|[https://theretroweb.com/cpus/1007 Intel 486 DX4 100 MHz] or [https://theretroweb.com/cpus/6252 ST 486 DX4 100 MHz]
|[https://theretroweb.com/cpus/834 IDT WinChip C6 180 (C6-PSME180GA)] (Normally underclocked to 133MHz)
|[https://theretroweb.com/cpus/834 IDT WinChip C6 180 (C6-PSME180GA)] (Normally underclocked to 133MHz)
|-
|-
|'''RAM'''
|'''RAM'''
|4 SIMMs of 256KB RAM
|1 SIMM of 4MB EDO/FPM RAM
|1 SIMM of 4MB EDO/FPM RAM
|1 DIMM of 16MB SDRAM
|1 DIMM of 16MB SDRAM
|-
|-
|'''Graphics Card'''
|'''Graphics Card'''
|Unknown
|Cirrus Logic CL-GD5440 1Mb PCI (Joytech Computer Co Ltd 54X62L)
|Cirrus Logic CL-GD5440 1Mb PCI (Joytech Computer Co Ltd 54X62L)
|Onboard Video (SIS 6306)
|Onboard Video (SIS 6306)
|-
|-
|'''Sound Card'''
|'''Sound Card'''
|Unknown
|Embedded in the IO Card
|Embedded in the IO Card
|Onboard Audio (ESS AudioDrive 1869F)
|Onboard Audio (ESS AudioDrive 1869F)
|-
|-
|'''IO Card'''
|'''IO Card'''
|PP2000/CI-8000 Rev. B ISA IO Board. This IO Board consisted of 2 Serial + 1 Parallel + iButton/Dallas Reader + ESS AudioDrive ES1868F Sound Chip + TDA1517 Amplifier.
|None
|PP2000/CI-8000 Rev. B ISA IO Board.  
This IO Board consisted of 2 Serial + 1 Parallel + iButton/Dallas Reader + ESS AudioDrive ES1868F Sound Chip + TDA1517 Amplifier.
|None.
|None.
|-
|-
|'''Hard Disk'''
|'''Hard Disk'''
|Unknown (But < 2GB)
|Quantum Fireball EX 3.2AT or Seagate ST31722A
|Quantum Fireball EX 3.2AT or Seagate ST31722A
|Quantum Fireball lct 20 10.2 AT or any of the earlier revision hard disk models.
|Quantum Fireball lct 20 10.2 AT or any of the earlier revision hard disk models.
|-
|-
|'''Touchscreen Controller'''
|'''Touchscreen Controller'''
|3M Microtouch ISA Card PC BUS SMT3V (Serial) or Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial Controller
|Unknown
|3M Microtouch ISA Card PC BUS SMT3V (Serial) or Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial controller
|3M Microtouch ISA Card  
|-
PC BUS SMT3V (Serial)
|'''Monitor'''
|20" VGA CRT (640x480 0.39 dot pitch)
|20" VGA CRT (640x480 0.39 dot pitch)
|-
|'''Accessories (Optional)'''
|Bank note acceptor, fun.link.
|Bank note acceptor, fun.link.
|}
 
=== Software Versions ===
All PTS-DOS based updates:
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* I.G.O 2
* I.G.O 3
* I.G.O 4
* I.G.O 5
* I.G.O 6
* I.G.O 7
* I.G.O 8
 
=== Security ===
Funworld decided to protect these machines against piracy with two dongles or security keys. The first, a Dallas DS1982U-F5, of the Dallas iButton series of devices from Dallas Semiconductors, is a 1KB EPROM with a unique serial number that is installed on the IO Board (on the original hardware revision) or directly on the motherboard (on the later revision). The Dallas iButton does not need to be swapped for a newer one if the software is upgraded.


For the second, they used an external dongle that connects to the parallel port. Various versions exist of the latter as it would need to be replaced with each software update. The 1999 Rev. 2 Blue dongles have the Country with Flag and Revision information on a couple of stickers while on the others there is indication of the Month, Year, Country with Flag and Version of the game.
Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial Controller
|3M Microtouch ISA Card
PC BUS SMT3V (Serial)


Some revisions of the later versions of these dongles (I.G.O 6 to I.G.O. 8) did not have a shell (just the PCB) and have an AT  connection (think old keyboards) that is needed to power the dongle. The parallel dongles are locked year-wise and region-wise, so you cannot use a Belgian 2001 dongle with a Portuguese 2001 hard disk, nor can you use a French 2001 dongle with any other hard disk than French 2001. Below you can find a table of the parallel dongles and their identifying features.
Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial controller
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Color
!Notes
|-
|-
|1997
|'''Monitor'''
|?
|20" CRT (19" Viewable)
|?
|20" CRT (19" Viewable)
|-
|20" CRT (19" Viewable)
|1998
|?
|?
|-
|1999
|Blue (Rev.2), Yellow (Rev. 1) or White (Rev. ?)
|Blue and White dongles do not have passthrough.
|-
|2000
|Yellow or Blue
|
|-
|2001
|Blue or Green
|
|-
|I.G.O. 2
|Green
|
|-
|I.G.O. 3
|Black
|
|-
|I.G.O. 4
|Yellow
|
|-
|I.G.O. 5
|Black
|
|-
|-
|I.G.O. 6
| '''Dimensions'''|| 1480 x 535 x 700 mm || 1480 x 535 x 700 mm || 1480 x 535 x 700 mm
|Green or PCB w\ AT Plug
|UBICOM MCU with SEEPROM
|-
|-
|I.G.O. 7
| '''Weight'''|| 65 kg || 65 kg|| 65 kg
|Green or PCB w\ AT Plug
|Parallax MCU with SEEPROM
|-
|-
|I.G.O. 8
| '''Power Consumption'''|| 90 VA|| 90 VA || 90 VA
|PCB w\ AT Plug
|Parallax MCU without SEEPROM
|}
|}
The 5SFV0 motherboard suffers from the [[wikipedia:Capacitor_plague|capacitor plague]] issue. If you have one, consider recapping it.


=== Reference ===
=== Reference ===
*[https://www.recreativas.org/photoplay-1087-comatel Photos, flyers and partial manual @recreativas.org]
*[https://www.arcadeitalia.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=32972 1999 Funworld Photo Play 2000 products brochure (2000, Masters, Barry Refresh, Smart) (Italian)]
*[https://www.arcadeitalia.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=32972 1999 Funworld Photo Play 2000 products brochure (Italian)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-manual-de-06-1996 Photoplay 2000 Manual German 06/1996 (386)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photo-play-net-activation-instructions-dutch Photo Play NET Activation Instructions (Dutch)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-manual-de-09-1996 Photoplay 2000 Manual German 09/1996 (386 SX/33)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-manual-de-03-1997 Photoplay 2000 Manual German 03/1997 (486 DX4-100)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-manual-de-08-1997 Photoplay 2000 Manual German 08/1997 (486 Tomato)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-manual-de-07-1998 Photoplay 2000 Manual German 07/1998 (486 Tomato II)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-tomato-bios-settings-de Tomato Bios Settings (German)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-tomato-ii-rev-c-2-bios-jumper-settings-de Tomato II Bios Settings (German)]
*[https://archive.org/details/photoplay-2000-5-sfv-bios-settings-de 5SFV Bios Settings (German)]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 17 September 2025


History

Released in 1996, this is the original Photo Play 2000 generation cabinet released by Funworld. The woodgrain cabinet with CRT touchscreen made it fit right in at late 90's cafés, restaurants and bars and beyond. Internally, the machine has silently been upgraded due to the later releases being more demanding hardware-wise.

Software-wise, the very early versions did contain some adult-themed games which were removed in the following versions when funworld decided to adopt their "Positive Games" concept in 1998, becoming the only company that supplied machines with games that were free of violence, pornography and gambling.

This philosophy was very appreciated not only by most players but also by some companies that cooperated with funworld, namely Jim Bean, Pernod, Nokia, AutoBild and also World Wildlife Fund and UNESCO.

Hardware

Below you'll find a table detailing the various hardware revisions.

Do note that all the motherboards used in the Early and Original Hardware revisions suffer from the Y2K bug.

The bug has been corrected on some motherboards by software on Update 99.

Early Hardware Original Hardware Later Revision (or upgraded)
Motherboard Informtech (Unknown Model) LS-486E Rev. C2, Zida Tomato 4DPS or Unknown Zida Board (486) 5SFV0 (OEM Board made by Chaintech)
CPU 386-class Intel 486 DX4 100 MHz or ST 486 DX4 100 MHz IDT WinChip C6 180 (C6-PSME180GA) (Normally underclocked to 133MHz)
RAM 4 SIMMs of 256KB RAM 1 SIMM of 4MB EDO/FPM RAM 1 DIMM of 16MB SDRAM
Graphics Card Unknown Cirrus Logic CL-GD5440 1Mb PCI (Joytech Computer Co Ltd 54X62L) Onboard Video (SIS 6306)
Sound Card Unknown Embedded in the IO Card Onboard Audio (ESS AudioDrive 1869F)
IO Card None PP2000/CI-8000 Rev. B ISA IO Board.

This IO Board consisted of 2 Serial + 1 Parallel + iButton/Dallas Reader + ESS AudioDrive ES1868F Sound Chip + TDA1517 Amplifier.

None.
Hard Disk Unknown (But < 2GB) Quantum Fireball EX 3.2AT or Seagate ST31722A Quantum Fireball lct 20 10.2 AT or any of the earlier revision hard disk models.
Touchscreen Controller Unknown 3M Microtouch ISA Card

PC BUS SMT3V (Serial)

Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial Controller

3M Microtouch ISA Card

PC BUS SMT3V (Serial)

Elo IntelliTouch 2310 Serial controller

Monitor 20" CRT (19" Viewable) 20" CRT (19" Viewable) 20" CRT (19" Viewable)
Dimensions 1480 x 535 x 700 mm 1480 x 535 x 700 mm 1480 x 535 x 700 mm
Weight 65 kg 65 kg 65 kg
Power Consumption 90 VA 90 VA 90 VA 
The 5SFV0 motherboard suffers from the capacitor plague issue. If you have one, consider recapping it.

Reference

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