If you're just interested in running tests on arcade hardware to find basic faults then the 9010 + FIDE is ok, you're hardly ever likely to tax that setup. If you want to create guided fault analysis, or want to dig deeper than the length the CPU can see on a board, then you can use a 9100 with is many accessories and its custom troubleshooting language. A read of the plethora of the 9100 manuals (on the TTL FTP) will show you what the 9100 can do, which - for most arcade stuff, is way more than most hobbyists need. 9010 stuff is common and scripts are shared, there's already lots of stuff out there and of course the ever useful FIDE with lots of script examples to get you jumping right in. The 9100 doesn't work like the 9010, it was ten times as expensive, ten times rarer, and by its very nature, its not easy to share programs from. The user base is much smaller too, and the learning curve on the programming language is much greater. Andrew Welburn http://www.andys-arcade.com On 22/07/2014 08:08, William Stillwell wrote:
So, what does the 9100 offer over a 9010 + FIDE ?
I can't seem to find anything on the net.
-Bill (Hamster )
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