From debaser@debaser.net Fri Dec 12 19:52:58 2003 Path: news.easynews.com!core-easynews!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!elnk-pas-nf1!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!attbi_feed4!attbi.com!attbi_s01.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rodney M Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Subject: Re: Tempest cabaret tinted glass question Message-ID: References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.245.53.243 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: attbi_s01 1071280378 12.245.53.243 (Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:52:58 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:52:58 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:52:58 GMT Xref: core-easynews rec.games.video.arcade.collecting:395150 X-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:52:38 MST (news.easynews.com) I ordered some for my Tempest cabaret awhile back. Ask your glass shop for the second darkest 1/4" thick tinted tempered glass they have. The dimensions for the glass in a cabaret are 18 13/16" x 23 1/4". Rodney On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 01:06:48 GMT, Scott Caldwell wrote: >Anybody know what the actual tint level is for the >tinted glass found in Tempest cabarets (I assume it's >the same for the Tempest URs)? I need to have one >made, since I'd like a nice one for my restoration, >but don't know how dark it really needs to be. > >Scott C. ---different post---- 1/4" Greylite #14 is a very close match, it's what was used on later Atari color vector games. Tempest glass was tinted slightly purplish instead of gray, but if you adjust the monitor with the glass on this won't make a difference.