Bally Alley

The Newsletter for Astrocade Users


Perkins Engineering

     Hard to find documentation in Adobe Acrobat format for various Astrocade items made by Perkins Engineering.

Artillery Duel Roadtest Artillery Duel Roadtest - Documentation for the preliminary cassette version of Artillery Duel that shipped with some versions of the Blue Ram
16k Blue Ram leaflet 16k Blue Ram Leaflet - Short leaflet for the 16k version of the Blue Ram
Blue Ram keyboard leaflet Blue Ram Keyboard Leaflet - Short leaflet for the Blue Ram keyboard
Blue Ram letter Blue Ram letter - Letter regarding the Blue Ram and other Perkins Engineering products
Blue Ram Owner's Manual Blue Ram Owner's Manual - Specifically for the 16k version, but is useful for other versions too
16k Blue Ram Super Extended BASIC 16k Blue Ram Super Extended BASIC - Preliminary manual for the cassette version of Blue Ram Super Extended BASIC that shipped with the Blue RAM
Blue Ram Utility 2.0 Blue Ram Utility 2.0 Instructions - Hardcopy of the online documentation for the Blue Ram Utility 2.0 that shipped with the 16k version of the Blue Ram
Perkins Engineering Information sheet Perkins Engineering Information sheet - Circa 1982
Keyboard Manual Blue Ram Keyboard Owners Manual - Directions on how to assemble the Blue Ram Keyboard. Is there enough information here so that a PC keyboard adapter could be created for the Blue Ram? Does anyone have the required software driver for Astro BASIC so that the keyboard can be used?
Assembly Docs Blue Ram Assembly Instructions - Step-by-step instructions on how to assemble the 16K version of the Blue Ram (but relevant to other versions too).
Blue Ram Ad Blue Ram Ad - Two pages. Advertisement for the Blue Ram and accessories. - Added Feb 21, 2001
Keyboard Holder Keyboard Holder Docs - One page. This was not made by Perkins Engineering. I have one, but I am not sure who made it. It holds the Blue Ram keyboard and the Astrocade console. - Added Feb 21, 2001
Blue Ram OS 1.0 Blue Ram OS 1.0 - Five pages. These docs are for version 1.0 of the Blue Ram BASIC 1.1 Cartridge. I suggest you don't use this OS unless you have to, as it was replaced by the cartridge rather quickly. Get one of those if you can. - Added Feb 22, 2001
Blue Ram Diagnostic Blue Ram Diagnostic - Two pages. This is for the diagnostic program that is run on the Blue Ram to make sure that the RAM tests okay. This was important, since the units were usually built at home. - Added Feb 22, 2001
Blue Ram Schematics Blue Ram Schematics - Six pages. The schematics for the Blue Ram unit. These are readable, but have been broken into seperate pages that make a complete whole. - Added May 4, 2001.
NEW- Five of the seperate pages have been compiled into one 'overview' page - - Updated March 25, 2002)
Blue Ram Utility 3 Blue Ram Utility 3 Instructions - Three pages. Though the utility was only released on cassette tape, this version eventually did find its way onto cartridge, via homebrew methods. - Added Aug. 20, 2001