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The Viper Z-GRASS 2000 hardware was up for auction on Ebay in September 2015. The auction description, written by Ed Larkin of Alternative Engineering, the company that made the hardware, began:

"This rare video gaming equipment is only for extremely serious collectors, these are not toys but a collection of one of a kind and unique gaming hardware from the period of the home arcade console revolution from the late 70's early 80's. It is actually new, not used, but I listed it as used because of wear & tear after 30+years in and out of storage. I built this machine myself as I did most of the boards in this one of a kind amazing collection.

"Although the Bally Home Computer/Arcade/Astrocade was not the most popular it was actually the best machine out there at the time. It had a System Bus and was capable of becoming a full blown graphics computer which was unheard of at the time. It ran with a Z-80 microprocessor from Zilog."


Viper Z-GRASS 2000 Auction Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Ebay Auction).
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.
September 2015.

This is an archived screenshot of the auction for the Viper Z-GRASS 2000. The bidding started at $25,000 (twenty-five thousand dollars).
  1. Viper Z-GRASS 2000 Auction Description - This is the full description written by Ed Larkin for the Viper Z-GRASS 2000 auction in September 2015.
  2. "Viper 1, and Extended BASIC, User's Manual" (Preliminary Edition)- The auction description included a link to this document about the VIPER 1 Unit on BallyAlleycom.
Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Keyboard and Case Cover) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

The keyboard and case cover.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Finished - Consumer Ready) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

The finished consumer-ready version of the Viper Z-GRASS 2000.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Pre-Production System Board) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Pre-Production System Board.
Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Viper 16K Memory Board) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Viper 16K Memory Board.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Multi I/O Proto Board) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Viper Multi I/O Proto Board.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Prototype EPROM Burner) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Viper Prototype EPROM Burner.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Viper RS-232 Prototype Communication Board) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Viper RS-232 Prototype Communication Board.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Viper_Z-GRASS_Prototype_OS_Board) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Viper Z-GRASS Prototype Operating System Board with Z-GRASS 32K (4x8K) ROMs.

Viper Z-GRASS 2000 (Z-GRASS Oil Painting) Viper Z-GRASS 2000.
Ed Larkin/Alternative Engineering.

Original oil painting on canvas of Z-GRASS Viper Systems with Alternative Engineering logo.
  1. Viper Systems Z-GRASS Color Artwork - This oil painting was used on a promotional picture for Viper System's unreleased version on the Z-GRASS hardware was on a business-sized card.
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