Noob question about IPAC and JPAC

[Alexinedh]

I have an old centipede cabinet thats still fully functional. I'm planning to convert it to a MAME. Since I still don't know all the phraseology 100%, here are a few questions.

1) Is the Jamma the wiring from the game board to the monitor? I have a couple snapped wires on that black harness for some reason, but the track ball seems to work fine regardless.
2) If I buy the JPAC, all I have to do is plug the Jamma into the JPAC board, and a VGA from the PC motherboard output to the JPAC VGA input?
3) If I buy a JPAC, do I have to have a keyboard inside? I'd rather not have one inside if I don't have to.
4) Are there any advantages that IPAC has over JPAC?
5) I currently have the original arcade monitor from 1981 in that thing. I plan to get a bigger one. Which would be better to get for a new monitor (non-LCD).

[BobA]

Centipede is not a jamma board so your cabinet if it has a real centipede board in it is not jamma.

[paigeoliver]

Alex, chances are you could get a game collector to trade you a more suitable game cabinet straight out for your Centipede. Something that takes a bigger monitor, perhaps with a wooden control panel.

Where do you live at? If you are near St. Louis then I could provide something that would be easier to mame.

I have an old centipede cabinet thats still fully functional. I'm planning to convert it to a MAME. Since I still don't know all the phraseology 100%, here are a few questions.

1) Is the Jamma the wiring from the game board to the monitor? I have a couple snapped wires on that black harness for some reason, but the track ball seems to work fine regardless.
2) If I buy the JPAC, all I have to do is plug the Jamma into the JPAC board, and a VGA from the PC motherboard output to the JPAC VGA input?
3) If I buy a JPAC, do I have to have a keyboard inside? I'd rather not have one inside if I don't have to.
4) Are there any advantages that IPAC has over JPAC?
5) I currently have the original arcade monitor from 1981 in that thing. I plan to get a bigger one. Which would be better to get for a new monitor (non-LCD).

[Furry131]

What happen to that sf2 dynamo cabinet you were looking at on Craig's list?  That looked perfect for what you wanted to do.

[paigeoliver]

Oh, you are in the SF Bay area, so many game collectors there. You could get someone to deliver something with a bigger monitor in exchange for that Centipede in a heartbeat there.