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TheShaner:
So, I am doing a cocktail cabinet.  Maybe even a couple.  I have a 60 in 1 on order and that will do fine although I am a little disappointed that the mame version on these is old, that I cannot add more games, and the sound on a few games is junk.

With that said, I started digging for a programmable jamma to see if I could control the games I wanted on them and possibly update the mame version to something at least even remotely current.  No dice.  Those things are almost $300 and hard to find.

So now I am looking at RP.  It seems like it is a decent solution.  I have spent some time digging through threads and have seen that a lot of people consider it a little underpowered and premature.  Here is my question though... If you are simply comparing it to a 60 in 1 jamma, how does it fare?  It seems like it should be comprable as far as processing power goes.  If I am just planning on using it for a select number of games, mostly old school verticals and maybe a few horizontal games like asteroids and defender, wouldnt it be a better solution than the 60 in 1 since the mame version is a little more current and you can better control what goes on there?


Nephasth:
What's wrong with using an old throw-away P4?
yotsuya:
I have an Intel ATOM board in my vertical upright basically running the same games as the 60-in-1 with NO issues.
Diet_Pepsi:
Atoms are great for running the classics, especially since a lot of them don't need a fan for cooling.  I have a setup with an atom d510, 32gb ssd and a pico power supply, and, I must admit, it is strangely satisfying to run it with zero background fan noise.
Maximus:
I'm also interested in this conversation from an OS standpoint. Those of you running x86 chips are you running windows or do you have a much more dedicated software solution?

Also what about the Android 'stick' computers, they are shipping with 2gb of ram, quad core processors, mini usb and SD cards for under $100
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