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Advantage of cabinet with internet access?
icecube45:
Hello! I'm almost done with my first build and have a spare wifi card lying around, would there be any advantage to installing it into the machine?
UFO:
I've sometimes thought about the possibility of having ROM's 'cloud' based.
Edit: Network access is invaluable for me though...
McHale:
Mine is definitely wireless. I download all my MAME-related updates directly to the machine.
icecube45:
--- Quote from: McHale on August 25, 2013, 06:23:07 pm ---Mine is definitely wireless. I download all my MAME-related updates directly to the machine.
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--- Quote from: UFO on August 25, 2013, 06:03:36 pm ---I've sometimes thought about the possibility of having ROM's 'cloud' based.
Edit: Network access is invaluable for me though...
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These seem more than enough reasons to install the card on it!
The only other reason was if somehow I could get the top scores of selected games to be uploaded to a website.
Anyone know of how I could possibly do that?
BobA:
Only disadvantages are Virus's and Malware. A bad infection could blow away all your work in setting up the software for the cab. A complete backup would be a must. Also if you have wifi access you need to keep virus/malware software running which uses CPU time and memory that will slow down the speed of your emulation.