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Arcade OS?
DARKTHC:
Have You Tried .. Batocera It Is Linux Based OS
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burntOmaro:
To piggyback off of OP, would something like the mini-pc be enough to run pre-2000 games?
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EssexMame:
+1 for Batocera. I use that on a PC (both booting from a USB stick and an install on another HD).
I've used Recalbox and Lakka too, both of which were very similar to Batocera, I just prefer Batocera.
Zeosstud:
You can now make BigBox the shell for windows inside the options of BigBox, so it is essentially the OS. Super easy to switch from it as the shell back to "Normal" windows, maybe this option with a PC might work for you.
Zeosstud
Fursphere:
--- Quote from: Zeosstud on March 24, 2023, 03:29:59 am ---You can now make BigBox the shell for windows inside the options of BigBox, so it is essentially the OS. Super easy to switch from it as the shell back to "Normal" windows, maybe this option with a PC might work for you.
Zeosstud
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on my two cabinets, I think I saved approx 1 minute in loading time (average between the two) by switching to BigBox Shell. You have to plan a lot ahead in Launchbox, because you loose windows "startup" features - so anything you had starting up with windows you have to migrate to the launchbox startup options.
Its a neat idea, but not something I found useful - as I'm always dropping to Windows to tweak stuff, add new stuff, do maintenance, whatever. Always tinkering. BB Shell prevents that in a way, as when you 'exit' BB, you get a black desktop.