thin client pc

[daywane]

Not sure where to post this. Probably everything else. I LOVE to tinker. I Just learned about HP thin client PCs After watching Videos of people running batocera and Prime OS on them I jumped to E Bay. I think I lucked out. I found a HP T620 Thin Client AMD GX-415GA 1.5GHz 4GB RAM 16GB Flash SSD Factory Sealed I won the bid for $32.00 free shipping.
have any of you played with a Thin Client?

[javeryh]

Is it just a PC? What kind of performance can you expect out of something like this? Would MAME run games up to early 90s? Because if yes, $32 seems like the way to go...

[daywane]

Yes it is a PC. 10 years old new in box. very Limited. 16 gig m.2 drive, 4 gig of memory. all can be upgraded. I just won the auction and never seen one as of yet. TechDocUK o YouTube shows playing N64 games with Android. It is more powerful than a Raspberry 3 and the Pi3 will run 90s arcades.
The videos I have seen it running Batocera.linux were of console games.
I have multiple raspberry Pi's but during the cough cough  Raspberry PI corp dropped the home market. I am done with them

[daywane]

If I remember correctly any video showing Rom play is a no no.
so here is a video showing just the thi client specks.

[daywane]

It came in today. Still unboxed. I am downloading multi OS systems to try.
tiny window 7, tiny win 10, tiny win 11, androids, Linux, Batocera. to try booting from thumb drive fist.

[daywane]

I just unboxed it. the creases in the old cardboard  was stiff. just like a new book. pics will be coming soon.
yes I am excited about it. from my research . It will be close to a Pi 4 BUT it can run windows!

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box in a box

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bubble wrap

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old box with new PC inside.

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old/new stuff

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power supply , mouse, literature

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still has factory tape

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front of PC

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top view

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back panel

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inside

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IT HAS A WIFI CARD!!!!
that's not common

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memory slots

[javeryh]

$32 for that is insane. I'm curious to see how it works once you've tested it.

[daywane]

A-Tech 8GB RAM for HP Thin Client t620/t620 Plus | DDR3 1600 SODIMM PC3-12800 1.5V 204-Pin Memory Upgrade Module (x2) coming in May 3rd

 SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter, External Hard Drive Converter Cable for 2.5" 3.5" HDD, SSD with Power Supply coming in tomorrow.

USB Hub 3.0, 7-Port USB Hub Splitter with Individual On/Off Switches and Lights, 3.2ft/1m Long Cable Compatible with MacBook, Laptop, Surface Pro, PS4, PC, Flash Drive, Mobile HDD. coming in tomorrow.

USB hub,4 Port 2.0 USB Splitter Expander,USB hub for Laptop,MacBook,Surface Pro,PC, Flash Drive,Mobile HDD.  coming in tomorrow.


 

[daywane]

I will replace the Hard Drive. But to be honest I know nothing about M.2.
I have some studying to do.

Financially this project is stupid. after all the upgrades I could have bought a HP EliteDesk from Amazon for $130. I have one and use it for my main computer.

But I am having a grate time setting this New / Old PC up. all the parts I am putting into it a still Brand new.

 I can not explain it . but keeping everything new , is important to me. And I bet when I am done it might just go on a shelf. But I am having a blast doing it.

[daywane]

12 hrs to download. I got the right M.A.M.E. set
 to test out

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https://rateyourmusic.com/list/LowFidelity/100-favorite-arcade-games-for-mame/
looking at this site for my top games to try.
I have looked all day to find a list of ROM names to full arcade games title. NO LUCK AT ALL
so I find a game I like and google Mame rom name. a download site pops up with the MAME name.
so then I search my my file for the MAME name.non-merged set

[daywane]

Mame 2003 works fine. Well all games boot up. But I still have not setup a game pad yet.
PS1 is a no go. not with the 4 gig memory
Snes, TG16, GBA, Genesis boot fine.
16 gig memory just came in
Batocera did not see my WiFi card that is built in. WiFi dongle  works
Display port to HDMI works. Sound works on ether PC speaker or TV
still need to see if Bluetooth dongle will work .
I am having a dickens of time getting Screen Scraper to work. I can Transfer files using internet address.
I can not get the Thin Client to show up on network. I think I need to track down a Ethernet cord.
I did start a new account with Screen Scrapper . Strange I can log in just  fine on my other computers going to ScreenScrapper.fe
I will try again with new account.

[daywane]

Screen Scrapper is working!  something must have been wrong with my old account.  I wasted all day yesterday working on it.

[daywane]

Arcade games sound scratchy. PS1 games are dropping frames.
I am trying android no. Prime OS is running on external drive. I am looking for a way to keep Prime OS on external drive. what instructions I find point t a download called topresize. I can not locate topresize.
I am not ready to install to the only M.2 drive I have.

[daywane]

I just plugged in a second external HD an installed Prime OS to it. The power supply to the Thin Client is not powerful enough to run Prime OS from a USB 3.0 thumb drive. I used a powered sata adapter. Attached  to a ssd 256gb drive

[BlueGhost]

No too bad for the price.  I've been using mini pc's for MAME and console emulation for a while now. 

I think the current bang for the buck deal is 2400g/2400ge thin clients from Lenovo and HP.  You can pick them up on Ebay for around $100, that's not much more than a pi 4 or 5.  They'll run almost anything in MAME and can handle console emulation up to some PS2 games.