FAQ (new)

[FoX]

It appears that the old FAQ link has died recently so I decided to start putting one together (mainly for myself but for anyone else as well ).

I know there were some good older threads out there that I havent included yet.  So far I've only gotten through about 15 pages of the Main Forum (havent hit Monitor / Software yet so those areas are a bit light so far).  I also havent gotten together a good collection of links yet.  I just wanted to put what I have out here now so A) People could contribute links that they feel need to be in here and B) So I can get some order to this mess

Links
- Emulation
  + Mame
  + Mame32
- Front Ends
  + MameWah
  + Dragon King
- Misc
  + Arcade Art
  + Screenshot Archive
  + Arcade SortInfo (find all games that have 4 players, use trackball, etc...)
  + Another Arcade Sort (with screens and more info)
  + Mameworld.net
  + Mameroom.com
  + Happ Controls
  + Ultimarc
  + Oscar Controls
  + The Real Bob Robers
  + Visual Pinball


PC
- Hardware
  + What PC do I need to run MAME
  + Various Hardware / OS Questions
  + Which CPU  
- Operating System
  + Which OS
- Games
  + BYOC Top 100 Games
  + Games for the Wife
  + Games for the Kids
  + Best Spinner / Trackball Games
  + Golden Tee and Mame
- Mamewah
   + Running PC Games from Mamewah

Monitors
  + Monitor FAQ
  + Monitor Vs TV
  + Monitor Vs TV Round 2
  + Using TVs, Concerns
  + TVs and Resolution
  + TV and burn in
  + Various TV Qs
  + Svideo vs Component
  + Best TV?
  + How to install a PC Monitor
  + Benefits of ArcadeVGA
  + Rotating Monitor
  + Monitor Placement
  + D9200 Monitor Questions
  + Cocktail Monitor / Mounting Questions
  + Vid Card for Arcade Monitor
  + Auto Powering Monitor with Cab

Cabinet
- Building
  + How much does it cost?
  + Software for helpding design
  + What Wood to choose?
  + Cooling Cab
  + Cabinet Heat Issues
  + Tmolding and Plexiglass
  + Router Bit for Tmolding
  + Tmolding - How to Install
  + Wood Laminate vs Stained Cab
  + Pain vs Laminate
  + Laminate, Where to Buy
  + Angled Panels and Laminating
  + Power issues
  + Power Supply Advice  
  + Glass (Tinted and vs Plex/Lexan)
  + Tinted Glass?
  + DIY 2$ Bezel
  + Bezel Questions
  + Mounting without a bezel
  + Speaker Volume Control
  + Speaker Location
  + Speaker Grill / Covers
  + Help with Coin Door

Control Panel
- Building
  + Control Panel Checklist
  + Control Panel Checklist #2
  + Joystick Mounting
  + Drillbit for buttons?
  + Wiring Multiple Buttons to Same Input
  + Best Wiring Solution
  + Wiring / Wire Gauge
  + Quick Disconnectand other wiring issues
  + Disconnect, Where to Buy
  + Swappable Panels, How to Connect?
  + How to wire lighting to CP
  + Plexi vs Lexan
  + Cutting Lexan/Lucite
  + Plexi, How to Cut
  + CP, Sloped vs Flat
  + Fastening CP to Cab
- Buttons
  + Betson vs Happs
- Joysticks
  + Which Controller Is Better?
  + Joystick Recommondations
  + Ultimates vs Competitions vs Supers vs TStick
- Light Guns
  + Lightgun Questions
  + Actlabs Lightgun Issues
  + Lightgun / Trackball Combo Issues
  + Getting 2 Lightguns Working in Mame
- Encoders
  + IPAC vs Keywiz
  + Controller / Encoder Questions
  + Questions about KE72 Key Encoder
  + Ipac: USB vs PS2
  + Too  many inputs for IPAC
  + IPAC Keyboard LEDs
- Trackball
  + Ultimarc 2.5 vs Happs GT 3
  + 2-1/4 vs 3 inch trackball
  + Trackball Mouse Hack
  + Grounding / Wiring Trackball
  + Trackball and mounting plate
  + Translucent Trackball
- Misc
  + Spinner - Free Spinning vs Geeared
  + Hooking up a gas pedal
  + Best Dance Pad?
  + Steering Wheel Questions
  + Best Driving Wheel?

Have not hit the Monitor or Software forums yet so those areas will be lacking for a bit here until I start hitting those heavy (and I've only gone back 15 pages deep in the main forum).  Definately be alot more updating here.

Any links to emulator home pages or frontends would be appreciated (or other misc sites)

....More to come but have to take a break

[darktemp]

Wow nice job!  I wish this was here a few weeks back.

[Witchboard]

I'm not meaning to nit-pick, but shouldn't "running PC games from Mamewah" be listed under Front Ends and not PC?  Other than that, it's got a good layout.  I'm sure many will take advantage of your tedious hard work.  

[Inaba]

My FAQ is still up... just need people to add more data to it.  I've added quite a bit so far:

http://cm.pcslab.com/acfaq/

[FoX]

I'm not meaning to nit-pick, but shouldn't "running PC games from Mamewah" be listed under Front Ends and not PC?  Other than that, it's got a good layout.  I'm sure many will take advantage of your tedious hard work.  

The emulation part up top was intended to be just direct links to the actual software / homepages.

I plan on doing a software section of the FAQ as well (the single mamewah issue is the only one I've done so far because I happened to have been using it at the time )

[dirt]

 Citznfish's noob faq is still working as well. it is at:
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~darrelld/newbie.html


dirt

[FoX]

Hmmm...his FAQ must have been down for a few days.  I assumed that he had lost his web space at his school.  This will just be a backup if he ever does