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contessamy:

a friend of mine has one of these machines and is looking to get rid of it.  i was wondering what you guys think it may be worth?  i'm not looking for the deal of the century, and he isnt looking to get rich from it.  it has rbi baseball on one side and top gun on the other one, i think.  i will probably build my own cabinet eventually, but i was thinking of buying this cabinet from him for the purposes of making it a mame machine.  any tips or advice you guys can give would be greatly appreciated.

i ordered *the* book today, i cant wait to get it!

CJ

paigeoliver:

Those things generally sell for monitor value (ie, about $100-$125). Not worth all that much money.

Also, it might be tough to squeeze two computers in there to do a dual-mame cabinet.

MinerAl:

I think one of those would make a great 4-player cabinet.  Have players 1 and 3 on one side and 2 and 4 on the other, with the monitors both carrying the same signal...  

Since they are plentiful and not worth much, they are perfect candidates for mame-ing.

mp2526:


--- Quote from: paigeoliver on August 16, 2004, 10:45:28 pm ---Also, it might be tough to squeeze two computers in there to do a dual-mame cabinet.

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Very tough.  I'm in the process of trying to squeeze two 17 inch monitors in mine, and its not easy.


--- Quote from: MinerAl on August 16, 2004, 10:59:21 pm ---I think one of those would make a great 4-player cabinet.  Have players 1 and 3 on one side and 2 and 4 on the other, with the monitors both carrying the same signal...  

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I thought of doing the same with mine, but decided against it, because the monitor is not centered and it would be difficult for players 3 and 4 to see the screen.

contessamy:

cool, thanks for the quick replies.  i was thinking about $100 for a machine in good condition, so your estimates were within my guesses :)

i was thinking of either turning it into a 4 player mame machine, or making it into a dual mame cabinet.  getting 2 computers in there could be difficult, but i was thinking i could use the smaller form factor motherboards (micro atx?) to save space.  hopefully they have tv-out, or i'm out of luck.  i could always build some kind of compartment underneath the machine to hold the computer(s).

or, do you guys think i may be wasting my time with this?  would i be better off building my own?  i can already tell i'm going to get addicted to this hobby.

CJ

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