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paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: stagg on March 01, 2005, 09:45:13 pm ---darn i was hopin to make some money, I guess ill make it free then, and if i find a cheap computer ill mame it, but... ill be sure to put a donations jar next to it, maybe someone will be nice

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Putting a mame cabinet out in public is a great way to get your parents sued by Namco.

You are better off building a Neo Geo cabinet. It will cost about the same amount of money and you will be able to charge money for it and change the cartridges whenever you want.

Or you can also look into a generic Jamma cabinet, this is even cheaper than a Mame cabinet, and you can get great newer boardsets for around $50 each.
SteveJ34:
I don't have a desire to be an operator but at one point in time, were machines required to carry a license from the state to be in a public place?

I know you typically see these (albeit expired tags) on old machines at auction etc.

Is that still the case?

Just curious.....
paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: SteveJ34 on March 02, 2005, 01:37:19 am ---I don't have a desire to be an operator but at one point in time, were machines required to carry a license from the state to be in a public place?

I know you typically see these (albeit expired tags) on old machines at auction etc.

Is that still the case?

Just curious.....


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Laws vary wildly from place to place, but a free machine shouldn't need a license anywhere. If he does make a coin op machine then his parents can simply go get whatever coin op license is needed (generally you just have to go and fill out a piece of paper and pay for the sticker).
mahuti:
The box probably has a disclaimer somewhere on it or in it stating that it is for home use only, any commercial or public use is strictly forbidden ,etc, etc. I DOUBT that this type of use would be within the scope of proper use, free or not. That being said... I can't imagine it seriously being a problem, especially if you are not charging for it. Not when there are thousands of bootleg machines making money all over the US.
RayB:
All points already said aside, that Atari joystick has Atari 2600 (home console) games on it. Not the real arcade games. So it's a crappy choice to hack.

(I don't know why everyone else is talking about Namco when he was talking about the Atari 10-in-1)

~Ray B.
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