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Portable MAME Machine
Searcher7:
I'm still in search of a portable MAME machine and was wondering if anyone has seen or purchase something simular to the following:
http://www.sl-interphase.com/system.html
http://www.etgtechnologies.com/gamepad.htm
They appear to be prototypes that didn't get off the ground, but look like something that would suit my purpose.
Quite frankly I find a battery life of under 8 hours(playing MAME) is unacceptable, so I guess that Laptops/notebooks are still out.
Any more suggestions/ideas on what hardware I could use?
Thanks.
Darren
menace:
Alot of the major portable players have a mame port--your 8 hr battery life is unrealistic since I have yet to see a portable that has enough power for mame and yet can last that long. The device I'm using (gamepark32) has a battery life claimed at 6 hrs but I have yet to relaize that with cpu intensive games (i.e. mame) Maybe you could clarify your requirements further.
Searcher7:
--- Quote from: menace on October 13, 2005, 09:31:48 pm ---Alot of the major portable players have a mame port--your 8 hr battery life is unrealistic since I have yet to see a portable that has enough power for mame and yet can last that long.
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Abomination:
What about using a psp or a pocket pc (ie ipaq)?
NoOne=NBA=:
I've got an old Powerbook that I use for portable gaming.
A gamepad fits really nicely in the bag for it, as does the trackball.
Unless you plan to take it camping, power usually isn't an issue with a laptop.
You can get car converters for most of them, and can plug them in between trips (at work, at home, at a friend's house, etc...).