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alomar721:

just trying to get ideas. on what to do i have a limited budget.

pointdablame:


--- Quote from: alomar721 on January 09, 2006, 03:03:42 pm ---just trying to get ideas. on what to do i have a limited budget.

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If you have a really limited budget... just quit this hobby.  It's a damn black hole where your spare dollars just disappear to... there's no avoiding it.

Your best bet is to check eBay for cheap cabs.  You can also post an ad on RGVAC, and check your yellow pages under Amusement companies and also Vending Companies.  Call around and see if they have any non-working cabs to use.  If you put a bit of effort into it you can find a cheap cab.  It depends on where you are located of course, but it's not uncommon to find a $100 cab around me with a working monitor and usable controls, not to mention all the little hardware pieces that add up if you're building your own machine.

Timoe:

This is a GREAT place for ideas.

Roughy:

See, the beauty of a limited budget is that you can generally slightly expand it if you progress over time.

That is, it'll take you a little bit to build your first CP--it's not exactly difficult, but there are things to learn.  People here will say "it'll all just fall together"--and it does.

Do some research, some homework.  Design some CPs graphically, get some feedback.  Find something you like and make a cardboard replica.

There's a good chance you can build an even better CP than the X for less--and I would have, but I did some fancy-schmancy upgrades.

It's worth it in the end.

alomar721:

thanks for all the info guys the only reason i am on a limited budget is i am having surgery on my foot at the end of the month. so i don't get paid from work that's all. figure while i am off i get ideas and maybe pick up a cabinet. thanks so far for the information i have gotten. another site i was on nobody help me out. you guys have already helped me in alot of ways and given different ways to go. hope to still hear ideas from you guys and girls thank you.
Scott

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