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mattv:
Nostalgia
Happy birthday BYOAC (faq)

I remember when the site address, was a mangled mess of tildes and backslashes (used to know it off by heart). I remember the site before the message board was up. I remember when the message board DID go up and there was one post a week.

I remember when there were only 6 regular posters (can't remember the names tho) no registrations in those days, but no off topic posts either, strangely.

I remember the days when modding a cabinet was unheard of and a stand alone control panel was the ultimate. I remember long before the *pac line of products, when keyboard hacks were "in" and arguments about diodes filled the board.

I remember when we didn't have the same questions posted week after week, no flames, no egos - If you didn't know the answer you'd keep quiet and if you did you'd be sure to share.

The "signal to noise" ratio seems to have dropped off a little with all the extra visitors, but compared to most every other site I visit this place is still pretty amazing


Massive respect to saint for keeping this site together (and advert free) for the last five years and to the moderators for keeping discussions on topic, this is a great resource and there are some great people here.

Hey; if any of the original people from way back in the day read this, reply and let us know what you think of BYOAC five years on. I don't visit as often as I used to, but I still drop by from time to time to stay in touch and am amazed how far our hobby has come.

So come on old timers, share your thoughts - think of it as a birthday toast to an old friend.

"To BYOAC, Saint and the mods - still going strong after five years!"

Dave_K.:
Heh, I just looked back through some old email logs (January 1998) and still have some notes from DeCosa, Shadow, and a few others when I was on the Davesclassics board.  The topic of the time was fixing the hacked keyboard ghosting problem, and discussing the "Pounder" pc arcade stick some guys were producing.  I thought I had some emails from Saint but couldn't find them.  I do remember the early days when BYOAC actually had some females participating  ;D  500 projects later and here we are.  Thank you Saint for the dedication to keeping the dream alive for the past 5 years, and educating so many people on the greatest of hobbies!  ;D

planetjay:

--- Quote from: mattv on February 10, 2003, 05:00:45 am ---Nostalgia
Happy birthday BYOAC (faq)

I remember when the site address, was a mangled mess of tildes and backslashes (used to know it off by heart).
--- End quote ---

You mean http://www.nsai.net/~saint/etc ??

I found the site in 1998. Lurked for quite a while before I posted on the message board.

There is advertising on the main page. Scroll down to the bottom. The important thing to realize is that the ads are all ARCADE RELATED and don't even pay for 10% of saint's cash outlay for this site. (Have you seen THIS?) And don't forget his time.

Over the years I have made some freinds here. (Have you seen THIS?) I have actually met some of the people here and have talked on the phone with others. I have looked at every project ever posted. Every page on this site. I have learned from others and have tried to pass some of it on. I love this place

More changes are coming! More than even the Board Mods and Chatroom OPs know about.  :D Stay Tuned!

And Thank You For Playing!

)p(:
I also have been around from the early days  :o

Unbelievable how far this hobby has evolved in these years...

And yes I am a bit nostalgic about those early days when most of us were building early 80 style cabs... :P

peter

Sasquatch!:
I remember accidentally finding Shadow's PC Arcade page and then finding my way here whilst searching for MAME-related stuff in June of 1999.  My jaw hit the floor.  "Holy crap, these guys actually built arcade cabinets for MAME!  That's the coolest thing I've ever heard of!!"  And, well, the rest is history.

Yeah, the boards were much smaller and slower then, but there have been some incredible innovations since then, and it just keeps getting better.

Thanks for everything, Saint and co.  My wife curses you, but I thank you!

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