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ArtMAME:

Hey, I just stuck an AOC 19" PC monitor in a converted Robotron cabinet and it looks awesome!!!  Best of all, it fits with out decasing!!! it does not stick out of the back like the 21" I tried yesterday.  :applaud:

I think we have a winner.   :cheers:

I will use a spare PC as a platform.

Forget paying $310 plus for a working boardset (current Ebay price), $100 plus for a working Williams Power supply, $150-$200 for a CGA monitor. Then $250 for artwork on top of that.   

F... :censored: that!!!

I know, I know, the purist may want to hang me...  ::)

Nothing against the purists... honest... I have nothing but respect for them...

BUT I AIN'T ONE!!!  Soooooo...

for a real good price, I will assemble myself a working Robotron machine that will fool 99.9% of the population into thinking it is a real one.   ;D







johnm160:

I remember someone posted the wiring from an orignal Tempest spinner to an Optipac but I cant find it. Does anyone remember the thread or know the pinout of the OE Spinner?

Art, I know what you mean, I would love to make it all original but the would cost a bit more then I can afford to put into the project at this point. I understand and respect their point of view but that is a bit more money then I can throw at this project.

Havok:


--- Quote from: crashwg on October 11, 2006, 09:09:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: Havok on October 11, 2006, 02:38:55 pm ---I would stay away from widescreen LCDs unless you are going to rotate it for vertical only games, then they are the way to go...

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Have you ever seen a vertical game with a widescreen (or tall screen in this case) in an arcade?  I for one haven't...

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Yeah, seriously! I mean, why would you do that? While we're on the topic of what never to do - who the hell would build a cab with Windows XP and run Mame? Have you ever seen that in an arcade? I for one haven't...

 :tool:

/sarcasm off

Actually, on the new Pac-man\Galaga cabinet - that looks like a wide screen flipped on it's side: I saw one in a rest stop on the Thruway, and the screen looked much longer than the originals...

danny_galaga:



personally i would go the CRT. not just because its going to be cheap, but it would definitely have the feel with that slightly curved screen and all (",). also, i would like my cab to look the part on the inside so mine would have a decased monitor and butt nekked pc- that is motherboard mounted to the side just like the genuine article. the only problem then is how to fill it up with 25 years worth of dust!

johnm160:


--- Quote from: danny_galaga on October 12, 2006, 05:57:56 am ---
problem then is how to fill it up with 25 years worth of dust!

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Just cut open a couple of used vacuum cleaner bags. :D

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