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Fozzy The Bear:

I've never understood why it is that people frett about seeing Windows at bootup.......

Several of the arcade machines that we have in the arcade I work for, run on Windows 98 and Windows XP.... and you most certainly do see windows during bootup every morning.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

notaburger:

it's not really a big deal but given the choice, i like seeing that different boot up
if not for me, for all of my non-arcade-enthusiest friends
it makes it feel more geniune and not like they are just playing on a glorified keyboard

but yeah, i didn't have the changed boot splash until a couple months ago
it takes all of about 5 minutes to get up

no biggie

leapinlew:


--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 12, 2007, 08:26:25 pm ---I've never understood why it is that people frett about seeing Windows at bootup.......

Several of the arcade machines that we have in the arcade I work for, run on Windows 98 and Windows XP.... and you most certainly do see windows during bootup every morning.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

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For us home users - it helps keep the arcade feeling. Especially with the classics.

Many people are amazed by my arcade, once they find out about the computer and keyboard encoder... well, it's like learning a magic trick.

recklessindian:

 :cheers:  I use windows 98se.  My desktop is black and my taskbar is set to auto hide.  All of my icons are hidden, by using the folder option:  hide icons when desktop is viewed as a webpage.  The windows logo has been replaced with a mame logo.  It also loads directly to mame32, which will be upgraded to mala once I update my 600mhz computer.  Oh yeah my cursor has been changed to a tiny dot, two tiny dots when thinking (instead of the hour glass).

Glaine:


--- Quote from: leapinlew on February 12, 2007, 08:48:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 12, 2007, 08:26:25 pm ---I've never understood why it is that people frett about seeing Windows at bootup.......

Several of the arcade machines that we have in the arcade I work for, run on Windows 98 and Windows XP.... and you most certainly do see windows during bootup every morning.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

--- End quote ---

For us home users - it helps keep the arcade feeling. Especially with the classics.

Many people are amazed by my arcade, once they find out about the computer and keyboard encoder... well, it's like learning a magic trick.

--- End quote ---

Thats a good point and I used to worry about that a bit but now I don't - alot of people think its pretty cool its a PC in there, like an ubber case mod. And if I ever do care, all I have to do is turn on the cab before people come over. I rarely have to restart the compy or anything once it is running so the only reason they know its a PC is cuz there is a keyboard around the back.

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