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Author Topic: BookPC for sale - great for MAME  (Read 1157 times)

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BookPC for sale - great for MAME
« on: April 15, 2003, 11:05:38 am »
This is a fully functional PC, in excellent condition, that's smaller than a regular PC with the focus on multimedia & integrating into a TV or AV setup. Works great for playing emulators etc on a TV - hook it up with a PSX to USB connector & you're sorted.

I've been using it as a combination of a "mame box" & a region-free DVD player. It's worked great for playing the arcade classics, NES, Genesis etc.

As it has a built-in ethernet port, it's easy to set it up as a mp3 jukebox etc too.

  • 533MHz Celeron processor
  • 128MB RAM
  • 6GB HD
  • DVD-ROM
  • TV-Out (RCA & S-Video)
  • VGA support
  • Intel 810 chipset on-board
  • HRTF 3D audio support for DirectSound 3D & A3D.
  • 56K V90 modem built-in
  • ethernet port built-in (10-100Mbps)
  • dual USB ports
  • 1 parallel port
  • 1 floppy drive
  • Case size 272 x 295 x 82mm

Note the case size! This is a good bit smaller than your average PC, and is just a little wider than a CD drive + floppy drive put together.

Internally, it's a Micro-ATX size motherboard with a fcpga socket for CPU upgrades, with 2 DIMM sockets that take PC100/PC133 speed RAM. There are no PCI slots.

The system can function horizontally or vertically, and comes with "feet" for standing on its side.

System comes with all manuals/driver disks, PC-Cillin, GAMUT multimedia software + a fully licenced copy of WinDVD. I'll be happy to include a Logitech "multimedia" keyboard + Logitech wheel mouse with the system if needed.

I can take & send some snapshots of the real machine if anyone's interested - it looks identical to those "sample" pics, just with a DVD rom instead of a CDRom.

I'm selling this as it's time for an upgrade to my "main" computer - I'll be sorry to see it go, it's served me well for playing old arcade games. It's in *excellent* condition.

I'm looking for $120 + shipping, and I'd prefer to sell only in the US to keep the process simple.

http://www.bairdy.com/pics/gear/bookpc_front.jpg
http://www.bairdy.com/pics/gear/bookpc_rear.jpg
« Last Edit: May 15, 2003, 12:06:08 pm by dogbert »

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Re:BookPC for sale - great for MAME
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2003, 11:42:53 am »
I am interested.  I sent you a personal message.
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Re:BookPC for sale - great for MAME
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2003, 12:06:48 pm »
This is still for sale if anyone's interested?

I'd be happy to swap for something interesting PC partwise, particularly involving PC2700 RAM...

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Re:BookPC for sale - great for MAME
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2003, 03:01:47 am »
Im semi interested, but i would like to spend under $100 bucks any chance of that? I dont have anything to trade, also where are you located. If i could pick it up i'd save on shipping. thanks