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Getting in over my head
javeryh:
Definitely go for it. I never did any woodworking OR wiring OR computer setup/building/programming before getting into this hobby and so far I've built THIS and THIS. Not too shabby.
Kajoq:
Another thing to consider is just buying a gutted or mostly gutted cabinet for super cheap, and using it as a starting block to work from. Many cabinet designs will allow you a lot of freedom to design and build your own control panel to your specific wants and that will give you a way to ease into woodworking without making your first project quite so large an undertaking.
This is basically what I ended up doing. Started with a decent shape cabinet, redid the control panel, rewired the jamma harness, got a new cartridge for it, Still working on getting my PC up and running for it though.
knave:
Funny, I did the same thing. I picked up a cheap working cab...cleaned it up a little, popped a Street fighter 2 PCB in there rigged a way to have both games available manualy and have been playing it. I bought it with the intention of maming it but...Meh...It's fine for now. I still am fiddling with mame to learn the ropes for when I stick a PC in another empty cab I picked up.
I would like to build one though...eventually. I know I'm capable...it's just time limitations...and space...
Kajoq:
Yeah, I have a PC for my cab... 2.4 ghz, 768 megs of ram, etc. But I bought a new mobo to support the AGP arcadeVGA card I got, and now it wont boot.
I'm thinking about just trying to get a dreamcast, running most of MAME through that as well as a number of other dreamcast fighters/shmups. Should be a cheap solution for the time being
leapinlew:
Don't do it. You'll route your face off.