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MVS-99-6 - Project on hold until further notice (2014-03-10)
vrf:
Neo Geo MVS... duh. I don't recognize the 99-6, though.
I will be interested in your tests, especially Neo Geo games on the Intel Atom. I'm also considering an Atom board.
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: vrf on July 28, 2009, 08:18:21 pm ---Neo Geo MVS... duh. I don't recognize the 99-6, though.
I will be interested in your tests, especially Neo Geo games on the Intel Atom. I'm also considering an Atom board.
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:D
It seems that sometimes SNK name their cabinets by the number of games dash screen size, sometimes the other way around. They're not going to be all Neo-Geo games, but I will limit the cab to 99 games just so the name fits. And 6 is supposed to be the screen size, although it's 6.4 inches. But MVS99-6.4 sounded like a version number or something.
And since you figured out the cab theme, I'll even give the real dimensions: 9 x 12.625 x 14 inches (width/depth/height).
Some details in the control panel are not up to date on this picture. From left to right: boot, Samurai Shodown, Dig Dug.
As for the Atom board, keep in mind that I have the first intel board (D201GLY) which has a single-core CPU.
vrf:
oh my... that's going to be awesome. And SMALL. Wow.
Actually, I'm interested in the single core Atom tests because all the netbooks out there these days use that CPU. Properly dissected, they might make for a good engine for future micro-cabs. The LCD is already there for you.
(By the way, I suppose I should inform you that your first take on the micro-MAME cab was part of my inspiration for Pixelbox. The MVS system may inspire me toward a second attempt. If #1 ever gets finished...)
Yvan256:
--- Quote from: vrf on July 29, 2009, 12:18:09 am ---oh my... that's going to be awesome. And SMALL. Wow.
Actually, I'm interested in the single core Atom tests because all the netbooks out there these days use that CPU. Properly dissected, they might make for a good engine for future micro-cabs. The LCD is already there for you.
(By the way, I suppose I should inform you that your first take on the micro-MAME cab was part of my inspiration for Pixelbox. The MVS system may inspire me toward a second attempt. If #1 ever gets finished...)
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Thanks but that's only going to be awesome if I can pull it off. :P
But it does "work" in Sketchup (i.e. all the things do fit inside that space).
Netbook as a computer+LCD building frame... I like it. I don't like the fact that most netbooks are widescreen though.
As for Micro-MAME being an inspiration for Pixelbox and MVS99-6 being an inspiration for a future project of yours... The shape of Pixelbox inspired me to do MVS99-6! Let's not do this too many times or we might open a rift in space or something. Causality, etc... :dizzy:
So... are we the only two people in here who like mini bartops? And am I the only MVS fan? ???
bobdanoob:
Your not the only two who likes mini cabs. ;) I built a bartop with 2 player controls and trackball, but now I have a hankering to build a mini mame. The two of you guys' projects got me thinking. When I first went to building my bartop, I got a lil carried away with an inch here and inch there, so it ended up being a lil bigger than I thought it was going to be. But if I had a chance to redo it now, I could get something a lot smaller.
I've also been looking into the netbook route in a minicab. I got a Asus 1000hd. Its a celeron model, with 120gb, and XP. I got a friend who has an atom model though if you wanted me to test out mame with a few games for ya (if thats what you were interested in). His has the 4gb SSD, and I installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix on it for him; as it came with the crappy linux the ship with it). If I were going to use a netbook, it would definitely have have SSD. You could get a stripped down linux distro with a frontend to boot pretty quick I bet. You data would be safer especially in a cabinet your going to be moving around a lot. Then just store your 'data' for mame or whatever on an external USB drive. Let me know if you want me to try anything specifically on either of them.
More pics of progress Pleaseeee. ;D
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