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Main => Woodworking => Topic started by: ShadeValryn on October 11, 2014, 08:54:13 am

Title: Building MAME computer INSIDE of the control panel
Post by: ShadeValryn on October 11, 2014, 08:54:13 am

Has anybody tried this? I'm considering building the computer for my 4 player machine inside the actual control panel itself with only a VGA and power plug coming out of the front.  I was thinking then I could remove the control panel and transport it to my buddies houses so we can just plug and play on their TVs if we wanted.  My plan was to use a powered molex PCI-E ribbon cable to move the GPU sideways to where I wanted, with the exhaust blowing out of the front along with the radiator that's on the CPU.  Thoughts?

Title: Re: Building MAME computer INSIDE of the control panel
Post by: xefned on October 11, 2014, 11:55:12 am

I just discovered Koenigs' econ controller (http://www.koenigs.dk/mame/eng/stepecon.htm) yesterday, which sounds like what you're looking for.

I'm thinking about making it even more econo, by modifying it for the Raspberry Pi as the MAME engine...

Title: Re: Building MAME computer INSIDE of the control panel
Post by: yotsuya on October 11, 2014, 12:10:10 pm

It's been mentioned, so I'm sure it's been done.