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ark_ader:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on February 23, 2011, 06:59:29 pm ---I was thinking about using a think client in a bartop, but I have no idea how to set one up. Do you have a good guide? What hardware are you using? What OS?
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I have 512MB in my T/C but you can get away with 256MB.
I use Puppy Arcade. I boot using Plop, which is required if your T/C doesn't support USB booting. I suggest you check out the plop site. There are a few nifty utilities in there for those arcade builders using old kit.
I also have a 20gb laptop drive I rigged up inside (no mounting for HDD) that stores all the games, but you can use SMB.
Puppy Arcade loads entirely in Ram, and is very quick. Version 10 is the latest and can be installed to SD/CF/etc. It is designed to do minimal writes so you can old flash memory. Has Xmame, and all the console emulators. I have an Eden 1ghz inside mine - it isn't the fastest, but it plays nearly everything 100%. I suggest anyone using Puppy Arcade to donate something to the developer, as the package is quite good. Below are some links to get you started.
http://scottjarvis.com/page105.htm
www.mini-itx.com
http://www.plop.at
Donkbaca:
Word Ark!
You can get thin clients so cheap. I really want to do this for my next build and make a bartop classics cab
RandyT:
--- Quote from: TPB on February 25, 2011, 07:25:31 pm ---Randy ... we need your expert findings.
When you disassembled the GameBox controller, and discovered the right thumb-stick is a fake,
Did you see the circuitry for the supposed "dual shock vibration" ?
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No motors, no "dual shock".
TPB:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 25, 2011, 09:21:00 pm ---
No motors, no "dual shock".
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Now why doesn't that surprise me ? ::)
Thanks for the info. Randy.
Another GameBox review :
http://retrofungeon.com/?review=the-gamebox
ark_ader:
--- Quote from: Donkbaca on February 25, 2011, 08:17:31 pm ---Word Ark!
You can get thin clients so cheap. I really want to do this for my next build and make a bartop classics cab
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This looks to have an Epia 5000 inside perfect for .32 or as a home server. Wow $20.
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