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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
javeryh:
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--- Quote from: javeryh on February 18, 2020, 03:39:52 pm ---
Cabinet construction should be fairly straightforward (famous last words) but the software configuration will be where the challenge is for me. The brains of this thing will be an old PC running MAME and one of the newer front ends like Attract Mode, HyperSpin or BigBox so that I can take advantage of the dynamic marquee options. This will be my first time using a "modern" front end (I'm usually a MaLa guy) so I'll need to read up. Ideally, the cabinet will have a one button power on/off and boot straight to ONE game list (completely hiding Windows 10) and somehow send a picture to the second monitor to display the proper game marquee as you scroll through the game list.
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It is quite easy to hide most of windows 10 stuff, also very easy to boot into any frontend if you have the "pro" version of windows 7 or 10, think there's even a guide in these very forums :D
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That's good to know. Last time I tried to "shell" Windows was XP! I figured people had worked this out by now.
lomoverde:
Theres a build i use from another site.It installs a read only copy of windows thin pc,which can just be flipped off with the power switch.During installtion it runs scripts to hide all traces of windows,installs crt emudriver,switches to 15khz,then boots you into attract mode and shells it.
Its got a lot of cool features you can access thru the front end to update groovymame,and add roms from usb.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: lomoverde on February 19, 2020, 10:20:54 am ---Theres a build i use from another site.It installs a read only copy of windows thin pc,which can just be flipped off with the power switch.During installtion it runs scripts to hide all traces of windows,installs crt emudriver,switches to 15khz,then boots you into attract mode and shells it.
Its got a lot of cool features you can access thru the front end to update groovymame,and add roms from usb.
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Got a link?
Minor update as I'm going through my pics - not much to see here. I laid out where all of the interior panels are going to meet the side panels. This helps get an accurate measurement of all of the panels as well as makes it easier to assemble everything using the lines. Yes, my dining room doubles as my workshop in the winter.
All of the interior panels will be 1/2" thick except for the top panel which will have to be 3/4" to match the side panels - one of the edges in the front will be exposed and gets t-molding.
I decided to offset the interior panels from the edge by 3/8" for no good reason other than 1/4" seemed like not quite enough and 1/2" seemed like way too much... science! I just set the square tool thingy to 3/8" and then ran it along the edge with a pencil to draw the lines. All of the interior panels will be 18" wide making the entire cabinet 19.5" across when you include the side panels.
Next up is cutting out all of these panels - there are 8 of them. It shouldn't be too bad but there are a couple of tricky ones - mainly the panel that will have the marquee.
Mike A:
--- Quote ---The goal of this thing is to be as streamlined and simple for people to use as possible. NO MENUS.
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I think I can finally forgive you for not using my artwork on your bar top.
lomoverde:
--- Quote from: javeryh on February 19, 2020, 11:28:55 am ---
--- Quote from: lomoverde on February 19, 2020, 10:20:54 am ---Theres a build i use from another site.It installs a read only copy of windows thin pc,which can just be flipped off with the power switch.During installtion it runs scripts to hide all traces of windows,installs crt emudriver,switches to 15khz,then boots you into attract mode and shells it.
Its got a lot of cool features you can access thru the front end to update groovymame,and add roms from usb.
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Got a link?
http://www.ukvac.com/forum/read-only-windows-7_topic366332.html?SID=2011836fcee5z848e79e95866a9567590740741
I think you may have to register to enter the MAME section.
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