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AlexC:
Just stick a TV in there and hack a 5 in 1 and be done with it  :cheers:


Chris:

--- Quote from: Crowquill on April 27, 2007, 09:52:12 am ---
--- Quote from: RayB on April 27, 2007, 09:23:59 am ---Cheapest LEGAL set up is actual used boards (1 game per cabinet).

You mentioned Win98 and think about it, to be LEGAL you have to have a legit copy for each machine you install it on.


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But if you're like me you have a full retail version CD laying around whose license isn't being used on another computer. That's why I'm using 98 on my cocktail project.

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But a lot of these "lying around" copies are OEM versions that are only legal on the machine it was purchased with.

A FreeDOS cabinet would be cheaper because no Windows license to pay for, and if you're only running a small batch of ROMs there's really no reason to deal with Windows anyway.

--Chris

ChadTower:
Heh, yeah, 98 CDs are really really really cheap now.  I have a stack of them I got from a former employer that was tossing them in the trash.  It's probably worth buying one for each project that has 98 running it.

knave:
...Sigh...someones gotta dot...and suggest Linux...Don'cha want to compile your own kernel? LOL

I think a few cabs with the plug-and-play is the cheepest...and that is what you asked for.  1 TV, 1 hacked unit, and controls in the cheap cab.  No PC, no licensing...finito.

Biscuit:
Thanks for everyone's responses and offers.  I think I'm going to check out the Jaxx hack information on this site when the search comes back up.  Next auction isn't until September, so I have some time to ruminate.

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