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pointdablame:
--- Quote from: Green Giant on June 29, 2007, 04:36:55 pm ---
Don't forget this is Texas, we do everything here, only better.
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yeah like make politicians....
Green Giant:
I see we have a fan.
rdowdy95:
Hey Texas buddy. I live in the DFW area. Yeah get the book. My thing was that I am skilled in the knowledge of the program and getting the computer done, but woodworking and electronics I sucked at. The folks on these forums and the book helped me a great deal. I am now not scared to do woodworking and I can do somethings with wiring as well. Check out Dowdy's MAME Arcade in the project announcment forums. If I can do it anyone can.
Crowquill:
These days the best resource is to hit the wiki. There's all the basic info you need about most any type of control, cabinet, video options, etc. Once you start getting specific concerns you can post them in the forums to get others opinions.
That said, Project Arcade is well-written with lots of photos as he progresses through the build of a cabinet. Saint explains in great detail including all of the tech and wiring stuff. It's also great to have handy as a reference in the workshop as some detail crosses your mind. On the included CD you'll also find the plans for the cabinet that he builds in the book as well as the Ultimate Arcade II plans (which is probably the most common cab that gets built).
And even though the book gives an excellent walkthrough of the build process, make sure you spend a little time going through both the 'Examples' link on the main page and browse through the [rul=http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/board,10.0.html]Project Announcements forum[/url] to see step-by-step some of the crazy and ingenious ideas that people come up with. On the electronics front you might try stick what people have done in the last couple years. I wouldn't waste your time reading how to do keyboard and mouse hacks when there are dedicated products made to replace that and do it better. Check out the interfaces from both Ultimarc and Groovy Game Gear.
When you're ready to buy arcade parts check out the Buy/Sell/Trade forum where Divemaster, Ponyboy, and others will save you some decent cash.
These forums are probably the friendliest and most helpful you will ever find. Good luck with the project!
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