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patrickl:

--- Quote from: Pops on September 11, 2007, 08:28:23 am ---Acrylic is less inclined to scratch up than plexy so good choice.
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Actually Plexiglass is a brand name for and Acrylic  product. So they are the same. Lexan (brandname for Polycarbonate) does scratch easier, but is tougher and easier to work with.

mike_bike_kite:
Acrylic: I'm not intending to bend it - I just want a counter top with the controls - buttons & maybe joysticks - coming through it and the LCD screen  below. Tempered glass might be beyond me to drill.

I've tried turning the LCD around and it looks ok as long as I have a slight angle to it when fixed. My son currently has the 17" screen but I haven't told him it's going inside the new machine (I'll quietly swap it over one night with another LCD). I do have a spare CRT screen but it's 15".

If I put all the game folders in a USB stick then I could just grab the stick - shove on a few more games and plug it back in. Only problem would be if the folders are writen to a lot then the stick would break down after a while.

I've just ordered the buttons, I-Pac etc and started the install win 98 on the donor PC. I've already loaded power mame but I'll give Mala a shot to - wasn't she the girl in the film fight club?

Mike

shardian:

--- Quote from: mike_bike_kite on September 11, 2007, 04:01:11 pm ---... mame but I'll give Mala a shot to - wasn't she the girl in the film fight club?


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That would be Marla. ;D

Dudeman:
OK...

We don't talk about Fight Club.

mike_bike_kite:
Everything is going well - I've rebuilt an old PC with Win 98. I've ordered all the buttons etc and I'll be drilling a test rig up this weekend to try all the buttons on for when they arrive.

I also quite like Mala (and Marla) as well but I have a few small questions:


* How do I get Mala to show the images (snaps) for a game and show them as an array I can navigate around (left/right & up/down)?
* How do I get Mala to recognise the Arcade Jukebox software?
* Then how do you navigate easily between Mala and the new jukebox?
* If I replace the windows shell with Mala is there an easy way of getting back to the shell in future ie could it be picked as a game?
* Where can you buy 250mm case fans?
Mike

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