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Restoring vs. Maming a cabinet - The complete rule book
Paladin:
Man, when did this board go from a fun place to plan and make arcade cabinets to a crusade to save all original cabs? I've made a cab from scratch, converted a working classic cocktail, and restored cabinets that had been "hellcade" worthy conversions. To me this is just a fun hobby, but both here and on the KLOV forums I'm seeing more and more people who think that we're destroying our nations heritage or something.
As far as I'm concerned you can do whatever the heck you want with any cab you buy or build. The goal should be to make yourself happy, not worry if you're going to upset some arcade purist. This is just a HOBBY people, based on machines that were designed simply to make a buck and then be resold, converted to play something else and eventually tossed out. I'm not saying that they don't hold any intrisic value, but lately some people seem to have lost perspective of how "important" these big old toys are.
If you find yourself getting upset at someones plans for a cab, by all means point out the alternatives to them - but then take a step back, take a deep breath and tell yourself that it's only a hobby.
RayB:
To answer the main quesiton: There is no "morality". Just the opinions of a bunch of grumpy old men.
Singapura:
In my opinion it depends how rare a cab is. If there are thousands around or if they are still made, do whatever you like. But if you mame a rare classic you should use the same methods modern restorers use on paintings or buildings. Make everything that is not in line with the original design reversible. If you want to put in an LCD screen, do it in a way that it can be removed without damage. Same goes with the CP, don't drill holes in it where they don't belong. If you want to repaint, use the original paint etc. etc. It's your cab so you can do whatever you like with it but in my opinion there is a moral obligation to preserve history.
Fozzy The Bear:
You're not looking for an ethics guide.... You're just looking to deflect what you see as negative attention away from the project thread you started.
As you want it posted here:
The supply of original complete cabs is not inexhaustible. They were made in relatively limited numbers. Most of them are already gone. In a few years there will be NONE of them left.
To destroy and mangle a complete one like you have done and then to come on here to brag about the supposed achievement, remains very sad and depressing. I still weep for the loss of this classic.
And it does bring this forum into disrepute!
I can only agree with DaveMMR and FrizzleFried. It's quite clear that you still don't understand what it is you have done to a historically important item.
--- Quote from: csa3d on February 03, 2008, 04:27:24 pm ---1. It was probably close to being "complete", but did not work, nor never worked upon purchase. I wouldn't not have mamed it if I saw it was working at time of purchase. Give me SOME credit.
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Utter rubbish! In the first post of your project thread you claimed that when you powered it up there was some hum from the speakers and that it was making game sounds, but the screen was black. You then later claimed that it didn't boot up at all! If it was making game sounds then it was running the game! the only thing that was actually defective was the monitor or cabling.
Now you want credit for this destruction??
To part out and Mame a classic dedicated cabinet, that was clearly functional apart from the monitor and more or less complete is totally unacceptable and has NEVER been acceptable. Nor is it welcomed here.
There IS a moral responsibility to history and our heritage. What is the point of destroying parting out and mangling what we are supposed to be preserving!!
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
leapinlew:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 03, 2008, 07:20:34 pm ---Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Best Regards? Really Fozzy? ;)
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