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DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: Sir Auros on February 05, 2008, 08:22:56 pm ---The problem with your argument, of course, is that this isn't strictly an arcade collector's board, and judging from the name, the book, and probably the majority of the threads, this board seems aimed much more towards MAME cabinets.

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Reread my post.  I never said this was strictly a "collector's board".  I simply implied that many people who frequent these boards are also collectors of coin-ops.

And building MAME cabinets is not synonymous with altering a classic cab to play MAME, btw.  If that's what your beliefs are then remind me to keep you away from Chuck E. Cheese.   

yalborap:

--- Quote from: DaveMMR on February 05, 2008, 08:27:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Sir Auros on February 05, 2008, 08:22:56 pm ---The problem with your argument, of course, is that this isn't strictly an arcade collector's board, and judging from the name, the book, and probably the majority of the threads, this board seems aimed much more towards MAME cabinets.

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Reread my post.  I never said this was strictly a "collector's board".  I simply implied that many people who frequent these boards are also collectors of coin-ops.

And building MAME cabinets is not synonymous with altering a classic cab to play MAME, btw.  If that's what your beliefs are then remind me to keep you away from Chuck E. Cheese.   

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...Dammit, now I want to sneak into a Chuck E. Cheese in the middle of the night and use J-Pacs and Mini-ITX boards to convert all the machines to mame.

Sir Auros:
Re:DaveMMR

I read it correctly the first time. Maybe if people feel that strongly, they should stick more to the collector's boards or just stay out of project announcements if they can't behave themselves.

I just got around to reading csa3d's project thread all the way through (I'd only read the last page up to now), and the critical responses from CheffoJeffo, Level42, and leapinlew were more than reasonable. However, Fozzy the Bear (sorry bro, I'm with you on SlikStik, but not this) and FrizzleFried turned things nasty when the thread was revived recently.

I'll admit that I probably misspoke when saying that there are a lot of ---uvula--- collectors here. I assumed that more people than just those two were giving him a hard time based on this thread and the final page of his.

I think it was brandon who said that it's just a vocal minority that ---smurfette--- and moan. I suppose he's right.

Finally, I never implied that MAME cabinets were built from scratch or entirely conversions. However, I'd put money on most MAME cabs being conversions. There's no way to prove or disprove that, but it seems logical to me.

Avrus:

--- Quote from: Sir Auros on February 05, 2008, 04:33:30 pm ---In case anyone wants to see an example of what I'm talking about...

BYOAC regulars scare off newb. Congratulations, you guys saved a cabinet...in Estonia.

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I'm not a collector by any stretch ... but that guy is a complete ---meecrob--- for doing that to a Smash TV cabinet.

That would be likened to taking a '69 corvette stingray in good condition and modding it into some off road monstrosity.

Like, it was still playable, and the control panel was in great shape. 

Avrus:

--- Quote from: Sir Auros on February 05, 2008, 08:48:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: Avrus on February 05, 2008, 08:46:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: Sir Auros on February 05, 2008, 04:33:30 pm ---In case anyone wants to see an example of what I'm talking about...

BYOAC regulars scare off newb. Congratulations, you guys saved a cabinet...in Estonia.

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I'm not a collector by any stretch ... but that guy is a complete ---meecrob--- for doing that to a Smash TV cabinet.

That would be likened to taking a '69 corvette stingray in good condition and modding it into some off road monstrosity.

Like, it was still playable, and the control panel was in great shape. 

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 :timebomb: Then go to ---smurfing--- Estonia and get it from him.

He's modding the Stingray on Neptune, do you still want to save it?

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Maybe you and I just differ?  Like I said, I'm not a collector but I can appreciate how rare and how beautiful a working, good condition Smash TV cabinet is. 

Yes, if he was modding the Stingary on Neptune, I would pay shipping (through UPS no less) to have it shipped to Canada to save it.  Also, imagine the response one would get in a Stingray enthusiasts forum.

If I had a spare thousand or so I would buy the Smash TV cabinet off him as well because it's a travesty.

Just because someone can do something, doesn't mean they should.

You do realize this is a hobby filled with arcade enthusiasts right?

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