You mean like my hacked Websurfer? If they follow up on their promise of free
open source development tools then a mame port would prove a minor exercise.
I spent $50, some old used parts, and about 15 hours building my own version of
this box with much less power or features. It dual boots linux/winblows, runs
MAME, ZSNES, plays mp3s, controls my X10 modules throughout the house,
plays PC games but has no hardware 3D, connects to the web (but TV is no good
for surfing). I can remote control my office machine to check up on download or
compile progress. The main advantage is that it's in my living room, not my office.
This machine is great for what I paid for it and could even be upgraded to a DVD
player if I spent almost as much $ as a stand alone DVD, but it has no chance of
becoming a digital video recorder or a high end game machine. If the Indrema ever
makes it to market one will certainly replace my websurfer in the AV cabinet good
games or not. If it has all the features of Tivo or ReplayTV then the 50Gig drive
option would seem to a wise choice if appropriately priced. The base unit is slated
to cost $299. I know I can't build a similar unit for anywhere near that cost. An
ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon sells for almost this much alone.
That said and being an ex-game developer myself, I think there is a good chance that
there will be good games. There are lot's of talented and creative developers out
there that would love to have the chance to develop for a 'console' without having to
sell their soul to Sony or Nintendo by way of NDAs, or pay huge license fees for
lousy proprietary development tools.
It sounds like Indrema is trying to make this a no money down proposition for
developers. requiring only a per unit sold certification charge, and free certification
of freeware. This will allow small startups and amateurs to get in on the action.
They probably won't pump out the eye candy that is the main selling point on the
current consoles, but maybe we'll see a resurgence of good game play and original
ideas. The big development houses are loosing touch with their product in their
corporate race for market share. Let's bring on the youngsters and see what they
can produce after school.
-You have my permission to disagree with me but you will obviously be wrong;?)
I can confirm that the mod works fine on an HM+H rev 1.1 board. On that board, and probobly all boards that have an almost triangle shaped trace above the 5 holes on the top side, you will need to connect to the fourth hole from the optics side which is the second hole from the cable side.
Now if someone can figure out how to preform a similar mod on the pre -A model it would be great. I hate to see stuff go to waste but I can't see myself using my pre -A units with software now, and I couldn't bring myself to pass them on to a freind for their original purpose.
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You mean like my hacked Websurfer? If they follow up on their promise of free open source development tools then a mame port would prove a minor exercise.
;?)
I spent $50, some old used parts, and about 15 hours building my own version of this box with much less power or features. It dual boots linux/winblows, runs MAME, ZSNES, plays mp3s, controls my X10 modules throughout the house, plays PC games but has no hardware 3D, connects to the web (but TV is no good for surfing). I can remote control my office machine to check up on download or compile progress. The main advantage is that it's in my living room, not my office.
This machine is great for what I paid for it and could even be upgraded to a DVD player if I spent almost as much $ as a stand alone DVD, but it has no chance of becoming a digital video recorder or a high end game machine. If the Indrema ever makes it to market one will certainly replace my websurfer in the AV cabinet good games or not. If it has all the features of Tivo or ReplayTV then the 50Gig drive option would seem to a wise choice if appropriately priced. The base unit is slated to cost $299. I know I can't build a similar unit for anywhere near that cost. An ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon sells for almost this much alone.
That said and being an ex-game developer myself, I think there is a good chance that there will be good games. There are lot's of talented and creative developers out there that would love to have the chance to develop for a 'console' without having to sell their soul to Sony or Nintendo by way of NDAs, or pay huge license fees for lousy proprietary development tools.
It sounds like Indrema is trying to make this a no money down proposition for developers. requiring only a per unit sold certification charge, and free certification of freeware. This will allow small startups and amateurs to get in on the action. They probably won't pump out the eye candy that is the main selling point on the current consoles, but maybe we'll see a resurgence of good game play and original ideas. The big development houses are loosing touch with their product in their corporate race for market share. Let's bring on the youngsters and see what they can produce after school.
-You have my permission to disagree with me but you will obviously be wrong
I can confirm that the mod works fine on an HM+H rev 1.1 board. On that board, and probobly all boards that have an almost triangle shaped trace above the 5 holes on the top side, you will need to connect to the fourth hole from the optics side which is the second hole from the cable side. Now if someone can figure out how to preform a similar mod on the pre -A model it would be great. I hate to see stuff go to waste but I can't see myself using my pre -A units with software now, and I couldn't bring myself to pass them on to a freind for their original purpose.