Go ahead and point out to me how many people have used Linux in their documented MAME cabinet project. I've visited nearly all the 800 or so cabinets submitted to BYOAC (even seen the ones that are gone/404'd now) I'd wager that I can count on one hand the number that were linux based (less than 5 out of 800, fairly uncommon I'd say). When people used underpowered machines in MAME cabinet they tended to use DOS, (which is what I did) because they were more familiar with DOS than linux. This guy's cabinet uses LINUX because that's what he is familiar with.
I know people have done it before. But did they document it on a website...? Did they use linux AND an arcade monitor using a VGA cable hack?
I've seen very few non-mutilator (which is a subjective label) MAME "conversions" of classic cabinets. Show me 3 examples of classic conversions (and they can't be any done by OSCAR ) besides this guys' millipede that were totally reversible/no damage to the original.
*shrug* YMMV but I don't care how much you pay for gas anyways.
A. He used linux (not totally unique but fairly rare in the MAME cabinet scene)
B. He MAME'd a classic cabinet but did not mutilate it. He took great care to make sure all his modifications reversible and not alter the original classic cabinet/game (upon penalty of death from his s.o.)
III. I dunno... but felt a third point was needed.
4. It was featured in Sci amercia... only cabinet to be featured there IIRC =P
It's not necessarily the best/ultimate MAME cabinet... but it is unique and has enough unique about it to be of use/interest of those in the MAME cabinet building community. (especially if you considered using linux or mameing a classic cabinet without mutilating it... I still have nightmares from the MAME'd star wars cabinet and the guy who cut the wings off a Mint Dig Dug to fit a 4 player control panel...*shudder*)
freemameroms.com
you know... the tombstones-esque mame rom cd burning service...
That's what I did for my mame cabinet so i could relive the classics on "real" controls...
*Shrug*
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That's kinda funny - using the original voice recordings...
They ran out of money , or so the legend goes, so they couldn't have real voice actors so they used people on the crew.. i.e. daphne's voice was the office secretary, etc...
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>I have a colecovision and a handful of games, that >doesn't entitle me to run anything other than THOSE >versions of THOSE games in mame.
actually, no... it might give you license to run those game images in MESS's colecovision emulator... but unless you have the ARCADE PCB you only making yourself feel better about your piracy... Of course you're still better than me... I don't even have the colecovision carts of the games in my MAME cabinet... *Shrug*
quickssl bought out and uses equifaxes (if i recall correctly) cert company/business.. and uses that authority which most browsers going back to at least 3x or earlier (for ie and netscape) that are recognized without popup/error/warnings.
FWIW I've used this cert before for a site.. it was quick, easy , and cheap...
It's my understanding you used to work at an ad agency or other type of marketing gig. Do you use some of the same creative juices to come up with some of the parodies and themes for the show?
Another Independent game festival and a pretty addictive java based browser based game insaniquarium (it starts off slow, is a simple game, and carpal tunnel inducing, but stick with it, it gets better)
The Antares Autotune has been available in rack form for quite a while... You'd be surprised how many rock acts lean a little too heavily on that device to clean up their live vocal performances...
hell Rosie O'donnel thanked the device in her christmas CD (although c'mon... in-tune/key bad music is still bad music)
Job Fair (just left a resume in a box and got a call back in this instance), Monster.com listing, and finally sunday paper ad (never thought I'd get that one).
the what color is your parachute book has a lot of neat info for job seekers FWIW. My philosophy (like anyone cares) is to spread it around... check monster, visit company sites that you know are in the area, hit up friends that work at places you'd like to work at, job fairs, newspaper(s), etc... something is bound to turn up... right?! =P
Slashdot Mirror
"Be that as it may, portability is a sorry excuse these days not to include a GUI,"
The source is available, if you feel up to that task =P But if you are just figuring out the "OK" answer, I doubt you're up to it.
*shrug*
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Go ahead and point out to me how many people have used Linux in their documented MAME cabinet project. I've visited nearly all the 800 or so cabinets submitted to BYOAC (even seen the ones that are gone/404'd now) I'd wager that I can count on one hand the number that were linux based (less than 5 out of 800, fairly uncommon I'd say). When people used underpowered machines in MAME cabinet they tended to use DOS, (which is what I did) because they were more familiar with DOS than linux. This guy's cabinet uses LINUX because that's what he is familiar with.
I know people have done it before. But did they document it on a website...? Did they use linux AND an arcade monitor using a VGA cable hack?
I've seen very few non-mutilator (which is a subjective label) MAME "conversions" of classic cabinets. Show me 3 examples of classic conversions (and they can't be any done by OSCAR )
besides this guys' millipede that were totally reversible/no damage to the original.
*shrug* YMMV but I don't care how much you pay for gas anyways.
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What is mostly unique about this project is that:
A. He used linux (not totally unique but fairly rare in the MAME cabinet scene)
B. He MAME'd a classic cabinet but did not mutilate it. He took great care to make sure all his modifications reversible and not alter the original classic cabinet/game (upon penalty of death from his s.o.)
III. I dunno... but felt a third point was needed.
4. It was featured in Sci amercia... only cabinet to be featured there IIRC =P
It's not necessarily the best/ultimate MAME cabinet... but it is unique and has enough unique about it to be of use/interest of those in the MAME cabinet building community. (especially if you considered using linux or mameing a classic cabinet without mutilating it... I still have nightmares from the MAME'd star wars cabinet and the guy who cut the wings off a Mint Dig Dug to fit a 4 player control panel...*shudder*)
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Frostillicus Rotating Control Panel Mame Cabinet
1up's original rotating cabinet PacMamea
None of these projects would be possible without ArcadeControls.com and it's excellent Message Board/Community
Discussion of Top 20 most inspirational mame cabinets
*shrug*
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UberCade
It doesn't run Linux, but I do have a removable star wars yoke, so that should count for something, right?
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Good call...
I forgot all about that one.
I also want to mention Mr. Big from the arcade game NARC (which you could "vote" for at the end of the article) He was just sickly hard to defeat.
*Shrug*
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I'm not sure if this is more than rumor or not (but surprised others haven't noted this yet... was hoping for more info on /.)
check out this hex edit of the gcache
and this guy might need a tin foil hat but has some points... *Shrug*
interesting at least... eh?
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Ammo Arcade
The toggle "safety" power switch is what totally "makes" this one IMHO
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freemameroms.com you know... the tombstones-esque mame rom cd burning service... That's what I did for my mame cabinet so i could relive the classics on "real" controls... *Shrug* E.
This sounds suspicioulsy like skee ball and other "redemption" based games...
If I get 20,000 tickets I may finally get that 19.99 toaster I always wanted =(
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That's kinda funny - using the original voice recordings...
They ran out of money , or so the legend goes, so they couldn't have real voice actors so they used people on the crew.. i.e. daphne's voice was the office secretary, etc...
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>I have a colecovision and a handful of games, that >doesn't entitle me to run anything other than THOSE >versions of THOSE games in mame.
actually, no... it might give you license to run those game images in MESS's colecovision emulator... but unless you have the ARCADE PCB you only making yourself feel better about your piracy... Of course you're still better than me... I don't even have the colecovision carts of the games in my MAME cabinet... *Shrug*
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http://www.bluevibrator.com/internet-vibrator.html for those who immediately jumped to the pr0n possibilities...
I guess that saying about the pr0n industry really pushing the envelope of internet technology as a driving force is true, then...
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quickssl bought out and uses equifaxes (if i recall correctly) cert company/business.. and uses that authority which most browsers going back to at least 3x or earlier (for ie and netscape) that are recognized without popup/error/warnings.
FWIW I've used this cert before for a site.. it was quick, easy , and cheap...
e.
It's my understanding you used to work at an ad agency or other type of marketing gig. Do you use some of the same creative juices to come up with some of the parodies and themes for the show?
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Another Independent game festival and a pretty addictive java based browser based game insaniquarium
(it starts off slow, is a simple game, and carpal tunnel inducing, but stick with it, it gets better)
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I've seen this about 6 months ago at a BJ's warehouse in CT (USA).
*shrug*
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Micheal Jordon?
The Antares Autotune has been available in rack form for quite a while... You'd be surprised how many rock acts lean a little too heavily on that device to clean up their live vocal performances...
hell Rosie O'donnel thanked the device in her christmas CD (although c'mon... in-tune/key bad music is still bad music)
*Shrug*
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HELMET It worked, sir. We have the combination.
SKROOB Great. Now we can take every last breath
fresh air from planet Druidia. What's the combination?
SANDURZ One, two, three, four, five.
SKROOB One, two, three, four, five?
SANDURZ That's amazing. I've got the same combination
on my luggage. Prepare Spaceball 1 for immediate departure.
SANDURZ Yes, sir.
SKROOB, SANDURZ, and HELMET start walking out
the door.
SKROOB And change the combination on my luggage.
Another more interesting series of links about google bombing Corante.com article on google bombing and another one here focused on weblogs influence on the rankings (cause they are indexed every day (or multiple times) and newer/fresher page views/links are weighted higher in the google algo.
aptly titled rubberbandguns.com they also have a gatling gun called the devestator (sic)
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I've gotten jobs by the following methods:
Job Fair (just left a resume in a box and got a call back in this instance), Monster.com listing, and finally sunday paper ad (never thought I'd get that one).
the what color is your parachute book has a lot of neat info for job seekers FWIW. My philosophy (like anyone cares) is to spread it around... check monster, visit company sites that you know are in the area, hit up friends that work at places you'd like to work at, job fairs, newspaper(s), etc... something is bound to turn up... right?! =P
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Don't cross the streams... crossing the streams would be bad =P
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George Lucas can kiss his credibility "bye-bye-bye" (as if!?)
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