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MAME Cabinet #17

I tested the control panel out at the weekend and….it works perfectly! I have to say, I didn’t expect it to. The i-Pac worked at treat and it appears it…

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MAME Cabinet #16

The control panel is now complete and all the wiring is done – that was fun…..I think! Anyway, here’s some nice pics of my spaghetti wiring and finished panel complete…

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MAME Cabinet #15

Okay, my control panel is pretty much finished! Just need to apply some T-Molding to the edge – I didn’t have time this weekend. Anyway, the panel looks pretty cool,…

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MAME Cabinet #14

Well, the missing coin door was sent to me within a couple of days of my pointing out it’s absence to Happ Controls – so they’ve redeemed themselves a bit…

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MAME Cabinet #13

I’ve started work on my control panel. Managed to cut the groove (1/16th” router bit) for the T-Molding (after first having a practice on a spare piece of MDF, of…

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MAME Cabinet #12

I’ve given up on getting MAME to work in pure DOS. I’ve installed Windows 98 and I’ve settled for running Advance MAME in DOS mode under Windows 98. Not ideal,…

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MAME Cabinet #11

Having a nightmare trying to get my MAME computer to work on the TV. DOS works fine. Windows works fine. Anything MAME related? Nope. Doesn’t want to know. I’ve tried…

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MAME Cabinet #10

Well, all my parts from trusty Dabs turned up for the weekend but still nothing from Happ (grrrrr…..). Therefore, I set to putting the new MAME-dedicated computer together. I always put my…

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MAME Cabinet #09

I placed my order yesterday with Dabs for the parts mentioned earlier. No sign of my stuff from Happ Controls yet though. I’m also having trouble finding a 1/16″ Router Bit to do the…

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MAME Cabinet #08

Still no parcel from Happ Controls, but my I-Pac turned up very quickly. Nice one Ultimarc! I stripped down an old telephone extension cable I had lying around and took…

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