In related news, is there an SD card reader at the shop? I couldn't
find one, and the one in my laptop seems to have broken...
Simon
On 10/22/2016 11:54 PM, James Keener wrote:
OK, I just didn't know the arrangement (donation or loan) :) I know where he went! I visited his factory a few months ago:)
Sorry, just sticking my nose where it doesn't belong!
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 10:55 PM, Yevgeniy Soroka <ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ukranians2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Its Jeremy's, but he moved to Silicon Valley 3 years ago to start
a company, and donated a bunch of stuff, including the arcade
machine. We can do what we want to it. Jeremy would only encourage
it.
-Geno
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:49 PM, James Keener <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
John, which machine? The one by the garage door that is a real
arcade box and screen with a PC in it was Jeremy Herrman's.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:28 PM, John Lewis
<oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
I am pretty sure Chad built this one.
On 10/22/2016 09:09 PM, James Keener wrote:
Not to poo-poo anyone, but is the Arcade ours or just on
loan from Jeremy? If it's ours, I'd be OK upgrading it:)
I like playing it from time-to-time when I stop in.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 9:04 PM, Eris Symms
<eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Missed the USB controls part. Either way, I can drop
off the pi tomorrow.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:03 PM, "Eris Symms"
<eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:eris.symms@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I can provide the pi 3 and the retro pie image
but I don't know much about mapping the physical
buttons via gpio.
Eris
On Oct 22, 2016 9:01 PM, "John Lewis"
<oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:oflameo2@xxxxxxxxx>>
wrote:
I think we should replace the whole thing
with a Raspberry Pi 3. I am
willing to go in for half of a New Pi and a
hdmi to vga converter.
On 10/22/2016 08:33 PM, Simon Heath wrote:
> So I've figured out how to take the arcade
machine apart enough to
> actually do stuff to it, if we want. Turns
out that the computer in
> it is *really* old, like, Pentium 4 with
512 mb of ram. I'm kind of
> amazed it still works at all. But I tried
at least seeing if I could
> get Linux or something to boot on it, and
it's too old to boot off of
> a USB drive. And I don't really feel like
burning a CD just to see if
> that thing is salvagable. It's running an
old version of software
> called Maximus Arcade.
>
> There's a pile of custom wiring to get all
the inputs and outputs
> connected to the computer, but it LOOKS
like the joysticks end up
> plugging into a USB input, the monitor is
VGA and the sound is just a
> 3.5 mm jack.
>
> So the question is, what do we want to
actually do with it? Our
> options seem to be:
>
> * Just update the software to a new version
of the same thing
> * Keep the same computer but put Linux on
it running MAME or something
> (maybe http://www.lakka.tv/)
> * Just replace the thing with a RPi
>
> I'll play around with different programs
and see if I can find one
> that works significantly better than what
we have.
>
> On the more hardware-y side, I really want
to cover the gaping holes
> next to the coin acceptor with something...
maybe plastic with cool
> laser-cut designs and LED backlighting. The
sides of the thing are
> also just aching for paint and/or decals.
Anyone have any good
> suggestions there?
>
> Simon
>
>
>
