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It's been a long time dream of mine to put together a MAME cabinet. Preference would be to find a old broken cabinet either vertical or tabletop and install computer, display and either new or repurposed controllers.
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The Winnitron project has started! So far we have the cabinet which has been gutted, controls (two 8-way joysticks and five buttons), [http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html I-Pac] and computer. We still need a large lcd monitor (19" or greater). While we are hunting for the monitor we can start designing the graphics for the sides and top of the cabinet. See below for a blank image of the sides and top of the cabinet. Make sure to grab the high resolution version of the file before working on the design. The details for building the Winnitron reside at [http://bitcollective.ca/forums/index.php?topic=2.0 this link]. If you are going to help with the design please read this post. They want their logo displayed somewhere on the box and the graphic is linked to in the forum post.
  
What reminded me of this project again was an awesome bar in Knoxville called [http://www.fortsandersyachtclub.com/ Fort Sanders Yacht Club]. They have an incredible selection of working vintage arcade games. Definitely check it out if you are ever in Knoxville.
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Some links for inspiration:
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* [http://www.fortsandersyachtclub.com/ Fort Sanders Yacht Club]. They have an incredible selection of working vintage arcade games. Definitely check it out if you are ever in Knoxville.
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* [http://winnitron.ca/ Winnitron] and [http://bitcollective.ca/forums/#category_2 Winnitron Forums]
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* [http://www.joysticklabs.com/ Joystick Labs] Over in American Tobacco Campus.
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Latest revision as of 19:57, 23 April 2012

The Winnitron project has started! So far we have the cabinet which has been gutted, controls (two 8-way joysticks and five buttons), I-Pac and computer. We still need a large lcd monitor (19" or greater). While we are hunting for the monitor we can start designing the graphics for the sides and top of the cabinet. See below for a blank image of the sides and top of the cabinet. Make sure to grab the high resolution version of the file before working on the design. The details for building the Winnitron reside at this link. If you are going to help with the design please read this post. They want their logo displayed somewhere on the box and the graphic is linked to in the forum post.

Some links for inspiration:

Winnitron blank cabinet.png