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Computer
The computer consists of:
- AMD Athlon 900 MHz
- ABIT KT7A motherboard
- 512 M memory
- GeForce2 video card
- 80 gig Seagate harddisk
I built a tiny Linux system based on
BusyBox
that is loaded as a ramdisk image at startup.
It boots very fast and runs
AdvanceMENU
and xmame.
While the root filesystem is in memory, the MAME ROMs and data
like high scores are stored on the harddisk.
The Seagate harddisk uses fluid dynamic bearings that enable
it to be very quiet.
Monitor
The cabinet was designed to fit through 30-inch doors in a home, which means
the size of the monitor is limited. I chose a 25-inch TV from
Curtis Mathes
that accepts S-Video input and does not have speakers on the side.
Its dimensions are 21.3 x 24 x 20.8 (HxWxD) and it weighs about
64 pounds.
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The cabinet was designed to fit through 30-inch doors in a home, which means
the size of the monitor is limited. I chose a 25-inch TV from
Curtis Mathes
that accepts S-Video input and does not have speakers on the side.
Its dimensions are 21.3 x 24 x 20.8 (HxWxD) and it weighs about
64 pounds.