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Cabinet marquee light only 
 
Screen -  Galaxians 
 
 
 
Dimensions of our cabinet 
 
For information on building arcade cabinets with hundreds of example projects. BYOAC is an extensive site that has been built up for over ten years. It is a goldmine of arcade cabinet building knoweldge. However this site can be quite difficult for a newbie to find his or her way around and there are some parts that haven't been updated for years. You may want to skip the 'What's New' section and many of the following menu items, but I recommend looking for the 'Example Projects' and in particular the 'Message Board' buttons near the bottom of the menu. The message board is a very active forum and a great source of advice. The 'Wiki' is also very useful and mostly up to date. 
 
 
Good measurements and plans of a Defender cabinet (we reduced all dimensions by 10% and extended the control panel depth by 3") 
 
The program that made it all possible. Emulates 1000's of games 
 
Emulates early eighties laser disc classics 
 
Excellent front-end for MAME and other emulators controlled by joysticks and buttons 
 
Technical support for MAMEWAH. The author of the program is usually on hand to answer questions. 
 
MAME Windows XP boot screen. 
 
Supplier of arcade controls and video boards for arcade monitors. Also source of information on arcade resolutions and using television as arcade monitors. 
 
Large MAME support resource 
 
The website which showed how to wire a VGA to SCART is now dead so I have reproduced the diagram I downloaded here. The pin marked 12V (8) is the one which is wired to the computer power supply.  
 
Catalogue of Arcade Emulation Software - the Absolute Reference. 
 
Archive of every game emulated by MAME 
 
To download Catver a database of games types which can be used my MAMEWAH and other front ends to categorize games. 
 
Emulator related news. 
 
Printing of control panels, side art, bezels and marquees from existing or customer designs. Our own custom design took less than two weeks from order to receiving the artwork which is not bad since it was printed in the US and shipped to the UK. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A detailed step by step account and major influence on how our cabinet was built. Showed how a cabinet could be constructed without requiring elaborate tools and carpentry techniques. 
 
A good background on the different types of cabinet, the jargon explained and a cabinet construction log of a project as the construction unfolds. 
 
 
 
If you wish to contact me. 
 
Arcade Search 
Search for other coin op related stuff.  Google, but just arcade . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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