Arcade in a box got me thinking


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Posted by Nick Chambers on 28, 2001 at 12:52 PM:

Arcade in a box is a decent idea, heck it got the old noodle churning.

I'm thinking more about portability. I could carry my computer to my friends house, but what a pain. What if I built a system in an easily portable case. I could put flush mounts for a/v, power, usb, gameport and the like on the outside, so I would basically have an emulation console. I would plug the thing into power and a/v on a tv. I have 2 sidewinder hacks that plug into eachother. and I have almost all of the parts that I need to get started, but I need some help with the case. I was thinking maybe one of those aluminum briefcases, or maybe some type of wooden suitcase. I will be putting in a MB, power supply, HD, and video card. I hope I can get away with no keyboard / no floppy with this Motherboard. Sound is built in. Any other ideas on what sort of case I should use? Making one is not out of the question, but I need it to be strong, but no too heavy. Wood Ideas would be appreciated if you think I should build it. I have been to a couple of thrift stores, and come close to something workable, but not ideal.

-Nick



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