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BYOAC is all about building arcade cabinets and controls to capture that arcade feeling at home. A lot of people will look at an arcade cabinet and say "Hey, that looks easy- it's just a screen, some wood and some buttons.", but arcade cabinets aren't quite as simple as many people think. Here's a good place to start learning about the various ins and outs of arcade machines in general.
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BYOAC is all about building arcade cabinets and controls to capture that arcade feeling at home. A lot of people will look at an arcade cabinet and say "Hey, that looks easy - it's just a screen, some wood and some buttons.", but arcade cabinets aren't quite as simple as many people think. Here's a good place to start learning about the various ins and outs of arcade machines in general.
  
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==Basic Arcade Cabinet Information==
 
* [[Arcade Cabinet]]
 
* [[Arcade Cabinet]]
** [[Control Panel]]
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** [[Marquee]]
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** [[Control panel]]
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** [[Bezel]]
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** [[Coin Doors|Coin door]]
 
* [[Basic guide to build a cabinet]]
 
* [[Basic guide to build a cabinet]]
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* [[Notes_on_converting_a_cabinet|Converting a Cabinet]]
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* [[Restoration|Restoring an Old Cabinet]]
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* [[Connecting a PC to an Arcade Cabinet|Connecting a PC to an Arcade Cabinet (an overview)]]
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* [[Glossary]]
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==Additional Cabinet Types==
 
* [[Desktop control panel|No space for a full cab? Try a desktop control panel]]
 
* [[Desktop control panel|No space for a full cab? Try a desktop control panel]]
 
* [[Bemani or DDR arcade|The Bemani/Dance arcade experience]]
 
* [[Bemani or DDR arcade|The Bemani/Dance arcade experience]]
* [[Connecting a PC to an Arcade Cabinet|Connecting a PC to an Arcade Cabinet (an overview)]]
 
 
* [[JAMMA]]
 
* [[JAMMA]]
* [[Restoration]]
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [[Controls]]
 
* [[Controls]]
 
* [[Software]]
 
* [[Software]]
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* [[Examples]]
  
 
[[Category:Portals]]
 
[[Category:Portals]]
 
[[Category:Index]]
 
[[Category:Index]]
 
[[Category:Basics]]
 
[[Category:Basics]]

Latest revision as of 09:41, 27 September 2009

BYOAC Portal Basics

BYOAC is all about building arcade cabinets and controls to capture that arcade feeling at home. A lot of people will look at an arcade cabinet and say "Hey, that looks easy - it's just a screen, some wood and some buttons.", but arcade cabinets aren't quite as simple as many people think. Here's a good place to start learning about the various ins and outs of arcade machines in general.

Basic Arcade Cabinet Information

Additional Cabinet Types

See Also