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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.
 
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]]
 
** [[Marquee]]
 
** [[Marquee]]
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** [[Coin Doors|Coin door]]
 
** [[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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==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==

Revision as of 00:21, 15 July 2006

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