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Steve SI · 02-02-2012, 16:18

Hopefully they release the board soon and I can get to work on it.

I just got a new 7" screen today that runs at 800 x 480 to go in my second mod(something larger than a Game Boy, maybe a NES or something along those lines).

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waveform · 02-02-2012, 22:15

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Originally Posted by Steve SI

Ah well...

That's enough porn for me for tonight....

Steve SI · 02-02-2012, 22:35

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Originally Posted by waveform

Ah well...

That's enough porn for me for tonight....

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waveform · 04-02-2012, 00:04

http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/gen...the-80s/page-2

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Originally Posted by ToastyTwo

MakerBot…? Now you've made me jealous…

Oh....if he only knew the half of it!

Steve SI · 04-02-2012, 01:32

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Originally Posted by waveform

http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/gen...the-80s/page-2

Oh....if he only knew the half of it!

Steve SI · 07-02-2012, 04:19

I managed to get a version of MAME compiled and running on an accurate RaspPi virtual machine(connected via localhost vnc to a Qemu machine running arm debian emulating the correct arm architecture running in a virtualbox machine on my pc).

A pain to get it to work but I'm getting there. The version of mame I've got working is the very old 0.35 Beta 3 which was released in feb 1999. So its not great and running very slowly with all the loop holes I have to jump through to get it to work.

Anyway, it can be done and once I have my hands on the real hardware I can hopefully get a more modern and more stable version working and have a look at getting other emulators running.

I mean I cant have a Game Boy computer that doesn't run a Game Boy emulator

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Steve SI · 20-02-2012, 20:02

Right, the Raspberry Pi should be with us next week according to the website

Here's a revised video of the 3D model I'm using to plan everything(old model was 1.3mm to short in length and 1.3mm to wide for some reason). Also, music is better in the one

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K.O.Kiki · 21-02-2012, 11:23

Question: how are you going to make the buttons/dpad work?

Steve SI · 21-02-2012, 17:33

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Originally Posted by K.O.Kiki

Question: how are you going to make the buttons/dpad work?

That's undecided as of yet. I might wire them up to a very small mini keyboard(which would be stripped down to the bare essentials) and use the dpad as cursor keys and the rest of the buttons as maybe Escape, Enter, etc etc.

Or I might not use them as buttons at all. It all depends on how the whole thing turns out.

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waveform · 21-02-2012, 18:01

Question:

Are you pissed off that you cannot buy 2 during the first batch?

**EnterNow** · 21-02-2012, 18:07

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Originally Posted by waveform

Question:

Are you pissed off that you cannot buy 2 during the first batch?

I doubt it, if anything, he bought the whole batch

Steve SI · 21-02-2012, 18:11

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Originally Posted by waveform

Question:

Are you pissed off that you cannot buy 2 during the first batch?

Maybe, although my brother, mother, neighbour and my girlfriends workplace might get an interest in Raspberry Pi boards if I really want more than one

I'll probably stick to the one board though, as they'll have more in march and I probably wont have any time to spend on the mod before then anyway.

I'm heading away for a few weeks shortly and hope I dont miss it when they go on sale. It'd really piss me off to be on a plane for 11 hours and for them to go on sale then.
They'll sell out very fast.

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**CiDeRmAn** · 21-02-2012, 18:47

I'm wondering, is there any chance, if the first gen of the Gameboy PC works out, would you be willing to build some for A&R regulars?
I would be very interested in a GB-PC capable of running some emulators right off the bat.
All I'd be looking to do would be to load my legally owned Public Domain roms on it, of course!
I'm guessing that one would be limited to the 8-bit systems as there aren't enough buttons for later consoles....

I wonder if it would work in a PSP? No, too slim

A Lynx on the other hand....

**EnterNow** · 21-02-2012, 18:50

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Originally Posted by CiDeRmAn

I wonder if it would work in a PSP? No, too slim

A Lynx on the other hand....

A PSP with the UMD drive stripped out might house one...& at least then you'd have the extra buttons & a 16:9 screen

**CiDeRmAn** · 21-02-2012, 18:58

The possibilities!
Only thing is, running the screen and buttons, you'd have to get driver software for the controls in there, it sounds like a considerable job.
Would be most cool though!

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02-02-2012, 16:18	#16
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,261 Adverts \| Friends	Hopefully they release the board soon and I can get to work on it. I just got a new 7" screen today that runs at 800 x 480 to go in my second mod(something larger than a Game Boy, maybe a NES or something along those lines). .

07-02-2012, 04:19	#21
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,261 Adverts \| Friends	I managed to get a version of MAME compiled and running on an accurate RaspPi virtual machine(connected via localhost vnc to a Qemu machine running arm debian emulating the correct arm architecture running in a virtualbox machine on my pc). A pain to get it to work but I'm getting there. The version of mame I've got working is the very old 0.35 Beta 3 which was released in feb 1999. So its not great and running very slowly with all the loop holes I have to jump through to get it to work. Anyway, it can be done and once I have my hands on the real hardware I can hopefully get a more modern and more stable version working and have a look at getting other emulators running. I mean I cant have a Game Boy computer that doesn't run a Game Boy emulator .

20-02-2012, 20:02	#22
Steve SI Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 5,261 Adverts \| Friends	Right, the Raspberry Pi should be with us next week according to the website Here's a revised video of the 3D model I'm using to plan everything(old model was 1.3mm to short in length and 1.3mm to wide for some reason). Also, music is better in the one .

21-02-2012, 11:23	#23
K.O.Kiki Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dublin Posts: 8,670 Adverts \| Friends	Question: how are you going to make the buttons/dpad work?

21-02-2012, 18:01	#25
waveform Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cork - Arcade & Retro Posts: 1,998 Adverts \| Friends	Question: Are you pissed off that you cannot buy 2 during the first batch?

21-02-2012, 18:47	#28
CiDeRmAn Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Black Mesa can kiss my bankrupt ass! Posts: 12,829 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arcade & Retro, Arcade & Retro Marketplace	I'm wondering, is there any chance, if the first gen of the Gameboy PC works out, would you be willing to build some for A&R regulars? I would be very interested in a GB-PC capable of running some emulators right off the bat. All I'd be looking to do would be to load my legally owned Public Domain roms on it, of course! I'm guessing that one would be limited to the 8-bit systems as there aren't enough buttons for later consoles.... I wonder if it would work in a PSP? No, too slim A Lynx on the other hand....

21-02-2012, 18:58	#30
CiDeRmAn Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Black Mesa can kiss my bankrupt ass! Posts: 12,829 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arcade & Retro, Arcade & Retro Marketplace	The possibilities! Only thing is, running the screen and buttons, you'd have to get driver software for the controls in there, it sounds like a considerable job. Would be most cool though!