On 08/22/13 14:50, Jim MacKenzie wrote:
Currently I don't think it would work in the mame cabinet, I'm not sure
it's even designed to
Then all is resolved as far as I'm concerned. For now, the easiest
option is to copy Justin's multi-machine work to that 1TB hard drive and
add it as an additional feature to the existing lounge workstation that
someone can choose to run amoung all the other general purpose stuff
that machine can do.
My philosophy (if I can call it that) is that a hackerspace ought to
have at least one really powerful general purpose server that is open to
all members for use (the VM server fills this role) and at least one
powerful, general purpose, dual-boot workstation with a good graphics
card that's open for use and that is setup in an way to encourages
people come and use for whatever with it.
(ideally on a cart that can go anywhere and not tied to a lounge)
Space permitting, it's fine also have a certain number of dedicated,
special purpose computers set up (3D printer workstation, Winitron) as
long as we never sacrifice the existence of one general purpose
workstation to do so.
A dedicated machine that's already booted to the dedicated environment
does have major enticement value as we've seen with the Winitron.
Space wise it would not make sense for us to have a dedicated
Justin-multi-machine/MAME computer set up while still also having that
MAME labeled arcade cabinet taking up separate space... if it's going to
be a dedicated machine then the hackerspace should have it in either one
form or the other and not have both taking up space. If someone does
have intentions for that cabinet to run this eventually, the best thing
to do in the interium is make available the Justin setup on the general
purpose machine so we have it, but aren't taking up more space to do so.
Less enticing, but at least dedicated and a little more secure from
other people messing with it (if labeled) would be to have the
Justin-multi-emulation setup on a small workstation (not the best
general purpose one) on the lounge shelves as yet another "console" for
loungers to choose from amoung, NES, PS/3, Ouya etc.
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