Gamecube Laptop

The Maggot · Post by **The Maggot** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 6:56 am

Hello everyone!

Im new here at benhecks forum. Today i used paint (awesome, huh?!

) to show you guys my idea about a GC Laptop.

The overwiev. The "so called" M3 can play gba games from a sd or cf memory card.

The left side and the back of the unit. I think i don't add batteries, it takes a lot of space and they are heavy. And expensive.

Please comment what you think.

OprahDust · Post by **OprahDust** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:30 am

well its worth a shot...

let us know how it goes

couple questions though

what screen are you using?

are you putting in a modchip?

when are you gonna get started?

The Maggot · Post by **The Maggot** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:06 am

OprahDust wrote:well its worth a shot...

let us know how it goes

couple questions though

what screen are you using?

are you putting in a modchip?

when are you gonna get started?

Yes, when i make some progress i post in this thread.

I don't know exactly yet, but i think about the 9.2" xbox 360 screen. Maybe i use a vga screen BTW.

Yes, a chip called Duo Q

I first need a cube :p and the gc gameboy player and the screen, after that i can begin with the work.

Got any better parts to recommend?

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:07 pm

If it was me, i'd leave out the GB Player. IMO, it would be a waste of space and I wouldn't use it much. But I guess its up to you, since you will be the one actually using it. Just my two cents...

EDIT: Unless of course you are wanting to use something like the R4DS or M3 or similar device, in which case it IS a good idea.

schmellyfart · Post by **schmellyfart** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 9:10 pm

I know that some company(forget the name) made a GBA player that plugs into one of the memory card ports. So if space is what you want to save, then go with that.

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:50 am

It looks good in theory... hmm... ah, I think everyone should hold off on their GC laptops until we get this CF card thing finished... so you can buy the boards from us... for money... 'cause we all like money.

The Maggot · Post by **The Maggot** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:41 am

Electric Rain wrote:It looks good in theory... hmm... ah, I think everyone should hold off on their GC laptops until we get this CF card thing finished... so you can buy the boards from us... for money... 'cause we all like money.

Haha, thats right, we all like money

Are you making some progress on that thing? Im very intressed to buy one of those things if it works flawlessly

Sorry if my english is bad, i do my best and i hope you at least understand what i say

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:09 am

Electric Rain wrote:It looks good in theory... hmm... ah, I think everyone should hold off on their GC laptops until we get this CF card thing finished... so you can buy the boards from us... for money... 'cause we all like money.

You aren't likely gonna sell any of my boards. If you wanna make profit make your own one.

The Maggot: check out this post: http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=18006

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:18 am

andoba wrote:
Electric Rain wrote:It looks good in theory... hmm... ah, I think everyone should hold off on their GC laptops until we get this CF card thing finished... so you can buy the boards from us... for money... 'cause we all like money.
You aren't likely gonna sell any of my boards. If you wanna make profit make your own one.

The Maggot: check out this post: http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=18006

Hah! Your boards are nice, but I ALWAYS make my own boards even if the one supplied is perfect.

Besides, I'm saying "us". You know, the group. Can't we split the profit?

Err... that might get complicated... well, we'll cross that road when/if we come to it. First we have to get the d@mn thing working.

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:26 am

Then why you haven't made your own yet? That should be made in 2 days, why you haven't done it in that much time?

And if I sell them, I would only ask for the components price and the time used on soldering everything. And a 1$ donation.

Of course, you can get my CAD files, change the name and sell them for 150$, but that would be a bit dirty, wouldn't it?

Maggot, good luck with your portable. It looks awesome, what are you gonna use for the case? Are you gonna put a keyboard? For GCLinux, PSO, etc...

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:58 pm

andoba wrote:Then why you haven't made your own yet? That should be made in 2 days, why you haven't done it in that much time?

Heh... making the PCBs isn't in any way the hard part, for me. Oh, plus I'm broke.

Post by **marshallh** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:44 pm

andoba: If ER talks too much, that's normal; just ignore him.

Wait till you see how bulky the GC disc drive is... yeesh

Electric Rain · Post by **Electric Rain** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:11 pm

marshallh wrote:andoba: If ER talks too much, that's normal; just ignore him.

-_- You're kinda startin' to get on my nerves, Marshall.

andoba: If Marshall gives up on his projects too much, that's normal; he has a short attention span. OOOHH, BURNINATED!

andoba · Post by **andoba** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:53 pm

Electric Rain wrote:
andoba wrote:Then why you haven't made your own yet? That should be made in 2 days, why you haven't done it in that much time?
Heh... making the PCBs isn't in any way the hard part, for me. Oh, plus I'm broke.

Dude, designing PCB boards is free. Suposing that you have a computer with Windows or any UNIX based OS (what I suppose so).

And, which harder parts are apart from making the PCB?

I think, flash an EEPROM, flashing the FPGA, and oven soldering isn't that hard.

The Maggot · Post by **The Maggot** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:06 am

andoba wrote:Maggot, good luck with your portable. It looks awesome, what are you gonna use for the case? Are you gonna put a keyboard? For GCLinux, PSO, etc...

Thanks!

Im not sure yet. It depends on which screen i use.
No, im not really sure what gclinux is, but what i get from google it's some kind of media center device for the cube, am i right?
Is there any gc howebrew or games that can use a keyboard? The only game i know is phantasy star.

Maybe a keyboard wasn't a bad idea. Thanks!