Project Ideas

Want to just shoot the breeze? Forum 42 is the place!

Moderator: Moderators

Post Reply
Geebs61
Posts: 234
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:42 pm
Location: Salem, Oregon
Contact:

Project Ideas

Post by Geebs61 »

I have run dry. I have no projects to do at the moment, and I cant think of anything. I am broke as a joke, my screen is busted. and I dont really want to make my portable NES out of a full sized NES anymore. I want a NOAC. What I am asking is, can anyone give me any good ideas on a project to do. I do have at my disposal, A crapload of PC parts. Early 80's and up. My grandpa is cleaning that stuff out though(he just threw out a 10mb scsi drive today) But I still have a lot of that stuff left. AT mobos, boxes full of old style ram. Boxes of various IC's. A few LED's. any Ideas on what I can do with this stuff?

p.s.
If anyone has a NOAC or a LCD they are willing to donate, I will say thank you and stuff. because of the no-money thing.
"Being a teenager is to experience a renaissance of the body, mind and spirit. It is to experience life at it’s fullest." - Cliff Eiffler
Sparkfist
Forum Administrator
Posts: 6754
Joined: Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:12 am
Location: Michigan

Post by Sparkfist »

If you have a computer case (towers the best) why not take what systems you have right now and make your version of the Y-Boxx. The Screensavers' Yoshi built one that had a PC, PS2, Xbox, and 2 or 3 other systems in one case. It would be something to do with the stuff you have and (sadly cost money) if you get an A/V switcher, you know conncet like 4-10 things then switch when you want something else. Then you have a collection of gaming systems all in a nice little package.

Hope you come into some money so you can work on your other projects.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too

I am a geek.
xxxeagle didnt log in

Post by xxxeagle didnt log in »

Maybe you could build a mame thats what im about to do. Im gonna build the case first then when i get my parents old computer for christmas ill downloiad mame 32 and start making the controlls and next thing you know ill have an arcade machine for my basement. Plus mames can be used as juke boxes a great thing to have around for partys and stuff like that.
SpongeBuell
Senior Member
Posts: 5190
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:52 am
Location: Colorado
Contact:

Post by SpongeBuell »

If you do that, I have a great program that I'll post for anyone that's interested... it even need a coin if you want it to :)
Life of Brian wrote:
RYW wrote:RYW:

Rare
Yellow
Weasel
I'll be honest with you - I would have never guessed that.
Geebs61
Posts: 234
Joined: Wed Jun 09, 2004 7:42 pm
Location: Salem, Oregon
Contact:

Post by Geebs61 »

do tell of this mystery software. I had planned on doing a mame cabinet a while back, but never got the materials to make the cabinet.
"Being a teenager is to experience a renaissance of the body, mind and spirit. It is to experience life at it’s fullest." - Cliff Eiffler
benheck
Site Admin
Posts: 1887
Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
Location: Wisconsin - Land of Beer and Cheese and Beer
Contact:

Post by benheck »

I know! Throw the computer stuff inside a Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Miller or Blatz box and sneak it into facilities like Jennifer Garner!
SpongeBuell
Senior Member
Posts: 5190
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:52 am
Location: Colorado
Contact:

Post by SpongeBuell »

mystery solved

I also have version 7, which I like more based on the screenshots, if you're interested.
Life of Brian wrote:
RYW wrote:RYW:

Rare
Yellow
Weasel
I'll be honest with you - I would have never guessed that.
RNS0504
Posts: 160
Joined: Wed May 12, 2004 4:03 pm
Location: Melbourne FL
Contact:

Post by RNS0504 »

"I know! Throw the computer stuff inside a Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Miller or Blatz box and sneak it into facilities like Jennifer Garner!"


LOL (dont know how to use quotes...)
Desktop: P4 1.6 GHz, 256 mb Ram, 2x 40 gb hdd, Win XP Home, Geforce 3 64 mb, 24/10/40 CDRW, 4x DVD-Rom, $1362.03 in Mid-2002
Laptop: P3-m 800 Mhz, 320 MB ram, 20 GB HDD, Win XP PRO, 8x DVD, $5 in early 2005
SpongeBuell
Senior Member
Posts: 5190
Joined: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:52 am
Location: Colorado
Contact:

Post by SpongeBuell »

:?
Life of Brian wrote:
RYW wrote:RYW:

Rare
Yellow
Weasel
I'll be honest with you - I would have never guessed that.
JackFrost22
Sir Posts-alot
Posts: 4186
Joined: Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:10 pm

Post by JackFrost22 »

I've decided I might make a similar thing to the MGDp I have a copule hundred 486s and power supplies. I could use a laptop drive. Compact flash for the hard drive. video card so I can use an lcd screen. Then somehow get a big composite lcd that takes 12 volts
Cyberblade
Posts: 154
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2004 11:18 am

Post by Cyberblade »

I know exactly what to do. You take a PS2, then a baseball bat, you got that? Good, now take the baseball bat, and apply excessive force into the bat in the direction of the PS2. Once your done with that, I'm guessing you won't have any good ideas still, but it'll have been fun while it lasted.
G-force
Moderator
Posts: 3609
Joined: Mon Apr 19, 2004 1:43 pm
Location: Sweet home Indiana
Contact:

Post by G-force »

You could make a custom controller. Like I am making a peanut butter controller. It WILL BE COOL!!! :twisted: No Mocking!
Post Reply