Editing FnordJr
https://imgur.com/fvgQU0Q.gif == What? == FnordJr was basically a PC connected to an authentic arcade monitor and a bunch of arcade controls. It used to play pretty much every arcade game ever, courtesy of [http://mamedev.org/ MAME]. It's currently undergoing restoration by BenBracker & friends. Previous victims-- er, I mean, ''maintainers'' include MorganConbere, BenJencks, and AndrewFarmer. == Related Stupidity == * 2007/2008: FnordCompletionRun * Fall 2019: masquerading it as "Art Machine" and submitting it to Fandell's art class as art as it displayed some abstract art == Restoration & Maintenance == Fall 2021 updates: Raspberry Pi has been setup with Retropie OS, Emulation Station GUI, Petrock Control Block software, lr-mame 2003 for raster games, and Advance Mame for vector games. Bringup documentation available [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t8ZUPTQCmaHO0xHytPg_82jY8539x2bH?usp=sharing here]! (the CS graveyard PC proved to have issues, so I think we are for sure going to use the Pi) Fall Break 2019 update: After cleaning, recapping, resoldering, and figuring out how frequencies work, THE MONITOR RIDES AGAIN! We have also collected an Raspberry Pi with a shield for joysticks and buttons as well as a CS graveyard PC. Here is some [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kmGaQWqEZP6RVe16-pS_bw4UPlaU5xXz3fehIMw6zp4/edit?usp=sharing custom documentation] on how to maintain & troubleshoot FNORD's monitor: Thanksgiving Break 2019 update: After 2 days of fearsome learning and debugging, the Raspberry Pi shows rudimentary functionality! I.E. it has successfully emulated Asteroids (via Advance MAME) and received joystick input (via the Petrock [https://github.com/petrockblog/ControlBlockService2 Control Block]) to control the game. === Specs === Approximate specs (as of 2009): *Pentium 4, Intel graphics, and an unknown quantity of RAM (probably not enough) *[http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html I-Pac keyboard encoder], hooked up to two joysticks and 15 buttons *Wells-Gardner K3100 19-inch arcade monitor [https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-monitors/Wells%20Gardner%2014k3101-19k3102.pdf here is a manual] *Generic soundcard *Generic NIC *Generic 2.1 speakers *DVD drive (why? I don't know) 2019 Specs: *Generic 2.1 speakers *Wells-Gardner K3100 19-inch arcade monitor [https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-monitors/Wells%20Gardner%2014k3101-19k3102.pdf here is a manual] * Raspberry Pi (2b) * Petrock Control Block + joysticks / buttons
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