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R3C · Post by **R3C** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:59 pm

Via is about to release Nano-ITX boards that are 12cm X 12cm. Everything integrated, with Mini-PCI slot for anything that needs to be added. That's crazy small. It supports DDR400 memory, and supposedly can play back video flawlessly. I guess it's pretty powerful for the size. There's a link on www.via.com.tw on the Mini-ITX page. I wonder how it would do with MAME. I know the Mini-ITX boards should be fast enough, which may just fit in the Joymaster, but this one would be even better, (if it's powerful enough,) because I could expand the JM more. (Trackball, steering wheels etc.)

I'm going to pick one of these up and make a microscopic internet PC for my house. So email and other-such don't tie up Master Control.

W-O-R-D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:09 pm

Wow... that is small!

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:13 pm

Mo-Frickin' Small!!!

I want one.

Or five, whatever.

I think those would be lots of fun to play with.

Post by **enderzero** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:48 am

That is pretty impressive. It has even got serialATA. But where is the Mini PCI and what kind of processing power does it pack?

I wonder if they will be expensive.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:33 pm

They have enough processor power to play back MPEG 2 and 4 flawlessly on HDTV, TV, VGA, and DVI type displays. (At least that's what the page says.) I think they are 1GHz. Which is probably good enough to run MAME on. Also, they support DDR400, so they have to at least have enough bandwidth to support that properly.

Post by **enderzero** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:41 pm

Yeah that will power through MAME with ease. Pretty attractive idea to build the all-in-one joymaster.

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:01 pm

Yes, I think it's going to have the system built in, and have a patch panel on the back for connecting audio, video, additional USB devices etc. I'm going to build two spinners into the front, that act as normal "paddle" type spinners. (For playing tron, or pongish games. Warlords?) I'm going to have a friend mill me two small alluminum steering wheels which will attach to those spinners for racing games. I'm going to add a trackball to the top surface for Marble Madness. It will be the "Ultimate Joy System Mk I" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wooooooooooooooooo!!!!

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:35 pm

I'll be ready to give you a guile haircut style asswhiping in warlords...

R3C · Post by **R3C** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:43 pm

Not if the man eating the sandwich throws it at you!!!

McNevin · Post by **McNevin** » Tue May 27, 2008 2:50 pm

Warlords, now on XBLA!

Does the XBLA version come with a man with guile haircut eating a sandwich? What it does come with is totally revamped graphics!

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/27/this- ... u-on-xbla/

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