Hi Rob Consider Retropie x86 and build your own Nintendo Classic Mini :)
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroPie-Ubuntu-16.04-LTS-x86-Flavor/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Lnvb2oBkw Cheers Rafal > On 7 Apr 2017, at 12:15, Rob Malpass via Hampshire > <hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote: > > Hi all > > I’m thinking of resurrecting an old PC for retro gaming. Before I get > going, need a few questions answered… I have such a machine (P-IV, 512Mb > RAM, decent enough graphics) but it’s circa 2004. > > 1) I’ve not powered it on in years, but the CR2032 mobo battery is almost > certainly dead. Is it a question of just replacing it – or are there better > solutions out there nowadays? > 2) Is it likely to be a standard battery or do they vary by mobo? > 3) I think it has SATA and IDE so I’m going to replace the HDD with an > SSD. Any issues here? I’ve heard some BIOSes complain about the side of > the HDD inside, but if we’re talking SSD, then 128Gb will be all I can afford > so even in 2004, 128Gb wasn’t too big a BIOS was it? > > Any other considerations (VGA to HDMI in DOS mode games)? I think I still > have the Windows XP CD and the license no is still on the box. Might have > some fun activating it! > > Cheers > Rob > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <x-msg://125/#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>-- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > <mailto:Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > <https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire> > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk <http://www.hantslug.org.uk/> > --------------------------------------------------------------
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