tournament AND webcam support?
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:18 pm
I found this out on wikipedia today:
WHAT WAS I TYPING ABOUT?!
Sorry got a little carried away but maybe you guys can use this as a new feature for pinball 2000.
THINK ABOUT IT!
SEE THIS, IF YOU DARE (REAL WARNING) ---> If pinball 2000 can run on the web and you guys can use that technology to use it for a HUGE feature in emulated pinball (think of WORLDS OF WARCRAFT) I bet that can not only for an anesthetically reason (sorry for the fanciness) but maybe people (or you guys) can use that as a way to bring Bally - Midway back with a BANG!!!
WIKIPEDIA:
Technical details
The main unit stored in the head of the machine is IBM-PC based and mainly consists of a BAT style PC mainboard running a Cyrix Media GX CPU connected to a Cyrix CX5520 bridge and a PCI-PRISM card that holds the Game ROMs and DCS2 sound hardware. Pinball 2000 uses a 19 inch CGA color monitor for graphics output, although it is even possible to exchange the built in monitors by a LCD if it can handle the low refresh rate (15kHz) and resolution (640x240) of an arcade CGA monitor.
The used DCS2 hardware allows for full stereo output (whereas the old WPC system uses mono) and the Pinball 2000 cabinet was the first to be equipped with a real subwoofer in the cabinet (other pinball machines feature a broadband speaker to save money).
New software updates can be installed via a serial cable connected to a second PC, so no additional ROM exchanges are necessary as in previous generations.
The machines also offer networking support, a feature that can be used to easily run game tournaments (each connected machine then displays the total highscores and optional player pictures) or to play the machine via another computer connected using Telnet, so it's even possible to control the pinball machine via webcam and internet.
Another first in pinball history is the display of broken lamps and fuses inside the service menu. Other broken hardware (like switches, solenoids and the like) is displayed on the TV screen and marked on the drawn playfield for simplified maintenance.
WHAT WAS I TYPING ABOUT?!
Sorry got a little carried away but maybe you guys can use this as a new feature for pinball 2000.
THINK ABOUT IT!