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Here is my current workaround. Steps: Install AutoHotKey (if not already installed) Unzip attached PBFX2_Starter directory and copy it to a folder of your choice (don't forget to set correct path in PinballX afterwards!) Compile PBFX2_Starter.ahk to create the corresponding exe Set your Steam path (steamPath) in settings.ini Important: If your confirmation dialog window title is not "Allow game launch?", please modify it in settings.ini, my German Steam version has (of course) a German window title Set PBFX2 start parameters in PinballX (see screenshot below) Enjoy your new/old starting behaviour without the confirmation dialog Edit: New ZIP attached, I had to change the case of the confWinTitle variable! PBFX2_Starter.zip

This last week I soldered up 3 electronics kits (minimum order of PCBs from OSH park). I found it easier to solder this time around, the flush cut snips help immensely. But man, those pico conn headers are small!!! The 30x30mm fans came in. One is 7mm thick and the other is 10mm. The 7mm has a larger JST connector that wont fit the one my kit uses, but the 10mm fits perfectly. I printed the fan shroud to mount it in NEStalgia and set the fan thresholds as low as I could get the temps. I decided to load up a playstation game to test and was getting a steady 47-49C with fan on full. The fan is quieter than the 25mm it replaced and It pushes a lot more air! The fan shroud encloses around the top vents and forces cool air in. I haven't tried forcing hot air out in this configuration yet because it usually doesn't perform better, but it might in this situation. Since this fan shroud really makes a good seal and the case has vents under the cpu, it might be able to force cool air up under the RPi motherboard and keep the airflow moving quick enough to expel the heat as fast as it builds. I'll try fliping the fan tomorrow and look at the temps, I still think blowing cool air directly from the top vents down on the Heatsink is the better way to go. I can feel the air squeezing out of the case seams, which suggests to me that I need to modify the bottom shell to allow for more airflow. Anecdotally, while testing I decided to try "Martian Gothic Unification" on PSX. It sucked me in. It's like Resident Evil and I never even knew it existed until reciently. Think Zombies on Mars! There is some weird psychokinesis, simureality, alien life form mystery I've yet to unravel. For a PS1 game, it's a solid story and voice-over job. You control 3 characters who are directed to work apart. "Stay alone, stay alive" or something like that. They entered the base from separate airlocks, as directed, and are thus physically separated from one another by sealed security doors. You pass needed items over a system of Vacuum tubes around the base and can switch between the characters at will by pressing select (not a linear system at all). You have to think about the safety of your character when you switch to another because they can be attacked and killed while you're controlling someone else. It's an intriguing game mechanic that works well with this theme. It's got that base exploration, puzzle, and syfi Gothic horror hook to it. I can't believe this one slipped by me for so long! I'm glad I found it now, because all the timelines are near concurrent (takes place in 2017). It's kinda like watching back to the future in 2015 to see what all they got right. ...Back on topic. I'm probably going to build 1 more NEStalgia (2 total). I may give one to my cousin. The other 2 electronics kits are for different projects. One is earmarked for SNEStalgia. The last one I haven't decided for sure yet, but I'm leaning toward a MiniGenesis. I'm currently working on getting my 3D printer back up. I've been procrastinating. I need to perform some mods that make bed leveling easier and more precise. I also moved it to the garage, because I'm back to printing in ABS. The fumes are toxic and I'm not keen on keeping the printer in my room anymore. That also means I need to make an enclosure for it that's more permanent than the Cardboard box I'm now using. I'm still waiting on the final MiniSNES (NFC cartridge version) to be released by one of the Mini NES ans SNES builders members. I have some changes to my NEStalgia case to make too (More vents on bottom shell, better Lid design, other minor tweaks). So, I have some printing to do. Then sanding, priming, and painting again (I hate that process). So that's where I'm at.

+1 for WordPress. It's mostly designed for people who want to start a blog or something. Supposed to be easy and reliable. I went the hard way and set up a website from scratch using Macromedia Dreamweaver (I think Adobe owns them now?). I then uploaded my site through FTP to Geocities. They were a free webhost back in the day. I don't even know if my site still exists or not.. Maybe I'll look now... LOL!! Found it. Web address changed, but good'ol Google knew where it went. Don't judge, it as back in 2002 when I was just a kid. http://www.geocities.ws/hansolo77.geo/

I can help you with the C64 and DOS if you want, and can tolerate some delays in my responses... Setting up the C64 for me was easy, but not the DOS!