A MAME cabinet is a an arcade game that has been refitted with a computer and MAME software. This allows it to play literally thousands of games.
Building a MAME cabinet is not all that hard, as long as you have a clear plan in advance. I have tried to provide a good overview in the following nodes.

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How To Build a MAME Cabinet

• Choosing a cabinet for MAME (also contains extra info from fusinski)
• Preparing a cabinet for MAME
• Arcade controls for MAME
• Setting up a computer for MAME
• Finishing up your MAME cabinet (Dasunt has provided a lot of information on alternatives in his writeup here)

Other related nodes you should read before you start

• collecting arcade games
• sideart
• control panel
• joystick
• steering wheel
• gas pedal
• microswitch
• power supply
• open frame monitor
• how to buy an arcade game at an auction
• marquee
• How to interface an arcade spinner with your computer
• MAME
• monitor bezel
• coin mech
• creating an encoder out of a keyboard
• dedicated cabinet
• How to mount a PC trackball in a MAME cabinet
• JAMMA
• how to build a cocktail gaming station
• How to safely discharge a CRT
• upright
• bartop
• cockpit
• environmental

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