Hi! I'm new here. I just want to know how i can set up a coin box on my pc. Coin boxed PC internet is now
gaining popularity here in the Philippines so i want to know how it is done.

Can someone post a diagram how?
Thanks a lot. More power to all.If you are referring to Pay-Per-USE computing there are a number of ways to do this. At an internet cafe that I helped get started out, I gave them a cheap coin-op solution to 25 cents per 10 minutes of use. They had a very tight budget and so I couldnt go with a hardware/software interface. My quick solution was to draw up a circuit that had a timer that latched a SPST relay, used an arcades coin-op mechanism to trigger acceptance of only quarters, and wire the relay to the push button of a 2-port KVM. This way if they were in the middle of typing an e-mail and the relay de-energized the mouse and keyboard controls would be lost until another quarter was inserted for another 10 minutes use. Once another quarter accepted they were given control to the computer again. The only hardware accessable to user was display, keyboard, mouse, and coin op in a wooden box. Only drawback to this cheap design is that it can not tally up multiple quarters inserted to add say 30 minutes use for 75 cents. There is a large LABEL near it stating only insert 1 quarter for 10 minute intervals at a time. He also is able to give people bringing their own laptops internet for $1 an hour where he has to manually kick them after 1 hr. Most people dont use the full hour. His REVENUES are mainly selling snacks, drinks, sandwiches, etc. But the 6 computers he has that are coin-ops are very popular.

The original plan I came up with for these coin ops were going to be to enable/disable the internet connection to these PC's, BUT it was better to keep the internet connection and just remove keyboard/mouse access, so that upon the customer inserting another quarter they were right back where they were as if the computer remained idle, vs going offline in which they are losing time by having to re-navigate back to where they were.

So if you have someone locally who is good with electronics to modify a KVM to work with a coin-op mechanism and a timer circuit. Thats the direction I'd go to save money.

One last thing that I told him to implement was to reimage the systems on a regular basis. So he bought 6 copies of Ghost and wipes them clean regularly to avoid anyone seeding them with anything bad. He also has a statement on the walls stating No Liability under Terms and Conditions of Internet Cafe Internet Usage. Use at your own risk! This is also listed on the background bmp on the computers as well as SCREENSAVERS.*Also to note... if using this method its best to use a KVM that uses the Scroll Lock X 2 and ESC Key combination as Hot Keys to switch between PC1 and PC2. Super Glue the Scroll Lock key so it no longer can be pressed down to cheat the Coin-Op or remove the key and remove the center post of it and glue it back to keyboard so that it no longer functions. My friend has some out of date computers idling as PC2 with message on screen advertising the Coin-Op service and Insert Coin to Continue. PC1 is the actual PC that has internet access and user account that does not allow downloads etc, as well as has antivirus present as well to avoid tampering of systems or seeding them with keyloggers or other hacks.ic.. thanks..