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Ancient computer to make mame out of
jennifer:
--- Quote from: GregD on November 29, 2011, 08:28:29 am ---Why use this pc? Are you trying to challenge yourself? You can pick up a pc with far better specs than this for free. At least you are reusing the machine and it isn't in some electronics dump in Sri Lanka.
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Some truth to this, And kinda funny too [Giggle] .
Cakemeister:
Try XP, you'll have better luck with drivers and whatnot.
Minimum requirements for XP are here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865
Also, I would start with version v0.106 of MAME.
Blanka:
--- Quote from: Dreadnaught on November 28, 2011, 09:09:56 pm ---I figured I could make it into a small mame cab for my nephew.
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Considering making small things for nephews and the time we not have:
Make him a MicroMame cab from some old Mi2 or GP2X handheld, and wire a small joystick and 2 buttons to it. You can even stuff it into a dead Coleco table top (really dead one, most dead ones can be saved).
ds015882:
I had a very similiar system. I played around with Puppy Arcade (linux) that is out there. It worked all right.
I currently use my old system to run RandyT's Jumpball for my skeeball machine and it works flawslessly with my system.