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Hoopstar

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Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« on: June 05, 2004, 10:32:22 am »
I am using (at this early testing stage) ArcadeFX as my front end - I have also been testing a couple of other FE and they all seem to do the same annoying thing..  when a game is launched, the DOS window appears distroying the illusion that my "real" arcade machine is actually a ---smurfy--- Micro$oft Windows based computer. ::)

Is there any FE or settings I can change to eliminate this window..?

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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2004, 10:48:42 am »
Are you using DOS MAME?  First make sure you have Windows Commandline MAME.

Most cab FE's can get rid of that Window: MAMEWAH and I'm sure Dragon King, Kymaera & 3dArcade...
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2004, 10:50:50 am »
Quote from: Minwah on June 05, 2004, 10:48:42 am
Are you using DOS MAME?  First make sure you have Windows Commandline MAME.

Yes indeedie do...   Mame32...

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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2004, 11:15:01 am »
Quote from: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 10:50:50 am
Yes indeedie do...   Mame32...

Contradiction: MAME32 is not Windows Commandline MAME...

I don't know how MAME32 reacts in the FE's I mentioned, but I would still recommend Windows Commandline MAME (www.mame.net).
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2004, 01:37:39 pm »
Simple solution: MAME32 is DOS MAME! That's why. I've heard this mistake over 1000 times. If MAME has a frontend included with it, as MAME32 is, THEN ITS NOT DOSMAME!

Agh..
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2004, 03:24:31 pm »
Hoopstar, go to the Mame Download page and download the windows command line version.
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2004, 08:25:18 pm »
 :-[ umm, I must apolagise..  I was/am using the command line version of MAME..  

So now I guess I am back at square one - is this something that the FE has control over or can this be switched off within MAME itself?
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2004, 09:09:55 pm »
I have MAMEWAH setup on my PC and it doesn't show the dos screen.

I highly recommend that if you wish to use this, download the MAMEWah Setup utility on his web site, because configureing the entire frontend with your joysticks is a nightmare   ;D
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The internet, hey... so they have that on computer's now???

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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2004, 10:26:30 pm »
Have you tried Emuwizard?
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Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2004, 12:32:14 pm »
Quote from: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 08:25:18 pm
:-[ umm, I must apolagise..  I was/am using the command line version of MAME..  

So now I guess I am back at square one - is this something that the FE has control over or can this be switched off within MAME itself?

Set the 'Show DOS Box' option in Emulator Settings > Execution Settings.  By default it should be on Auto-Show, but it sounds like you have it set on Yes (ie it will always be shown)...
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