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Which frontend to use w/ this pc?
GameDork:
I have a sucky old Compaq 350 mhz,128 ram w/ Windows 98. i plan on putting it in my JAMMA cabinent with a J-PAC.
My question is, Which version of mame and frontend should I use with this slow of a pc?
I know I won't be able to play MK and other games like that. I am mostly interested in older games anyway.
Since its a JAMMA standard, I need a FE that doesn't need a mouse, etc...
It would be a mame only machine
SirPeale:
Ditch Windows all together and run DOS with ArcadeOS.
GameDork:
--- Quote from: Peale on June 14, 2004, 08:44:03 pm ---Ditch Windows all together and run DOS with ArcadeOS.
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Sounds good, How in the world do I do it?
I am not very command prompt literate.
I forgot to mention earlier, It has a 3 Gig HD and doesn't recognize the usb ports.
SirPeale:
Well, first you should learn some DOS basics.
Format the hard drive, install and configure Mame.
Install ArcadeOS in it's own directory
Doing this all in a PC only environment until it's working right
Change ArcadeOS so it uses the arcade monitor and not the PC one (in the cfg file)
Plug the machine into your J-PAC
Play.
Very, *very* abbreviated, but that's the gist.
GameDork:
--- Quote from: Peale on June 14, 2004, 10:05:50 pm ---Well, first you should learn some DOS basics.
Format the hard drive, install and configure Mame.
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I was afraid you would say something like this....