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cdbrown:
This may be a very lame question  :-[ but how do those of you that use windows exit out of mame and shutdown.  Have you wired a windows button or something like that or do you just turn off the power to the cab?

I guess the same question applies to starting the computer and running the frontends.  I was thinking about having a couple of different emulators so how can I get them to run using the control panel (4 joysticks, no trackball)?

Thanks in advance
Craig

aramis:
Several front-ends can be configured to automatically shut down Windows for you when you exit them. For example, EmuWizard and Raging Dragon can do this, and I'm sure there are others. I do a shift+P1 start on mine (I use an IPAC) as an ESC to exit the front-end and shut down nicely.

Some people don't do it this way, and simply power off the cab. They then have their BIOS configured to re-power up automatically when power is turned back on. No need to actually hit the power button.

As far as starting, you can simply put a shortcut to the front-end .exe into your startup folder.

The front-ends I mentioned above (EmuWizard and Raging Dragon) also support multiple emulators. I currently am using Windows Mame (NOT Mame32) and the Daphne emulator for laserdisc games.

Note: You didn't mention what version of Mame you are using...keep in mind there are 2 windows versions, a Windows Mame (mame.exe) and Mame32. Mame32 has it's own GUI for ease of use, but is not intended to be used with other front-ends. Windows Mame is command-line based and is easy to set up with a seperate front-end.

Zipper:
I use MAME32 in my cab, and have an i-pac shifted key which shuts down the computer.

Get the free copy of 'hot keyboard' to assign any key as a 'shut-down' key. Search for it on google. You can shut down at any time - even whilst playing - it's very fast.

As for starting the cabinet up....
I have MAME32 in the start-up folder (so it's ok once the machine is running, but I have to put my hand inside the coin door to press the power switch to a laptop inside. :( Not the most ideal solution, but it will do for now.

Zipper:
I will be looking to use a more dedicated front end in the next couple of days though....
Probably Raging Dragon or Arcade FX. Especially as Hot Keyboard isn't Freeware.

gajaman:
I use an i-pac and have configured two of the buttons to be ALT and F4 when in shift mode. All I have to do is hold the shift button then the ALT and F4 (player one buttons 4 & 5) and Arcade FX or anything else shuts straight down.

I also use it to exit windows again then use shift and joystick one left to enter the quit windows command - easy.

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