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Mamewah runs slow - see Oct 22 post
krick:
--- Quote from: daywane on April 27, 2005, 08:18:21 am ---98 has a problem with files reaching 10 gig
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Actually, FAT32 (what windows 98SE uses) can't handle files larger than 2GB from what I remember.
NTFS (what XP and 2K *can* use) doesn't have this limitation. I forget how big it can go but I think it's in the terabytes.
IntruderAlert:
OK, that settles it
I remember now that it was always a good idea to reboot Win9x each day.
I plan to leave my machine on most of the time so I'll try XP first
I'll just have to look around for the best solution for getting the trackball and spinner to live happily ever after
DemonBrew:
In addition to trying out some of these suggestions, I think I'm going to try a side-by-side comparison. Once I have the 98SE install done, I'll yank the hard drive and install XP on another one (same mobo, ram, etc).
Not sure when I'll get around to it, but I'll post my results as an FYI for everyone.
As a "scientific control": running MAME and MAMEWAH, same processor, same RAM, same MAME roms tested. No unncessary services / apps will be installed or running (Office, Messenger, etc). Really stripped down OS, dedicated MAME pc.
Only difference between the two will be Win98SE and some MAME version that works nice on one and WinXP and MAME on another.
I'll let everyone know how it turns out.
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: krick on April 26, 2005, 10:24:34 am ---One reason I use 98SE is that MAME doesn't support two trackballs in XP.
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But older versions of MAME Analog Plus do support two trackballs in XP.
IntruderAlert:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 22, 2005, 02:47:44 pm ---Normal installs.
800mhz or less, Mame .55
833-1 ghz, Mame .60
Greater than 1 ghz Mame .70
Greater than 2 ghz current version
Dedicated vertical installs.
500 mhz or less, Mame .55
533-800, Mame .60
833-1ghz Mame .70
greater than 1 ghz = current version.
You can use newer mames on dedicated vertical installs because almost all the REAL CPU hogs are horizontal games. Although there hasn't been anything vertical worth mentioning added to mame since like .70.
You can obviously tune this a little bit, if you are a Mortal Kombat freak trying to get full speed on those on your sub 1ghz system then try .55, .60 and .70. Previous testing has shown me that .70 is the faster MK driver on MOST systems, but .60 and .55 are faster on some systems. In general though newer=slower.
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I was thinking of trying MAME Analog+
--- Quote ---If you have winXP and want multiple mice, you need to download the XP build of Analog+.
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http://www.urebelscum.speedhost.com/faqs.html#win2000limit
But the oldest build for XP with multiple mice support is MameAnalog+ 0.76
49 way support was added in MameAnalog+ 0.77
and we're talking about 600Mhz machines here
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