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| Xenepp:
It's been a while since I've scoured these forums and since I've just got hold of a nice stand-up cab, a PC and some Ultimarc gubbings the only thing left to investigate is the frontend. I plan to run XP on my P4 with an ArcadeVGA and Mini-PAC, which frontend might suit best? More to the point, what is everyone using these days and what layouts/schemes are the favorites? I remember actually seeing a thread ages ago which dealt with hiding XP at boot time and minimising XP components. This is of particular interest since I only plan to run MAME on the cab, nothing else. I did try to search but nothing came up (I tried with topics I knew existed though and it didn't find them either ???) Anyway, thanks in advance guys! -Joel |
| Buddabing:
--- Quote from: Xenepp on May 08, 2007, 10:26:53 pm ---It's been a while since I've scoured these forums and since I've just got hold of a nice stand-up cab, a PC and some Ultimarc gubbings the only thing left to investigate is the frontend. I plan to run XP on my P4 with an ArcadeVGA and Mini-PAC, which frontend might suit best? More to the point, what is everyone using these days and what layouts/schemes are the favorites? I remember actually seeing a thread ages ago which dealt with hiding XP at boot time and minimising XP components. This is of particular interest since I only plan to run MAME on the cab, nothing else. I did try to search but nothing came up (I tried with topics I knew existed though and it didn't find them either ???) Anyway, thanks in advance guys! -Joel --- End quote --- The most popular front end may not be the one that fits your needs. Please consult the wiki for a front end comparison. |
| Anubis_au:
I can't comment on front-ends because I've not looked that much into them yet, however I can help with the threads on hiding windows, shelling your FE etc. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53467.0 http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows Good luck with it. |
| unclet:
Based on discussions in the software forum, I would believe (in no particular order) that the following frontends are talked about the most: AtomicFE Mala MameWah GameEx This in no way means that other emulators listed on the Wiki would not suit your needs .... I am just trying to save you time. When I was searching for a frontend I did not really want to have to install tons of different frontends to make a decision ... I just preferred to try the FEs which most people were talking about at the time. Hope this helps you out a bit. PS: The frontends listed above will give you a really good taste of what types of options are currently available for use in a frontend. |
| MustardTent:
--- Quote from: Buddabing on May 09, 2007, 12:19:14 am --- The most popular front end may not be the one that fits your needs. Please consult the wiki for a front end comparison. --- End quote --- Agreed. Take the time to try more than one frontend. Get to learn how they look/feel on your machine. Have fun with it -- one of the best parts of making the cab is putting together a really slick user interface. |
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