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POLL: Which OS is on your arcade gaming rig?

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RandyT:

Hopefully this hasn't been done to death.  It seems that today more than ever, there are a lot of options out there for OS'es.  And one thing is for certain about our community:  We don't follow the normal trends, as quite a few still use DOS on their arcade gaming setups.

Please limit responses to configurations where the system in question is dedicated to an arcade-gaming setup.  It will skew the poll numbers if you enter the information for your everyday system that you occasionally play a game on.  That's not the information we're looking for here.

If you are using Linux, or "Other", then please elaborate on the Distribution / Operating System you are using and why you selected it.  Likewise, if you are using modified versions of the more mainstream OS'es, then feel free to elaborate on what's been modified and how the modifications benefit your particular situation.  if the OS is a free one, links are good too!

Participants are allowed to change their vote if desired so,  if it can be kept track of, the poll can serve as a running reference and provide a better understanding of the OS'es we choose to use.  Not to mention, serve to guide new members of the community who might be just getting ready to set up their systems.  Each user can vote up to 3 times so more than one type can be represented in the case of multiples.

In addition, basic system specs (Processor, Speed and Memory) and what you perceive as its limitations when coupled with your OS of choice would also be helpful.

Thanks,
RandyT


spacies:


XP here because its just too easy!

I just replaced my rig with a new one. AMD X2 4200. 1gig ram. SATA 80gb HDD. 256meg GFX card.

Computers are getting cheap these days!

Bloinkxp:

XP Arcade Rig-

2.0 GHZ AMD64 (3200+)
1 Gig RAM
20 Gig Boot Disk
80 GIG SATA Disk for the ROM(s)

Runs pretty well.  Basically you want enough RAM to load the OS and Game in to memory.  This reduces the hard drive chatter that most people complain of.

-d

edge:

XP (fully patched) in all my cabs.

most of my machines are high end p4's and above, so I have not had to try any other OS yet.



Apollo:

XP
1.6GHz cpu
512 ram
40 gb HD
mame .86b
roms .86
mamewah 1.62b13
26 " arcade monitor
arcade vga video card

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