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Title: best windows version
Post by: jim mccartney on April 03, 2002, 06:58:07 pm

What is the best windows version to use with mame32.  98, ME, or 2000?  Anybodys opinions would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

Title: Re: best windows version
Post by: Lilwolf on April 05, 2002, 08:40:05 am

Win98SE is the best for speed and games.  

WinXP is my choice for a mixed system for gaming and developing

Win2000 I still have a little hold on for pure developing system.

ME is crap.  don't even consider it.  Move down to 98se or up to XP asap

95 is dead without support.  So don't consider it

2000 and NT run most games at about 30% 98 speeds (might be my video card driver though).  But the DX ports for 2000/NT really kinda suck.  It wasn't designed for that.

Also note that XP doesn't run some dos programs and some emulators do not run on XP at all.  Mostly outdated emulators, but still something to note.

Title: Re: best windows version
Post by: SirPoonga on April 05, 2002, 09:35:48 am

Exactly why I'm putting 98 on my cab, 2k doesn't run some of m old games that would be perfect on a cab.
And in 98 you can have analog mame too...