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Title: Mame for dos
Post by: Nightmare03 on January 22, 2004, 04:52:41 pm

Hey im going to run mame on dos, so i got the 0.78 version for dos.

I was advised before to use version .36 because of the specs of the comp im using ( 233 mhz, 64 mb ram ) is this because i was using win98 ? would it make any difference in dos which version i use? The only other dos download i can find is "0.37b15"

Thanks

-Nightmare

Title: Re:Mame for dos
Post by: lokki on January 22, 2004, 04:56:31 pm

Hi,
You can find older versions of mame at


http://www.mame.net/oldmame.html

Older versions of MAME ran some games faster. But newer versions of MAME will have more games.

Hope this helps

Title: Re:Mame for dos
Post by: Nightmare03 on January 22, 2004, 05:01:54 pm

Yeah ive been on there, thanks though! ;D

I think ill stick with the version i already have, also.. When i run mame it asks me for the sound device and i try soundblaster cause thats what i have and it says

"audio initialization failed"
"Unable to initialize system"

It does this on all options so i have to play without sound =( any ideas why it isnt working ?

It does it on this computer too...

And another thing, does anyone know how to install dos off a cd? I cant install it unless i use floppies and my floppy drive is screwed up.

-Nightmare

Title: Re:Mame for dos
Post by: lokki on January 22, 2004, 05:38:16 pm

Have a look at

http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/mamedossetup.htm

http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/bstsound.htm