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Title: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: RayB on May 05, 2005, 07:23:40 pm

How do I contact Guru regarding domating a PCB to dump? His site says to contact him via the MAME.net forum, but everything I try on that forum results in a technical error (I can't login, I cant register as a new user, I can't check for a forgotten password, Nothing!)

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: GGKoul on May 05, 2005, 10:03:03 pm

try mamedev.com

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: RayB on May 05, 2005, 11:22:45 pm

You sure that's right? Mamedev.net brings me to this:
http://www.arcadeheaven.com/

Which has spyware and ROM links... Can't be the same Guru.

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: BSR on May 05, 2005, 11:32:24 pm

Try:
http://mamedev.com/contact.html

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: monkeybomb on May 05, 2005, 11:46:46 pm

I tried through the official site and I e-mailed Randy hoffman.  I have gotten no return from either.  If you find an I address I can send a board to I'd love to hear from you. 

Mine is acctually the board from Paigeoliver -  "Dark Horse: World Derby Championship"  and it's not one of the two games called Darkhorse that are already dumped.  Maybe the offer of two boards will trigger more response.

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: RayB on May 06, 2005, 02:19:32 pm

OK I contacted Guru via the link posted by BSR (thanks!) and got an immediate response.

I won't mention what board I'm buying but it WILL be lent out for a dumping. I'll post more info when the deal closes (trying not to jinx myself at this point).

Title: Re: How to contact Guru (MAME)?
Post by: nostrebor on May 06, 2005, 03:21:03 pm

http://unemulated.emuunlim.com/

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: RayB on June 01, 2005, 12:03:55 pm

So I got in touch with him, described to him the board I have which is supposedly "The Galaxy Empire Strikes Back" by Irem. He sounded interested and even said "when do you plan to send it out?".

Next thing I know he's telling me he's too busy and I should find a way to dump it myself since it's "easy".

So, what do I do? Who can dump this for me?

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: Hoagie_one on June 01, 2005, 12:06:19 pm

Quote from: RayB on June 01, 2005, 12:03:55 pm

Next thing I know he's telling me he's too busy and I should find a way to dump it myself since it's "easy".

if it was so easy, everyone would be doing it.

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: ChadTower on June 01, 2005, 12:07:41 pm

Pull the ROMs out and MAME that board, then email him telling him you've done it and it is now running MAME and he's right, it was easy.

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: RayB on June 01, 2005, 12:20:19 pm

** Actually he did also say I should post on the MAME forums to find someone...    :-\

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: monkeybomb on June 01, 2005, 12:32:17 pm

What about Randy Hoffman?

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: 2600 on June 01, 2005, 12:43:15 pm

If its an old board it should be pretty easy.  I've got an eprom reader if you want me to give it a try.

PM me if interested.

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: Crazy Cooter on June 01, 2005, 01:29:04 pm

I've also got a reader/burner, but I cant desolder my sleeve from my workbench. ;)

Title: Re: Lending a board to dump for MAME
Post by: pcb on June 07, 2005, 11:34:15 pm

Quote from: RayB on June 01, 2005, 12:20:19 pm

** Actually he did also say I should post on the MAME forums to find someone...