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best windows OS for MAME use?
« on: December 11, 2003, 08:57:33 am »
I have a pretty wide selection of windows versions so i was wondering which one i should install on my computer which will be used just for MAME/emulators in my cabinet. I think i have 98SE, ME, and XP to choose from
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Re:best windows OS for MAME use?
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2003, 09:11:32 am »
Quote from: Sephroth57 on December 11, 2003, 08:57:33 am
I have a pretty wide selection of windows versions so i was wondering which one i should install on my computer which will be used just for MAME/emulators in my cabinet. I think i have 98SE, ME, and XP to choose from

My suggestion is to use xp because of the stabilty and efficient memory handling.

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Re:best windows OS for MAME use?
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2003, 11:47:08 am »
Quote from: )p( on December 11, 2003, 09:11:32 am
My suggestion is to use xp because of the stabilty and efficient memory handling.

Stay a way of win me...better destroy that disc now!

peter

I agree with )p(.  I currently run 98SE, but if I had access to it, I would use XP.

My only concern is whether your (non-mame) emulators are all compatible with XP, but I would guess most of them are.
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Re:best windows OS for MAME use?
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2003, 12:01:44 pm »
One more vote for XP :)
« Last Edit: December 11, 2003, 12:02:06 pm by Minwah »
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Re:best windows OS for MAME use?
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2003, 12:46:21 pm »
depends on how old of a computer.  If you are runnign a PII then go 98, otherwise XP.
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Re:best windows OS for MAME use?
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2003, 02:13:35 pm »
thx for replies, XP is it then. Ill be running a 2800 athlon XP
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