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ArcadeMaze:

--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on February 04, 2006, 11:51:34 am ---sound card, old equipment, non-usb compliance (for add ons like trackballs/spinners/encoders), you name it...

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Yeah, I was concerned about USB when I started, but decided to use just the keyboard and the joystick port.  I am not there yet, but that's the plan.  For my testbed, the goal was just to make sure the Zektor and the monitors worked, so I was not concerned with inputs or the sound.  Now that I have the monitors working, I am going to start trying to find powerful enough PCs to be the permanent systems that will work.  I have already setup a dosMAME machine already, so getting the sound card to work in DOS won't be a problem.   

SirPeale:

--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on February 04, 2006, 11:51:34 am ---sound card, old equipment, non-usb compliance (for add ons like trackballs/spinners/encoders), you name it...

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We're pretty creative here...list your hardware, and maybe we can help you track down the DOS drivers you're looking for.  You sure don't need USB for trackballs/spinners, and if the equipment is old, more than likely there are DOS drivers.

XtraSmiley:
Thanks guys, when I get around to it, I'll know where to go!  The other problem is, a lot of the stuff I have I think is USB.  I'm pretty sure I want to use a Tornado spinner....

Anyway, the point is, you need a 800 mhz computer to run those old vectors with no problems.  I know the zvg site says 500, but this isn't really true with the newley added games since mame .90.

Not to mention the lost work that was put into the front end for vectormame.

We just need to update this to the modern age of, well WinXP.  Maybe our new PowerMAME guys will help?

ChadTower:

Why on Earth would we need XP to emulate 20 year old games?  XP would adds nothing that can't be done another way that doesn't require 600meg of ram and a 2ghz machine.

Kremmit:

--- Quote from: Kremmit on February 03, 2006, 12:31:24 am ---BTW, you don't have separate options for the 25" and the 19" Ampliphone.  I got the 25".

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--- Quote from: ChadTower on February 03, 2006, 10:58:28 am ---That 25" may be my most wanted arcade item.

I have a G08 sitting in a box waiting to be used.

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--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on February 04, 2006, 12:25:39 am ---
Holy crap, that's my most wanted item!


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Neener, Neener, Neener!  :P

I've been watching for one for a long time now.  I really shouldn't have blown the cash on it, but you know how often one comes up.  My wife thinks I'm insane.

I'm thinking about going all out on this one and making it rotatable, because it's gotta play Tempest, and I found out I really like Quantum at CA Extreme last year.  Either rotatable, or a giant coctail.

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