Older MAME sets?

[Hockeyboy]

Not sure if this is violating board rules here, but do some people keep older versions of romsets around for those people who are not going to buy the biggest & baddest computer out there?  A friend of mine is selling me (for about $5) a PIII 1GHz computer and I know it probably won't run MAME .112, will it? I'm betting I need to go back quite a few versions and get those romsets, but I don't even know how to go about that.

Can I ask for some direction or help, or not?

[sphetr2]

Yes. You want to use this program called clrmamepro, which lets you rollback your sets to previous versions of mame. So first, you wanna download a complete romset (doesn't matter which version, as long as it's a version higher than the version of mame you're going to use). I can't tell you where specifically to get one, (so please don't --- saint).

Then use the tutorial here. You might wanna back up your roms, because first time users can have trouble and accidentally mess them up or delete them. (Like I did  )

[MYX]

This is dangerously skating towards post hell.

[Texasmame]

Yes. You want to use this program called clrmamepro, which lets you rollback your sets to previous versions of mame. So first, you wanna download a complete romset (doesn't matter which version, as long as it's a version higher than the version of mame you're going to use). I can't tell you where specifically to get one, (so please don't --- saint).

Then use the tutorial here. You might wanna back up your roms, because first time users can have trouble and accidentally mess them up or delete them. (Like I did  )

How does this proggy differ from Romcenter or does it do the same thing?

[sphetr2]

How does this proggy differ from Romcenter or does it do the same thing?

You are correct, it does the same thing. Clrmamepro may have more features or something, but I think Romcenter is easier to use. I probably should have suggested that one instead. 

(so please don't --- saint).

Sorry about that. I've seen other times in the forum where people have posted that you can get roms from these sources, and none have been censored. I thought that a generic source would be okay. I guess not. I'm sorry. Won't happen again.

[freckleface]

They were probably missed.  I thought everyone assumed in these cases that the person asking had a set.  If not, obviously they're hosed....unless they're your buddy, and then what ya all talk about amongst yourselves is your business.  Pretty simple.