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I've Decided on SpyStyle's DOS CD, so What Hardware for Galaga Only Console?

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Kaytrim:
There is more information on the CD here...
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=58809;all

SECONDandBOWERY:
Yeah, I've seen that thread but I just didn't make the connection right away.  I'm under the impression that his is more of an installer to put the stuff on a hard drive while the AMOAD is more of a LiveCD (or LiveFloppy or LiveCF, if you will).  Is that about right?

Rock'n'Roll,
--Andy

ChadTower:

The cheapest way is probably to use a $15 TV joystick game, with a TV, hacked to your real controls.

Kaytrim:
I don't know anything about AMOAD. :dunno  For what you want the hardware setup I mentioned above will be more than adequate.  You could get by with a card as small as 64 or even 32 MB if you can find one that small anymore.  The CF card replaces the hard disk on the computer.  This is a faster device than a floppy and the adapter is for an IDE ribbon cable not a floppy cable.  So to the computer it is a hard drive.

Plug the CF card into the primary IDE connector as the master.  Install DOS, MAME and the ROM(s) on the CF card (C:\ drive) from your CD Drive.  You can then remove any other drives plugged into the motherboard.  Take care of the necessary changes to the BIOS and you are golden. :cheers:

One other thing is to edit the AUTOEXE.BAT.  The line that starts GameLauncher, the last line needs to be replaced to launch mame with Galaga (mame galag)

SECONDandBOWERY:
Oh!  That actually sounds much easier than I had anticipated.

Rock'n'Roll,
--Andy

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