Saturday, September 1, 2001
Since I've pretty much got everything on the hardware/controls side figured out (or so I hope), I've started looking into different MAME options and front-ends for MAME. I've decided that the easiest way to go is probably good ol' MAME with a frontend of ArcadeOS (see pictures below for screenshots), but I've been having problems setting the software up. Unfortunately, there isn't much documentation on the net for helping with the setup of software. I'm currently experiencing some problems on my main machine, but I'm assuming that it's both a combination of the OS and hardware I'm using (Windows 2000 and an ATI All-in-Wonder 128 Pro running on an Athlon Thunderbird chip).
I also tried using my brother's computer and did some experimenting with AdvanceMAME and AdvanceMenu - with some different results. The problem with the Advance ports were that while they probably have some great features, they are quite complex and would not work with the monitor I had (even though it was in the list of supported monitors). Also, the graphics card (on-board SiS) was supported, so I'm figuring that's not the problem. MAME and ArcadeOS work to a point, but I have problems running the more complex games.
I wish there were some in-depth documents to help with software set-up, but as everyone's system differs so much, these documents may not be of much help. When I finally get around to building the computer part of my cabinet, I will keep detailed documentation of the software installation and configuration on the machine. I'll probably enlist some help via e-mail of LuSiD, whose computer I pretty much intend to use as a guide to building mine (although mine will be a little bit faster).
Here's what I'm planning to do in the computer arena:
I also tried using my brother's computer and did some experimenting with AdvanceMAME and AdvanceMenu - with some different results. The problem with the Advance ports were that while they probably have some great features, they are quite complex and would not work with the monitor I had (even though it was in the list of supported monitors). Also, the graphics card (on-board SiS) was supported, so I'm figuring that's not the problem. MAME and ArcadeOS work to a point, but I have problems running the more complex games.
I wish there were some in-depth documents to help with software set-up, but as everyone's system differs so much, these documents may not be of much help. When I finally get around to building the computer part of my cabinet, I will keep detailed documentation of the software installation and configuration on the machine. I'll probably enlist some help via e-mail of LuSiD, whose computer I pretty much intend to use as a guide to building mine (although mine will be a little bit faster).
Here's what I'm planning to do in the computer arena:
- AMD Duron 800-900 MHz (depending on cash situation at the time)
- 128 or 256 Megs ram (see above note)
- 12-20 Gig HD (see above note)
- ATI Rage Fury 32 meg.
- Ethernet card
- Creative Awe64
- Generic CD
- Windows98 SE
DOS 6.0(I will most likely use the Win98 DOS system rather than DOS 6.0 - thanks George from L.A. for the helpful hint)
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