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Versions of MAME That Run On Windows 98?
#360917 - 12/05/16 05:13 AM
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Hello. I am new to this forum. I would like to know which versions of MAME are compatible with Windows 98 with or without KernelEx? I have an old dell computer that runs it.
Here are the specs:
Windows 98 SE
Dell Dimension XPS T500
512 MB of RAM
Voodoo 3 graphics card
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz
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Re: Versions of MAME That Run On Windows 98?
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#360921 - 12/05/16 06:31 AM
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Junk that PC and buy something more modern. Even a used / refurbished PC will beat that. Otherwise look for a version from 1998 or so.
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Re: Versions of MAME That Run On Windows 98?
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#360945 - 12/05/16 10:53 PM
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I agree with red, but if you're intent on using that machine:
- without scanline effect: up to at least .89, and games up through the late 90s. Not sure any were 3D, though, as I don't much care for those.
- with scanline effects: up to at least .65.
Really, trial and error, like I did.
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[Re: Braca862]
#361101 - 12/09/16 06:31 AM
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Get MAME from Google Play Store. It not official. But it will beat that old computer to death.
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MAME 0.72 Working On 98 So Far
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#361202 - 12/13/16 02:51 AM
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So far, I used version 0.72 DOS version on 98 and tried playing aero fighters 2 along with the neo geo rom. It appears to be working so far.
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Re: Versions of MAME That Run On Windows 98?
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#361204 - 12/13/16 03:19 AM
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Re: MAME 0.72 Working On 98 So Far
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#361206 - 12/13/16 06:03 AM
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> So far, I used version 0.72 DOS version on 98 and tried playing aero fighters 2 along
> with the neo geo rom. It appears to be working so far.
Why the DOS version? Is it quicker than the Windows one? Unless you mean you're using the regular Windows command line version (which isn't quite "DOS"). My only advice is to find a copy of XP (disable the unneeded background processes which slows it down) or a light Linux and ditch Windows 98 for good. On a side note, has anyone ever tried MAME under ReactOS?
Personally, I wouldn't use anything older than a 2 GHz Pentium 4 for MAME - even my twelve year old 2.8 GHz Celeron (Northwood) system has finally reached the limit with MAME, unable to make use of the new video requirements of 0.180. OpenGL is around a 30-40% drop in speed which can turn borderline games into slideshows (PBO isn't supported in my Radeon 9550), and GDI has even worse performance since it's a non-accelerated software mode. I haven't had that much trouble since I tried to get later MAME running on my 1.2 GHz Celeron (Tualatin) with an S3 Trio shoved in it (just for 32-bit graphics output), since the Intel 82810 video chipset sucked major ass and didn't even support 32-bit graphics modes, which left it in the dark ages when MAME dropped 24-bit from its DirectDraw mode (all i810-based PCs lack an AGP slot, which was on i815-based boards instead, and decent PCI video cards were a pain to find, not to mention expensive). I have about 30 old PCs ranging from 486 systems to 2010-era dual cores, running anything from Windows 95 through Vista (yes, one PC still has Windows ME on it! Sadly though, it's also got a failing HDD so soon it will be just a board, a power supply and some extra parts).
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Re: Versions of MAME That Run On Windows 98?
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#361234 - 12/14/16 06:29 AM
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> You could probably run MAME 0.106 on that.
Not with scanline effects.
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