MAME has been always command line based with a really minimal GUI. This month's release made it to a more complex yet friendly user experience without the aid of front-ends, so it's only a matter of time. And thank goodness because GUIs like QMC2 are not for my taste, so bloated and a big mess of files when you are looking for minimal functionality.
Since you are "IT before Windows 3.1", one could take for granted you know how to manage tasks so simple the regular Windows user can do. Yet you said "I'm Dumb as a Rock", so we believe more of the latter.
If you only came to trash talk the project with the lame excuse of looking for help, then I guess we can't do much for you.