I've been following MAME since 1998 and many emulators have come and gone since then. I continue to be amazed (and gratefully pleased) how MAME marches forward and continues to be developed. There have also been quite a lot of developers that have come and gone. I would love to see a "where are they now" with some of the past MAME developers. I'm also amazed how long some of the developers have been around (arbee and a few others come to mind). I'm not taking anything away from any developers, just taking a trip down memory lane.
Huge THANKS to all of the developers that continue to make MAME the awesome emulator it is today!