Re: AdvanceMAME got canned?

I read at http://www.mame.net/whatsnew.html :

> 0.107
> -----
> 
> NOTE: This is the first full release of MAME with the new rendering 
> system. Before freaking out that things don't work the way you 
> expected, please read the docs/newvideo.txt file that gives some 
> suggestions for how to set up your base configuration.

So maybe this was such a massive code shake-up that Andrea just hasn't
been able to budget the time yet to re-integrate the code bases?  I have
no idea of course.




Jeb wrote:
> To be fair, I don't think anyone here has heard from Andrea unless 
> someone on the list can say otherwise.  It seems like he just fell 
> off the face of the earth for the time being.  I'm sure we all would 
> like to hear if all is well with Andrea before asking if he is taking
>  some time off to recharge before (if) comming back to the project.
> 
> All the core changes Aaron's made (or making) have got to be 
> affecting his turnaround time for the short term at least.  I'm not 
> that familiar with the code but the changes to video system's effects
>  seem like they could really wreak havoc with the way AdvanceMAME 
> works (or maybe it's simpler, correct me if I'm wrong).
> 
> Still, if it is the end, then I'll put my thanks out there as well. 
> No MAME has ever looked as good consistently on my cabs as 
> AdvanceMAME.
> 
> -Jeb
> 
> Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:59:33 -0800 (PST) From: Grant 
> Wagner <kithera-/[email protected]> Subject: Re: [advancemame-users] 
> AdvanceMAME got canned? To: advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org 
> Message-ID: <841983.70343.qm-7J+JyqAABBmvuULXzWHTWIglqE1Y4D90QQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org> 
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> 
> I guess it's time to finally update to just upgrade to an ArcadeVGA 
> card.
> 
> Thanks for all the incredible work you've put into the advance 
> projects over the years, Andrea. I've used them for years from my old
>  dos/advancecab tools/dmame, zsnes, fceu based cab up to my current 
> linux/advancemenu/advancemame machine. This truly seems like the end 
> of an era.
> 
> To think it's really been about 6 years....
> 
> Grant
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Evil Jay 
> [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 
> 06, 2006 9:13 AM To: advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Subject:
>  Re: [advancemame-users] AdvanceMAME got canned?
> 
> I too will be very sad to see this project go, but am very grateful 
> to Andrea for all the time he put into it.  I'm probably going to 
> keep my arcade cabinet at .106 forever now.
> 
> -J
> 
> 
> Eric Adv Mame wrote:
>> I?ll cry an ocean.
>> 
>> regards
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Filipe Estima" 
>> <[email protected]> To: 
>> <advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org> Sent: Sunday, December 
>> 03, 2006 3:49 AM Subject: [advancemame-users] AdvanceMAME got 
>> canned?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> I read at MAME forum that AdvanceMAME is no more. Is that true, 
>>> Andrea? Did you give up on it?
>>> 
>>> If that's true I'll be crying a river...
>>> 
>>> Filipe Estima
>>> 
>>> 
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