Re: Chris Kirmse Is My Hero
"Robinson, Eric" <eric.robinson-JiDY2OCN/[email protected]> Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:41:53 -0800
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============4474995796763001836== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C94C3B.B70A92E5" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C94C3B.B70A92E5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I installed Win98 for a few reasons, perhaps none of them especially good. =20 1. I thought I might have to experiment with older versions of MAME or DOS MAME. =20 =20 2. I was worn out and ready to just try what Craig Conway recommends in his book "DIY Arcade," which is based on Win98.=20 =20 3. I didn't have an extra copy of XP sitting around. (I have dozens of XP licenses, but they are all in use.) =20 4. I wanted to see how fast Win98 would run on newish hardware. I recall years ago when I removed Apple System 7 from my Macintosh and went back to System 6, how the computer seemed so amazingly fast. I was curious to see if Win98 might have the same effect on me after years of using XP and now Vista. (Not really.) =20 The specs are Celeron 2.6GHz, 512MB RAM =20 I found a guy on CraigsList with two 25" TVs with S-VIDEO ports and snapped'em up yesterday for $20.00 each. :-0) =20 -- Eric Robinson =20 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]=20 Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 4:29 PM To: Robinson, Eric Subject: Re: [advancemame-users] Chris Kirmse Is My Hero =20 The graphics look good, the image scans correctly on my 25" TV for both horizontal and vertical games, and vector games, too. The sound is excellent, except I'm using an old sound card without buffering support, so I have to set the latency up a bit.=20 =09 I'm a happy camper, sitting here trying rom after rom and finding zero problems... Good. Now my questions and perhaps criticisms: why are you running 98?...what are your computer's specs? So you're running via the TV out? I thought your TV didn't have S-video? ________________________________ One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com <http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir =3Dhttp://www.aol.com/?optin=3Dnew-dp%26icid=3Daolcom40vanity%26ncid=3Dem= lcntaol com00000001> today! Disclaimer - November 21, 2008=20 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and = intended solely for advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uti2KpX7p8Fi@public.gmane.org If you are = not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute, copy or = alter this email. Any views or opinions presented in this email are = solely those of the author and might not represent those of . Warning: = Although has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are = present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any = loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments.=20 This disclaimer was added by Policy Patrol: http://www.policypatrol.com/ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C94C3B.B70A92E5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial"=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 = rightMargin=3D7><!--ppd1000010--> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>I=20 installed Win98 for a few reasons, perhaps none of them especially=20 good.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>1. I=20 thought I might have to experiment with older versions of MAME or DOS=20 MAME. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DVerdana><SPAN = class=3D425332700-22112008>2.=20 </SPAN><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008>I was worn out and ready to just = try what=20 Craig Conway recommends in his book "DIY Arcade," which is = based on=20 Win98. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>3. I=20 didn't have an extra copy of XP sitting around. (I have dozens of XP = licenses,=20 but they are all in use.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>4. I=20 wanted to see how fast Win98 would run on newish hardware. I recall = years ago=20 when I removed Apple System 7 from my Macintosh and went back to System = 6, how=20 the computer seemed so amazingly fast. I was curious to see if Win98 = might have=20 the same effect on me after years of using XP and now Vista. (Not=20 really.)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>The=20 specs are Celeron 2.6GHz, 512MB RAM</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT = face=3DVerdana>I=20 found a guy on CraigsList with two 25" TVs with S-VIDEO ports and = snapped'em=20 up yesterday for $20.00 each. :-0)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D425332700-22112008><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=3Dleft><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT=20 face=3DVerdana>--<BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT face=3DVerdana>Eric = Robinson<BR></FONT></SPAN></P> <DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana></FONT> </DIV><BR> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT face=3DTahoma><B>From:</B> [email protected] = [mailto:[email protected]]=20 <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 21, 2008 4:29 PM<BR><B>To:</B> = Robinson,=20 Eric<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [advancemame-users] Chris Kirmse Is My=20 Hero<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV><FONT id=3Drole_document face=3DArial> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial>The graphics look = good,<BR>the image scans correctly on my 25" TV for both horizontal = and=20 vertical<BR>games, and vector games, too. The sound is excellent, = except I'm=20 using<BR>an old sound card without buffering support, so I have to set = the<BR>latency up a bit. <BR><BR>I'm a happy camper, sitting here = trying rom=20 after rom and finding zero<BR>problems...</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> Good. Now my questions and perhaps = criticisms: why=20 are you running 98?...what are your computer's specs? So you're = running=20 via the TV out? I thought your TV didn't have = S-video?</DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR> <DIV class=3Daol_ad_footer id=3De3ded19fe4bacdd3cca3543c70ebc34d><FONT=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <HR style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> <B>One site has it all.</B> Your email accounts, your social networks, = and the=20 things you love. <B>Try the new <A=20 href=3D"http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol= ?redir=3Dhttp://www.aol.com/?optin=3Dnew-dp%26icid=3Daolcom40vanity%26nci= d=3Demlcntaolcom00000001">AOL.com</A>=20 today!</B></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><FONT color=3Dsilver><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT = size=3D1>Disclaimer - November 21, 2008</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> = <P></P><FONT size=3D1><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3Dgray><SPAN = style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">This email = and any files <FONT size=3D1>transmitted</FONT> with it are confidential = and intended solely for = <STRONG>advancemame-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org</STRONG></SPAN></FONT><FO= NT face=3DVerdana color=3Dgray><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: = gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">. 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