Re: REQ: better explanation of how to get a good UI going for Mame and others... (more)


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Posted by Blake on 15, 2001 at 1:26 AM:

In Reply to: REQ: better explanation of how to get a good UI going for Mame and others... (more) posted by rmfx on 14, 2001 at 3:04 AM:

: Here's what I'm reaching for: goes right into a MAME dos frontend by default

Are you using Windows 2000? If so, you can easily edit your boot.ini file so that you can dual-boot into Windows or DOS. If you choose DOS, you can then just edit the autoexec.bat file to automatically load your mouse/CD drivers and then go straight into your DOS frontend. If you're just using Win98/95, I believe you can just edit your autoexec.bat file to not go into windows, but instead into DOS and automatically start up your frontend. You could most likely also specify it to run another batch file (.bat) that would automatically run Windows after exiting your frontend or set it up to give you a choice... It's a bit complicated, but all should work. I'm still experimenting with setting up my Win98 machine to boot straight to DOS/ArcadeOS and then give me a choice upon exiting.

: but can be exited to windows or another GUI dos shell where I can play console/c64/PC games without really having to see windows or use the mouse.

See above...

: Not asking for too much, am I? ;-) If anyone has advice (or links) as to how this can be done, it's much appreciated!

Not at all - glad to be of service. Good luck!

=Blake=
http://movielocity.com/mame/



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