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authorB. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com>2020-10-13 03:44:30 -0400
committerWilly Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>2020-10-17 09:40:22 +0700
commit41d91ca3403ae4ca359f670c464b70b24f90b049 (patch)
tree07c3d677198981e59a52efca51fbb96aacec1498 /games
parent7c33c0d4a5e6712b08f7a459a3c445e55d5807c2 (diff)
games/mame: Fix README.
Signed-off-by: B. Watson <yalhcru@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
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@@ -2,21 +2,23 @@ Note: I'm aware that this isn't the latest version of MAME. However,
it's the latest version that will compile on stock Slackware 14.2. If
you *really* need the latest version, see README_gcc9.txt.
-MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in conjunction
-with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk data, MAME attempts
-to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general
-purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate several thousand different
-classic arcade video games from the late 1970s through the modern era.
+MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator. When used in
+conjunction with images of the original arcade game's ROM and disk
+data, MAME attempts to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible
+on a more modern general purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate
+several thousand different classic arcade video games from the late
+1970s through the modern era.
MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) is the sister project of MAME. MESS
-documents the hardware for a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers,
-video game consoles, and calculators, as MAME does for arcade games.
+documents the hardware for a wide variety of (mostly vintage)
+computers, video game consoles, and calculators, as MAME does for
+arcade games.
Modern versions of MAME now include MESS, so there's no need for a
separate MESS build or binary.
-This build requires around 3.5GB of storage in /tmp (or whatever you set
-TMP to in the environment).
+This build requires around 3.5GB of storage in /tmp (or whatever you
+set TMP to in the environment).
Optionally, MAME can be built with a debugger for emulated ROM
code. You don't need this just to play the games; it's mainly useful