Re: MAME is now Free and Open Source Software

Posted on 2016-03-04, 15:48

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Also for you old nerds with ancient installs, keep in mind that MAME absorbed MESS last year and therefore emulates all matter of old computers these days - so yes, it's VOGONS relevant 😁

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Re: MAME is now Free and Open Source Software

Posted on 2016-03-04, 15:40

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Guys, ya don't wanna know what a slog this was. We MAY do a write-up at some point but if you want some idea of what this was like, read the following (which was from GPL to LGPL): http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2012/How-to-properly-relicense-a-large-open-source-project http://www.jbkempf.com/blog …

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MAME is now Free and Open Source Software

Posted on 2016-03-04, 15:34

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http://mamedev.org/?p=422 After 19 years, MAME is now available under an OSI-compliant and FSF-approved license! Many thanks to all of the contributors who helped this to go as smoothly as possible! We have spent the last 10 months trying to contact all people that contributed to MAME as developers …

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Re: Strange card I have humoured buying

Posted on 2016-03-02, 21:15

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It's definitely a Number Nine Visual Technology card, they always put Beatles quotes on their video card PCBs, video BIOSes and their boot screens, names of the cards themselves, possibly even etched into the silicon when they were making their own GPUs, and of course the name of the company. :) I …

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Re: How difficult is it to write an emulator?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 20:28

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SarahWalker wrote: Stiletto wrote: Why not, Sarah? 😀 Because I've never used it? Nothing more sinister than that. I was merely commenting on SoftPCMuseum_'s insistence that this _must_ be a CPU bug, and pointing out that it's entirely possible it isn't. Alright, no problem! 😀

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Re: Mobil 1 Rally Championship .SQ Ordnance Survey image extraction?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 20:27

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I hope i won't get killed for making my first post completely unhelpful, nearly fully off-topic, and containing a self-ad (even though i know i deserve it)... Oh well...! Ugh, i'm so dead :I Nah, just one of these: https://xrixterweb.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/tumblr_lkdr0omfvq1qf7p0ro1_400.gif ;)

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MSR IPv6 Source Code - Prototype IPv6 stack for Windows NT and Windows 2000

Posted on 2016-03-01, 17:29

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From Microsoft Research: MSR IPv6 Source Code - Prototype IPv6 stack for Windows NT and Windows 2000, for research, educational, and testing purposes only. http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads … e-079e7178807e/

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Re: How difficult is it to write an emulator?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 10:47

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SarahWalker wrote: While I don't want to comment on MESS's CPU emulation Why not, Sarah? 😀 FWIW if it's licensing, the i86/386 CPU cores are effectively dual-licensed MAME license and BSD "3 Clause" license right now, just waiting for all our ducks in a row to remove the MAME license. 😀

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Re: Best MIDI hardware for sequencing Socket 7/Windows 95?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 10:27

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You should ping that chrisNova777 guy who runs http://oldschooldaw.com/

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Re: Anyone know what happened to the Booter stuff at Retrograde Station?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 10:24

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TheAbandonwareGuy wrote: legal anyways where i live Baloney. TheAbandonwareGuy wrote: Could someone please tell me where i can find this stuff? Thread locked for warez begging.

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2016-03-01, 10:12

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I saw that too. Why on earth would a spammer post something about the latest Batman movie, in the VOGONS forum, in Russian? What gain does he expect to have from it? And what kind of blockhead does he think would click on that, anyway? A bit hard to understand... :-S What makes you think the …

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Re: Do you use retro keyboards/mice with your retro builds?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 09:54

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Formulator wrote: Difficult to imagine a 160 page manual only in English. Gah, now I'm gonna need to track down that manual. A 160-page mouse manual! 🤣

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-03-01, 09:50

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xjas wrote: ^^ Damnit, I meant to put this in the "bought these games today" thread, but I there's no way to move the post without re-upping all the attachments (and I'm on my 3G.) Oops. Moved.

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Re: ATI Mobile CPUs test board

Posted on 2016-03-01, 09:19

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Try that Driver Booster thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX43Vw31AkQ

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Re: Searching for the Ultim@te Race - 1 Track - PowerVR editon copy. Anybody knows where to find it?

Posted on 2016-03-01, 08:50

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In the footer of every page: "This site hosts no abandonware. There is no material that is knowingly illegal here." For what it's worth, if you want to be as 100% legal as you can, don't distribute game files or binaries when you make a release. Instead, create a patch tool. Otherwise what I think …

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Re: I recently found this hardware, AKA the Dumpster find thread.

Posted on 2016-02-26, 16:47

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What is the unofficial SP3 for Win98? I haven't heard of that. What sort of stuff does it have in it? This is the one, IIRC: http://www.htasoft.com/u98sesp/ There's countless threads across the internet that discuss "unofficial service pack" since the mid-2000's, the ones that stick in my mind are …

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Re: Horrible box art

Posted on 2016-02-26, 05:03

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Very interesting, considering this is an Apple product? I don't know how many of you are familiar with the Apple Mockingboard. It was the first high-end soundcard I ever owned, and it brought the Apple IIe alive! Have a look at it's box art and tell me if you see any similarities. ;) Mockingboard- …

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Re: Newly made Gravis Ultrasound compatible cards ... what's the degree of interest?

Posted on 2016-02-25, 18:30

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Awesome stuff! ... Still, pity it's not a red PCB 😉

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Re: Phil's YouTube and Website updates (philscomputerlab)

Posted on 2016-02-25, 17:22

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Driver Booster review Stiletto advised me to check out Driver Booster a while ago, so I did! I'm quite good at finding drivers and got a good driver archive on my home server, but for downgrading notebooks to Windows XP or if you're in a hurry, Driver Booster saves a lot of hassle and time. It …

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Re: Need for Speed II SE Windows 7 x64 Guide

Posted on 2016-02-25, 16:32

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Thank you. More guides are always appreciated 😀

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