> > It's just that the old machine I have to use won't handle all the new changes
> in
> > MAME. Based on countless posts and recommendations for what I'm trying to do
> > (80's classics only), the best performance for my hardware will be the old
> pure
> > DOS build.
>
> not to burst your bubble, but if you are only going to play 80's classics,
> you'll not really find much difference. it could be the difference between
> running pacman at 170fps or at 180fps. and the new mame versions will have more
> 80's classics not found in the old 0.36. going back to such an old version is
> only for terminal hardware like a p100 or something like that.
>
> in any case i would use basically the new version and if i find something which
> doesn't run so smooth, *then* i'd try 0.36 for that particular game, like let's
> say outrun.
>
> just my 2 cents.
>
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outrun runs perfectly fine atm ;)

Roman Scherzer
ClrMamePro