[olug] MAME project for a school.

[Dan Linder]

(Sorry for the delayed response...)

So, what options do you suggest if we aren't using a RPi, rather we're
using a donated PC?  When I last looked into this, KnoppixMAME (
http://sourceforge.net/projects/knoppixmame/) was the thing to use, but
that project has apparently gone by the wayside.  Cost is a major factor
($0.00 budget to my knowledge), so even a 'cheap' RPi would be out of our
personal pocket and if it had to be replaced it would be another purchase.

Is there a bootable Linux distribution that we could use (and quickly fall
back to in case the original system died or was 'compromised'), then they
could re-populate a "roms" directory with the appropriate games and be off?

If not, this sounds like a small project to start up... :)

Thanks in advance!  I'll put up pictures and notes when it gets completed.

Dan

On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Adam Haeder <adam at adamhaeder.com> wrote:

> http://www.emulationstation.org/
>
> I just recently installed this on a newer raspberry pi, and although I
> haven't played with it extensively, it was pretty simple. Once you get it
> up and running, you handle most of the configuration in the gui with a usb
> gamepad (I used a wired xbox 360 gamepad, that the software autodetected
> and setup for me).
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
> > A teacher at my wifes school is gathering equipment to build a MAME
> system
> > for the students game room.  I thought I'd ask here since I know a lot of
> > you have built them in the past.
> >
> > From my research into this a few years ago there were some DVD-bootable
> > Linux distributions that went straight into MAME, plus had the option to
> > install that image to the local HDD for better boot and load performance.
> > Plus if some student got into it, it would be easy to blow away and
> > rebuild.
> >
> > If we went with a low-maintenance (i.e. easy to restore/rebuild) MAME
> > distribution, which would you suggest?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Dan
> >
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