Difference between revisions of "MAME"

Latest revision as of 20:22, 24 February 2023

MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System) is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:

TI-99/2 (24K and 32K ROM version)
TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
TI-99/4QI, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
TI-99/8
Geneve 9640

A number of peripherals are also emulated, ranging from various disk controllers (up to HFDC), to serial interfaces, USB interface, IDE interface, HSGPL, and also SGCPU.

The emulator is freely downloadable from mamedev.org as a pre-built binary for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms.

You can download and work on the MAME source codes, since all MAME components have been relicenced under an open-source licence (BSD or GPL). If you want to contribute, you should get in contact with the maintainers, though. A good location for that is the MESS message board.

I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.

Installing and setup

Using

Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MAME
Working with the TI/Geneve emulation
Cartridges
Media handling
Built-in debugger
TIImageTool - a GUI-based image manager

Questions and Troubleshooting

Some help for MESS Troubleshooting.
Frequently Asked Questions related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
Change MESS menu mode key from Scroll Lock to another key
Hassle with the MESS keyboard modes

Details

Basics: Emulation and Simulation
Get a look under the hood of MESS
The cartridge system of MESS
Programmer's Guide to MESS
MAME version history with features, fixes, and regressions list
RS232 emulation
MAME Internals
Floppy sound emulation

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-[[Image:mess_logo_n.png|150px|right]][http://www.mess.org/ MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System)] is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:
+[[Image:mess_logo_n.png|150px|right]]
+MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System) is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:
+* TI-99/2 (24K and 32K ROM version)
 * TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
 * TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
+* TI-99/4QI, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
 * TI-99/8
 * Geneve 9640
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 A number of peripherals are also emulated, ranging from various disk controllers (up to HFDC), to serial interfaces, USB interface, IDE interface, HSGPL, and also SGCPU.
-I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.
+The emulator is freely downloadable from [http://www.mamedev.org/release.html mamedev.org] as a pre-built binary for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms.
-The emulator is currently available as [http://www.mess.org/download.php version 0.142] pre-built for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms. If you want to build MESS from source, do not forget to download the corresponding MAME source package first, unzip it, and unzip MESS over MAME. You get MAME from http://mamedev.org/.
+You can download and work on the MAME source codes, since all MAME components have been relicenced under an open-source licence (BSD or GPL). If you want to contribute, you should get in contact with the maintainers, though. A good location for that is the [http://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1 MESS message board].
-You can download and work on the MESS source codes, but MESS is not an open source project in the GPL sense. If you want to contribute, download the sources, and get in contact with the maintainers. A good location for that is the [http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1 MESS message board].
+I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.
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+<div style="float:left; padding:1em; height: 35em; width:45%; background-color:#ddddee">
+==Installing and setup==
+* [https://www.mizapf.de/en/ti99/mame/buildmame Building MAME] from source
+* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/mame/winstmame Installing on Windows systems]
+* [https://www.mizapf.de/en/ti99/mame/ Getting the ROMs]
+* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MAME]]
+* [[Setting up the Horizon Ramdisk]]
-<div style="float:left; padding:1em; height: 20em; width:45%; background-color:#ddddee">
-== Installing and setup ==
-* [[Building MESS]] from source
-* [[Installing MESS|Installing]]
-* [[Alternative MESS front-ends|Alternative front-ends]]
-* Configuring
-* [[Getting ROMs for MESS|Getting the ROMs]]
-* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MESS]]
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-<div style="margin-left:50%; padding:1em; height: 20em;width:45%; background-color:#ddeedd">
+<div style="margin-left:50%; padding:1em; height: 35em;width:45%; background-color:#ddeedd">
+==Using==
-== Using ==
+* [https://www.ninermame.org/info/scope Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MAME]
-* [http://mess.redump.net/mess:howto The Official MESS User's Manual]
+* [[MAME TI emulation usage|Working with the TI/Geneve emulation]]
-* Working with the TI emulation
-* [[Change MESS menu mode key]] from Scroll Lock to another key
-* [[Tools for MESS|Tools]]
 * [[MESS and TI cartridges|Cartridges]]
-** [[MESS and TI cartridges#Working_with_MiniMemory|Working with MiniMemory]]
 * [[MESS media handling|Media handling]]
 ** [[MESS media handling#Using_your_TI_and_Geneve_hard_drive_in_MESS|Using your TI/Geneve hard drive in MESS]]
 ** [[MESS media handling#Formatting_disks|Formatting disks]]
 ** [[MESS media handling#Setting_up_a_blank_hard_disk|Setting up a blank hard disk]]
+** [[MESS media handling#Upgrading_to_new_CHD_format|Upgrading CHD version]]
+** [[MESS media handling#IDE disk handling|Using the IDE HD controller]]
+* [[MESS debugger|Built-in debugger]]
+* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/timt TIImageTool] - a GUI-based image manager
 </div>
 <div style="clear:both; height:1em"></div>
-<div style="float:left; padding:1em; height: 20em;width:45%; background-color:#eedddd">
+<div style="float:left; padding:1em; height: 30em;width:45%; background-color:#eedddd">
+==Questions and Troubleshooting==
-== Troubleshooting ==
 * Some help for [[MESS Troubleshooting]].
-* We are currently preparing a '''Frequently Asked Questions''' section especially related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
+* [[MESSFAQ | Frequently Asked Questions]] related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
+* [https://www.ninermame.org/using/keyboard/uimodekey Change MESS menu mode key] from Scroll Lock to another key
+* Hassle with the [[MESS keyboard modes]]
 </div>
-<div style="padding:1em; margin-left:50%; height: 20em;width:45%; background-color:#ddeeee">
+<div style="padding:1em; margin-left:50%; height: 30em;width:45%; background-color:#ddeeee">
-== Details ==
+==Details==
 * Basics: [[Emulation and Simulation]]
-* The [[MESS_multicart_system|cartridge system]] of MESS version 0.131 and later
+* [[Guided tour through MESS|Get a look under the hood of MESS]]
+* The [[MESS cartridge handling|cartridge system]] of MESS
 * Programmer's Guide to MESS
-* [[New MESS ROM format| New ROM format]] (obsolete)
+* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/mame/changes MAME version history] with features, fixes, and regressions list
-* [[MESS version history]] with features, fixes, and regressions list
+* [https://www.ninermame.org/details/serialconn RS232 emulation]
-* [[MESS issues and non-issues | MESS issues]]
+* [[MAME Internals]]
+* [[MAME Floppy sound emulation | Floppy sound emulation]]
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+[[Category:Emulation]]
+[[Category:MAME]]