> Looks like it is built on version 0.106. 75 versions outdated! Hardly alive and
> kickin'. More like on life support and dying off.
far more than 75 versions in reality if you count the 'u' releases as versions, which really they were (there was technically no difference in requirement / quality for a u build, it was just a schedule thing so that people offering builds didn't get overloaded)
but yes, it's dead, it's not really something I'd call MAME at all at this point it's so far behind the curve in terms of things we've fixed etc. A new release based on 0.106 doesn't make something alive, not even remotely.
to put things in perspective, it's OVER half the project old
Feb 1997 - first MAME release
May 2006 - 106
Jan 2017 - Today
There have been a ridiculous number of breakthroughs made in that time, back from when this was made a lot of things were pure guesswork that have since been proved wrong and done correctly etc. You've only got to look at how far things have come with all the decapping work done to realise we're talking a completely different level of capability now vs. then.
I'd be tempted to say we should tell people trying to release such ancient versions as 'MAME' these days that they can't use the trademark for new releases as it in no way represents what the project is. Having the ability to run on arcade monitors etc. is kinda pointless when the actual emulation is just plain bad compared to more recent builds..
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