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MAME's debugger is pretty neat. Added to the fact that MAME supports most CPU types ever used in an arcade machine or computer and it's like having super powers

MAME's debugger is pretty neat. Added to the fact that MAME supports most CPU types ever used in an arcade machine or computer and it's like having super powers.

jhbadger 3y ago
Yes, the latter is worth mentioning more. Many people think MAME is just an emulator of arcade machines, but it really is an emulator of nearly everything with a CPU including classic home computers (even very obscure ones like the Mattel Aquarius), gaming consoles, UNIX workstations, and even handheld LCD games like the Game & Watch series. Of course with thousands of systems not everything completely works yet but it is still in active development despite being over 20 years since the project started.
- nuc1e0n 3y ago
  Of all the debuggers I've ever used, I'm most keen on the one that's part of openMSX as you can rewind time in the emulation with it to see how the registers and system ram came to have the values they do. It's been a while but can you rewind time with MAME's debugger these days?
  - jhbadger 3y ago
    Yes, there is a a rewind feature in the MAME debugger -- I haven't used openMSX so I don't know how similar the feature works.
- peterfirefly 3y ago
  > UNIX workstations It has Sun 4/20 (and others) but it (they) don't seem to be in a good state yet.
  - unleaded 3y ago
    For SGI computers (Specifically indy) it's the best/only good emulator right now, and Sony NEWS seems to be in good shape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2l39pndEJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2l39pndEJ4 , https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=44666&page=532 https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... There are also more obscure UNIX systems like Apollo and Intergraph workstations: https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=113877 https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... Good luck finding software to test them with though..
    - johndoe0815 3y ago
      Apollo DomainOS install tapes and firmware dumps for some machines can be found on bitsavers: http://bitsavers.org/bits/Apollo/ http://bitsavers.org/bits/Apollo/ Finding Intergraph stuff is much more difficult, though...
- MegaDeKay 3y ago
  Not to mention a variety of music synthesizers as well!

MAME's debugger is pretty neat. Added to the fact that MAME supports most CPU types ever used in an arcade machine or computer and it's like having super powers.

jhbadger 3y ago

Yes, the latter is worth mentioning more. Many people think MAME is just an emulator of arcade machines, but it really is an emulator of nearly everything with a CPU including classic home computers (even very obscure ones like the Mattel Aquarius), gaming consoles, UNIX workstations, and even handheld LCD games like the Game & Watch series. Of course with thousands of systems not everything completely works yet but it is still in active development despite being over 20 years since the project started.

nuc1e0n 3y ago
Of all the debuggers I've ever used, I'm most keen on the one that's part of openMSX as you can rewind time in the emulation with it to see how the registers and system ram came to have the values they do. It's been a while but can you rewind time with MAME's debugger these days?
- jhbadger 3y ago
  Yes, there is a a rewind feature in the MAME debugger -- I haven't used openMSX so I don't know how similar the feature works.
peterfirefly 3y ago
> UNIX workstations It has Sun 4/20 (and others) but it (they) don't seem to be in a good state yet.
- unleaded 3y ago
  For SGI computers (Specifically indy) it's the best/only good emulator right now, and Sony NEWS seems to be in good shape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2l39pndEJ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2l39pndEJ4 , https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=44666&page=532 https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... There are also more obscure UNIX systems like Apollo and Intergraph workstations: https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=113877 https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Num... Good luck finding software to test them with though..
  - johndoe0815 3y ago
    Apollo DomainOS install tapes and firmware dumps for some machines can be found on bitsavers: http://bitsavers.org/bits/Apollo/ http://bitsavers.org/bits/Apollo/ Finding Intergraph stuff is much more difficult, though...
MegaDeKay 3y ago
Not to mention a variety of music synthesizers as well!