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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:
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 (not working)
* TI-99/2 (24K and 32K ROM version)
* TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
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==Installing and setup==
==Installing and setup==


* [[Building MAME]] from source
* [https://www.mizapf.de/en/ti99/mame/buildmame Building MAME] from source
* [[Installing MESS on Windows|Installing on Windows systems]]
* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/mame/winstmame Installing on Windows systems]
* [[Installing MAME on Linux|Installing on Linux systems]]
* [https://www.mizapf.de/en/ti99/mame/ Getting the ROMs]
* [[Alternative MESS front-ends|Alternative front-ends]]
* Configuring
* [[TI ROM dumps for MESS|Getting the ROMs]]
* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MAME]]  
* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MAME]]  
* [[Setting up the Horizon Ramdisk]] <span style="font-weight:bold; color:red">NEW</span>
* [[Setting up the Horizon Ramdisk]]
* [[Setting up the GRAMKracker]]
* [[Configuring the QMC2 frontend]]
* [[Installing and running MESS on Raspberry Pi | Getting MESS to run on Raspberry Pi]]


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==Using==
==Using==


* [http://mess.redump.net/mess:howto The Official MESS User's Manual]
* [https://www.ninermame.org/info/scope Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MAME]
* [[General MESS features]]
* [[MAME TI emulation usage|Working with the TI/Geneve emulation]]
* [[Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MESS]]
* [[MESS TI emulation usage|Working with the TI/Geneve emulation]]
* [[Tools for MESS|Tools]]
* [[MESS and TI cartridges|Cartridges]]
* [[MESS and TI cartridges|Cartridges]]
* [[MESS media handling|Media handling]]
* [[MESS media handling|Media handling]]
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** [[MESS media handling#IDE disk handling|Using the IDE HD controller]]
** [[MESS media handling#IDE disk handling|Using the IDE HD controller]]
* [[MESS debugger|Built-in debugger]]
* [[MESS debugger|Built-in debugger]]
* [[TIImageTool]] - a GUI-based image manager
* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/timt TIImageTool] - a GUI-based image manager
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* Some help for [[MESS Troubleshooting]].
* Some help for [[MESS Troubleshooting]].
* [[MESSFAQ | Frequently Asked Questions]] related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
* [[MESSFAQ | Frequently Asked Questions]] related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
* [[Change MESS menu mode key]] from Scroll Lock to another key
* [https://www.ninermame.org/using/keyboard/uimodekey Change MESS menu mode key] from Scroll Lock to another key
* Hassle with the [[MESS keyboard modes]]  
* Hassle with the [[MESS keyboard modes]]  
* [[MESS changes|Important changes]] to consider when updating MESS
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* Basics: [[Emulation and Simulation]]
* Basics: [[Emulation and Simulation]]
* [[Guided tour through MESS|Get a look under the hood of MESS]] <span style="font-weight:bold; color:red">NEW</span>
* [[Guided tour through MESS|Get a look under the hood of MESS]]
* The [[MESS cartridge handling|cartridge system]] of MESS
* The [[MESS cartridge handling|cartridge system]] of MESS
* Programmer's Guide to MESS
* Programmer's Guide to MESS
* [[MESS version history]] with features, fixes, and regressions list
* [https://www.mizapf.de/ti99/mame/changes MAME version history] with features, fixes, and regressions list
* [[MESS issues and non-issues | MESS issues]]
* [https://www.ninermame.org/details/serialconn RS232 emulation]
* [[MESS Serial connection|RS232 emulation]]
* [[MESS Work in progress]]
* [[MAME Internals]]
* [[MAME Internals]]
* [[MAME Floppy sound emulation | Floppy sound emulation]]
* [[MAME Floppy sound emulation | Floppy sound emulation]]
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[[Category:Emulation]]
[[Category:Emulation]]
[[Category:MESS]]
[[Category:MAME]]

Latest revision as of 20:22, 24 February 2023

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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

Questions and Troubleshooting

Details