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> But they obviously thought about it somewhat,<BR>
> otherwise why even bother with INPs at all?
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Well - the original reason for adding recording/playback was so that
if there was a problem with a driver which only showed up on certain
levels, the driver developer could easily view that level by using
a .inp file that demostrated the problem.
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It would still be best if we could find an open source solution to
the problem, but I really don't think that's possible. Whatever
servers the open source code connects to, and whatever time stamps,
keys, or whatever it gets from them, a recompiled-with-cheating-
enabled version could also connect to, and carry out the same
transactions with them, too.
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Maybe I'm missing something, and there is a method of securing .inp
files with an open source program, but I can't see it at the moment.

Chris.

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As Chris stated, the original reason for recording inps was for
debugging purposes. Has anyone asked Nicola to at least comment out
the re-record code so that if someone wants to cheat *that* way they
would have to compile there own version.

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DR C: Good idea with that pause feature. The xmame version does dim
the screen a bit when the pause key is pressed, blacking it all out
would disable the advantage for using the pause key on some games but
still allow players with other interuptions to continue to play there
current game. Does the dos version dim the screen when pause is used?

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The code was infact "commented out" in m35rc2 before mame35 so there
was a reason nicola uncommented it out in the final version, so it's
not likely we can convince him to undo it, tgmame is a better
solution.

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It is a good idea, but even with the screen blanked, you can do a
screen shot before you pause and look at it on your computer while
mame is paused blank.

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churritz@cts.com

The purpose of disabling the pause key is two fold. 1) so you can't
study the screen and 2) so you can't take a rest break. Under
tournament conditions, you can't do either of these, so there's no
point in having any type of pause function.

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laffaye@ibm.net