Windows Vs Linux For Console Emu

[jcm44]

Does anyone have strong opinions or which OS is better for console emu? I am planning on putting an old pIII to use for emu, but I have never really messed with linux emus. Also any recommened emu software would be handy...

[ameoba]

It really shouldn't matter too much. It's always good to be comfortable with Linux, so now might be a good time to pick it up.

[skritch]

MAME runs well on both of them.

[tim_m]

does putty count?

[skritch]

Originally posted by tim
does putty count?

Yeah, I've found they both do VT100, VT320, WYSE25, and TEK emulation fairly well too. :)

[GreNME]

Console emulation? You mean game console emulation? Legal issues aside—because who really cares about ROM legality? ( ;) )—I'm not sure that one platform over the other is going to yield any great performance changes.

[tim_m]

ohhhhhhh, i see ;) :cool:

[jcm44]

yes i meant gaming consoles, it's not illegal to put emu software on your computer - actually using it is a different story ;) . i had just heard that linux has support for NES controllers, so i thought i was missing something.