How mame got it's name

lob

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Mar 25, 2013, 3:58:50 AM3/25/13

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Nicola tried out a few other names such as EMAM (Emulator Machine Arcade
Multiple) and MMEA (Machine Multipe Emulator Arcade), before finally
picking MAME. No one is quite sure what MAME stands for, or if it's even an
acronym, but it flows better.

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Mr. Man-wai Chang

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Mar 25, 2013, 6:32:40 AM3/25/13

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Mame could roughly translates into "mother" in Cantonese... :)

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lob

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Mar 25, 2013, 3:35:20 PM3/25/13

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"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet...@gmail.com> wrote in
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> On 25/03/2013 15:58, lob wrote:
>> Nicola tried out a few other names such as EMAM (Emulator Machine
>> Arcade Multiple) and MMEA (Machine Multipe Emulator Arcade), before
>> finally picking MAME. No one is quite sure what MAME stands for, or
>> if it's even an acronym, but it flows better.
>
>
> Mame could roughly translates into "mother" in Cantonese... :)
>

I'm glad he didn't call it MAMEF then...

lob

David Griffith

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Mar 25, 2013, 10:04:53 PM3/25/13

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Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 25/03/2013 15:58, lob wrote:
>> Nicola tried out a few other names such as EMAM (Emulator Machine Arcade
>> Multiple) and MMEA (Machine Multipe Emulator Arcade), before finally
>> picking MAME. No one is quite sure what MAME stands for, or if it's even an
>> acronym, but it flows better.

> Mame could roughly translates into "mother" in Cantonese... :)

I thought it was rather clear that it means Multiple Arcade Machine
Emulator.

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lob

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Mar 26, 2013, 3:29:11 AM3/26/13

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davidmy...@acm.org (David Griffith) wrote in
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> Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 25/03/2013 15:58, lob wrote:
>>> Nicola tried out a few other names such as EMAM (Emulator Machine
>>> Arcade Multiple) and MMEA (Machine Multipe Emulator Arcade), before
>>> finally picking MAME. No one is quite sure what MAME stands for, or
>>> if it's even an acronym, but it flows better.
>
>> Mame could roughly translates into "mother" in Cantonese... :)
>
> I thought it was rather clear that it means Multiple Arcade Machine
> Emulator.
>

Clearly too obvious. Next you'll be suggesting UN stands for United
Nations...

lob

Andreas Kohlbach

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Mar 26, 2013, 5:41:25 PM3/26/13

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You should just add smileys... I also almost fell for it.
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Hellmark

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Apr 3, 2013, 2:48:34 PM4/3/13

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On 2013-03-26 21:41:25 +0000, Andreas Kohlbach

<march13....@spamgourmet.com> said:
> lob wrote on 26. March 2013:
>> davidmy...@acm.org (David Griffith) wrote in
>> news:kiqvo5$29l$1...@dont-email.me:
>>> Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 25/03/2013 15:58, lob wrote:
>>>>> Nicola tried out a few other names such as EMAM (Emulator Machine
>>>>> Arcade Multiple) and MMEA (Machine Multipe Emulator Arcade), before
>>>>> finally picking MAME. No one is quite sure what MAME stands for, or
>>>>> if it's even an acronym, but it flows better.
>>>> Mame could roughly translates into "mother" in Cantonese... :

>>> I thought it was rather clear that it means Multiple Arcade Machine
>>> Emulator.
>> Clearly too obvious. Next you'll be suggesting UN stands for United
>> Nations...
> You should just add smileys... I also almost fell for it.

Pffft. You should know better! He's not serious more often than not!