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@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ to reproduce that game as faithfully as possible on a more modern general
purpose computer. MAME can currently emulate several thousand different
classic arcade video games from the late 1970s through the modern era.
-To build MESS, pass MESS=yes to the script. To build UME pass UME=yes to
-the script. To disable building of MAME, pass MAME=no to the script. These
-can be combined.
+MESS (Multi Emulator Super System) is the sister project of MAME. MESS
+documents the hardware for a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers,
+video game consoles, and calculators, as MAME does for arcade games.
+
+Modern versions of MAME now include MESS, so there's no need for a
+separate MESS build or binary.
+
+This build requires around 2GB of storage in /tmp (or whatever you set
+TMP to in the environment).