diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
index c5386f87b4c..ce5f9ea7534 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/mess.lua
@@ -3406,6 +3406,7 @@ files {
 
 createMESSProjects(_target, _subtarget, "skeleton")
 files {
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/acd.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/aceex.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/akaiax80.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/alesis_qs.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/acd.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/acd.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecdc10e6c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/acd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:
+/***********************************************************************************************************************************
+
+2017-10-28 Skeleton
+
+Advanced Computer Design computer. CPU is WD9000. Some details at bitsavers.
+
+************************************************************************************************************************************/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+//#include "cpu/mcs51/mcs51.h"
+
+class acd_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	acd_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag)
+//		, maincpu(*this, "maincpu")
+	{ }
+
+protected:
+//	required_device<i80c52_device> maincpu;
+};
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( acd )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+//static ADDRESS_MAP_START( prg_map, AS_PROGRAM, 8, acd_state )
+//ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( acd )
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+ROM_START( acd )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x10000, "maincpu", 0 )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d9_cpu_c4_rev_2.4.2.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(481b8d65) SHA1(b766b22282cd321c707c18137ddb4c133fd0ede4) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d9_cpu_c5.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(481b8d65) SHA1(b766b22282cd321c707c18137ddb4c133fd0ede4) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "dr.bin",       0x000000, 0x000020, CRC(a0baab49) SHA1(50b91bf00390c7923b8e03975c1c6fea3c153cd7) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "btwph.bin",    0x000000, 0x000020, CRC(a48a80d1) SHA1(60490d1dbd01441ebb9a9860a98131d628d5e3f9) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "btwpl.bin",    0x000000, 0x000020, CRC(0f6fb759) SHA1(7ab376865faf57841960bfcfd3e038219b5b66b6) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d7_cpu_b14_rev_1.2.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(51b2bb18) SHA1(533ef263146c1e03e5ef30e792a669293f31a1d3) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d7_cpu_c4_rev_2.4.2.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(b1b59b5f) SHA1(5c199836a59da78ab404de663d306d0cc10aaf83) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d7_cpu_c5.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(7db9ecca) SHA1(535a34608e59c72d13434e3fc2892db9841a0f60) )
+	ROM_LOAD( "d9_cpu_b14_rev_1.2.bin", 0x000000, 0x000200, CRC(5572ff8b) SHA1(9e8158c338b2798f7fb1d9c4fa6dd99592d2fae3) )
+ROM_END
+
+COMP( 198?, acd, 0, 0, acd, acd, acd_state, 0, "Advanced Computer Design", "Unknown computer", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index d6d7aebcc65..4339e04f974 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ ac1scch                         // 1984 Amateurcomputer AC1 SCCH
 @source:accomm.cpp
 accomm                          // 1986 Acorn Computer
 
+@source:acd.cpp
+acd                             //
+
 @source:aceex.cpp
 aceex2814
 
diff --git a/src/mame/mess.flt b/src/mame/mess.flt
index 55ed1b6f7d8..38f654882ea 100644
--- a/src/mame/mess.flt
+++ b/src/mame/mess.flt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ abc80.cpp
 abc80x.cpp
 ac1.cpp
 accomm.cpp
+acd.cpp
 aceex.cpp
 acrnsys1.cpp
 acvirus.cpp