R.Belmont's version of MESS, which can run on most platforms, has a new release.

The latest version is 0.125. This fully-packaged version is deprecated due to the fast-moving nature of MESS development, but I’ll update it on integer MESS releases. New in this version: all the stuff from SDLMAME 0.125 and MESS 0.125, plus paste support for Win32 and Mac OS X.

>> Get it HERE.

You can get a pre-built binary for Mac OSX on the PowerPC processor HERE.

Front End

ML TNG Release Notes

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May 10th, 2008

Beta u32 Released

 

- Implemented use of FBA's new command-line option to add SOURCE information to your gamelist view. As more command-line functionality is added - ML will add what it can for support.

 

- Corrected an issue where the console window would be completely cleared out if using FBA in certain instances.

 

- Fixed a problem related to loading .BDF fonts. If the saved BDF font is not found then the display should revert to default font built-in.

 

- Ability to use F4 to save a viewed "Parent/Clone" list was not working due to a filename issue. This has been corrected.

 

- Fixed some commands related to the using screen0,1,2,3 triggers. My range I had was DISPLAY0-3 instead of DISPLAY1-4.

 

- Latest round of additions to RESOURCE.ML for MAME 0.125/MESS 0.125.

>> Get it HERE.

0.125

 

New System Drivers Supported (in no particular order):

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- Bashkiria-2M (not fully operational) [Miodrag Milanovic]

- BK 0010/0010.01 [Miodrag Milanovic]

- Bondwell 2 (not working) [Tomas Karlsson]

- COMX 35 (not working) [Curt Coder]

- Dick Smith Super-80 with VDUEB (original version) [Robbbert]

- KOEI PasoGo (not working) [Peter Trauner]

- Orion 128/Z80 Card II/Pro [Miodrag Milanovic]

- Pentagon (not fully operational) [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

 

System Driver Changes:

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- [ABC80] Fixed so that it boots and keyboard works. [Robbbert]

 

- [APPLE2] Changed slot system to be implemented as MAME devices. [Nate Woods]

 

- [bK] Added cassette loading [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [bW2] Added MSM6255 LCD controller emulation. [Curt Coder]

 

- [CBM, C16] Simplified keyboard and interrupt handling code. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [C64] Fixed some timings in c64 pal. [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [C64] Partial input fix, joystick 2 still not working. (bug #1150) [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [C64] Implentation of sprite wrapping at the top of the screen. (bug #1599) [Roberto Zandona]

 

- [COCO/COCO3] Transitioned Bitbanger and VHD support to use MAME's core device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- [COUPE] Rewrote interrupt handling and screen handling, fixes line interrupts. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added natural keyboard support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added support for the SAD and SDF disk image formats, as well as 720k CP/M images. [Dirk Best]

 

- [COUPE] Added support for up to four 1 MB memory expansions. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ELECTRON] Fixed corrupt text in Mode 3. [Robbbert]

 

- [EP128] Merged ex128 and ex128a drivers, to use alternate BIOSes. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [GENESIS] Clean and speed up SSF2 banking [Cowering]

 

- [GENESIS] Add automatic support for many 'pirate' carts (thanks to Haze for them) [Cowering]

 

- [iBMPC,IBM5150] Renamed ibmpc driver to ibm5150. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [LISA] Fixed serial number read. (bug #1583) [Gilles Fetis]

 

- [MBEE] Added quikload support for COM and MWB filetypes. Added LOCK key to keyboard. [Robbbert]

 

- [ORION] Added cassette loading [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [PC] Fixed error reporting when loading non-existant images. [Nate Woods]

 

- [PC] Fixed cursor blinking. (bug #1096) [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [PCJR] Various improvements, promoted from TESTDRIVER. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [QL] Converted ZX8301/2 into devices, and fixed system halting. [Curt Coder]

 

- [sCORPION] IO map is fixed, and NMI for service mode added [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECIAL] Added Erik clone, and fixed bank switch problem [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] Split into multiple drivers and cleanup [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] IO maps are done in proper way [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sPECTRUM] Homebrew ROMs are now selectable BIOSes instead of separate drivers. [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- [sVI318] UART fix. [Tomas Karlsson]

 

- [T1000HX] Fixed bug #1130. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [THOMSON] Fixed crashes with non-default ram sizes. (bug #1443) [Antoine Mine]

 

- [TI99] Natural keyboard fix. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [TUTOR] Changed joystick to use keypad instead of arrow keys by default. [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [VECTREX] Fixed bug #1569 [Mathis Rosenhauer]

 

 

User Interface Changes:

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- Fixed bug in file selector that could cause paths to contain extraneous separators. (bug #1595) [Nate Woods]

 

- Shift+ScrollLock now triggers a paste command. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed file manager navigation keys. (bug #1600) [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Made -nonewui default. Depending on the reaction this spawns, the newui may be removed in the future. [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Fixed "Configure..." dialog problem when customizing certain system's controllers. (bugs #1570, #1573) [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows] Reduced flickering in input configuration dialog. [Nate Woods]

 

- [Windows UI] Updated MESS icon, logo and other artwork (Asterokid, MAMEPlus team, Hobie Troxell)

 

- [Windows UI] Fixed custom filters dialog. (bugs #1561, #1574) [Nate Woods]

 

 

Source Changes:

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- The core is based on MAME 0.125. This incorporates all features of the update to this core. [MAME team]

 

- Major changes to transition MESS's device system onto MAME's device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted printers, snapshots and quickloads to the new device system. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed memory bug in the hash file parsing code that could cause problems in debug builds. [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted CDP1861 and CDP1864 display controllers to devices. [Curt Coder]

 

- Updated WD17xx floppy implementation; busy signal is now set correctly. [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- Clarified error message when MESS fails to load because of a device that is expected to be present. (bug #1493) [Nate Woods]

 

- Created a 'dumpkbd' debugger command to dump all natural keyboard info. [Nate Woods]

 

- Fixed a regression in natural keyboard support that could cause certain keys to not be recognized. (bug #1564) [Nate Woods]

 

- Converted HD63450 DMA controller to the new device system. [barry Rodewald]

 

- New MESS specific OSD call: osd_get_clipboard_text(). [Nate Woods]

 

- Changed Apple FDC/IWM implementation to be a MAME device. This affects the Apple II, Apple III, Apple IIgs, Lisa and Mac drivers. [Nate Woods]

>> Get it HERE.

BT client for the Mac

All Platforms

+ Support https tracker connections

+ IP blocking using the Bluetack Level1 blocklist

+ Better support of multitracker torrents

+ Faster UPnP port mapping on startup

+ Ability to reset global statistics

+ Various bugfixes

 

Mac

+ Display of decimal numbers matches system international settings

+ Updated Dock badge images

 

GTK+

+ Inhibit hibernation when downloading

+ Use XDG basedir spec for configuration files

+ Various bug fixes and usability improvements

+ Vastly improved translations thanks to the Ubuntu translation team

>> Get it HERE.