Vice 2.1 released

[Robert]

Commodore emulator

 

VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C64DTV, the C128, the VIC20, almost all PET models, the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610).

 

* Changes in VICE 2.1

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** General

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- The VICEplus project has been joined with VICE. Thus, x64dtv is now part of VICE.

- We can be contacted via IRC: #vice-dev on freenode

- Added a more accurate ReSID engine using floating point math (ReSID-FP).

- Added support for the USB HardSID.

- PAL emulation has been rewritten and optimized.

- Fixed the ACIA 6551 emulation. (x64/x128/xcbm2/xpet/xplus4)

- Monitor commands help text is now translated too (in ports where translation is available at all)

- Monitor IO command now displays IO area even if it is currently banked out.

- GCR file handling (.G64) issues an error message if the .G64 does not have the expected outline. Before, VICE just silently ignored such files.

- IRQ handling fix

 

** C64/C128 changes

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- Fixed the digimax sound generation.

- Added the RR clockport disable functionality at $DF00.0. Allows to disable the RRnet.

- Improved REU compatibility and timing.

 

** C64 changes

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- Added isepic cartridge emulation.

- Added Double Quick Brown Box cartridge emulation.

 

** VIC20 changes

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- Improved the sound emulation.

- Fixed the lowest note bug.

- Improved VIC emulation (exact in-line color/reverse mode changes).

 

** C64DTV changes

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- New emulator.

 

** Unix changes

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- XRandR fullscreen implemented

- Command line option `-fullscreen' is supposed to do something useful.

- Vsync code imported from win32 (based on openGL extension). See also doc/openGLsync-howto.txt.

- Vidmode (fullscreen support) is broken and therefore marked as deprecated. It will be removed in the next release if no-one takes responsibility to fix the broken code and is willing to maintain the code.

- PAL Emulation (new implementation, improved speed) should be usable again (it was broken on certain display depths).

- Log messages are always english.

- Only x11 keymaps will be installed when doing a 'make install'.

- MIDI cartridge emulation for x128, x64 and xvic.

 

** MS-Windows changes

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- Watcom generated executables are more optimized.

- MIDI cartridge emulation for x128, x64 and xvic.

- When specifying the target for the RS232 communication (Menu Settings/RS232 Settings), the target can be specified by name now. Before, you had to use the IP address.

- Fixed some minor errors with the RS232 communication via TCP connections.

- RS232 can use real devices now, too. To use this feature, you have to specify the COM port used in

Settings/RS232 Settings like: \\.\com1: baud=57600 parity=N data=8 stop=1

 

The characters after the colon can be used to specify additional settings for the COM port. The string must have the same form as the mode command's command-line arguments:

[baud=b][parity=p][data=d][stop=s][to={on|off}][xon={on|off}][odsr={on|off}][oct

s={on|off}][dtr={on|off|hs}][rts={on|off|hs|tg}][idsr={on|off}]

 

The above example specifies COM1 with a baud rate of 57600, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit.

 

Note that the leading \\.\ is used to distinguish between TCP/IP targets and real devices, thus, you have to use it.

 

(Sorry, no fancy UI yet.)

 

- vsid GUI reworked:

* infoline appears only by pressing "I"

* raises process priority. Otherwise, when in background, loses cpu power and music is not played at correct speed

* drag&drop support; window also gets focus back on drop

* correct display of emulated sid model (when using -keepenv)

* changed colors

- fixed copy function from the VICE monitor window.

 

** AmigaOS changes

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** OS/2 changes

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- Fixed 24/32bit display depth problem.

 

** GP2X changes

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- Fixed black screen problem.

- Pause emulation while the menu is open.

- Added experimental support for USB keyboard and joystick.

- Removed vsid.

 

** Mac OS X changes

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- x64a.app and x64dtv.app (Cocoa) are now feature complete

* added flip lists

* added netplay dialog

* added ROM resources

* added video settings dialog

* added record snapshot dialog

- Introduced new control window that replaces old peripherals drawer

* with tape control buttons

* attach/eject buttons for each drive

* drag & drop of disk/tape images

- Introduced Cocoa compile for Mac OS X 10.5 and greater with more features (see extended Resource Inspector)

- Completely rewritten joystick driver that supports user-definable buttons for fire and all directions.

- Copy & Paste support for emulator and monitor/log window

- Added x2, x3, x4 view scaling like in Quicktime Player

- Store visibility and size of all windows in user's preferences

- Added Keyset Joystick toggle to quickly disable keyboard joysticks

- Added MIDI support

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