MESS 0.130 released

[Robert]

New System Drivers Supported (in no particular order):

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- Intelligent Software Enterprise 64 [Dirk Best]

- Hegener & Glaser Mephisto PHC 64 [Dirk Best]

- Amateurcomputer AC1 [Miodrag Milanovic]

- Pilot 1000, Pilot 5000, PalmPilot Personal, PalmPilot Pro, Palm III [MooglyGuy, R. Belmont]

- Hewlett Packard HP 48 S/SX/G/GX/G+ [Antoine Mine]

- Epson PX-4 [Dirk Best]

- Various Channel F clones [Fredric QJ Blaholtz]

- Radionic [incog, Robbbert]

 

 

System Driver Changes:

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- [AMIGA] Added centronics printer support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [AMSTRAD] Updated to use the new centronics interface, connected data bit 8 for the CPC Plus machines. [Dirk Best]

 

- [APPLE1] Fixed character layout. [rhester72]

 

- [AT] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ATARIST] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ATOM] Rewrote printer interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [bBCB] Added centronics printer support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [bW2] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [CHANNELF] Added support for "new" sound, fixed PAL clock. [Fredric QJ Blaholtz]

 

- [COCO] Cleanups [Nathan Woods]

 

- [COCO] Fixed "Cartridge Auto-Start" setting. (bug #1772) [Nathan Woods]

 

- [COCO] Added "unwired" (i.e. - can't connect to anything) support for the RS-232 PAK. This is merely a curiosity for now. (bug #1772) [Nathan Woods]

 

- [COCO3] Fixed Composite Monochrome bit. (bug #1767) [Nathan Woods]

 

- [COMPIS] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [CPC family] Updated all drivers to use the mc6845 device. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [CPS CHANGER] Added "Tenchi Wo Kurau II". [Robbbert]

 

- [EINSTEIN] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [EXIDY] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Robbbert]

 

- [FAMICOM] Fixed 0.129 regression; once again allows you to run with only a floppy image and no cart. (bug #1760) [Fabio Priuli]

 

- [GAMEPOCK] Fixed 128u3 regression. (bug #1752) [Wilbert Pol]

 

- [iP22] Updated to use the centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [MSX] Updated to use the centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [MTX512] Connected CTC channels 0-2 to clock sources. (bug #781) [Curt Coder]

 

- [MTX512] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [MZ700] Updated to use raw video parameters, fixed cursor blinking, various cleanups. [Dirk Best]

 

- [NC100/NC200] Updated to use the new centronics interface and fixed printing. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ORIC] Updated to use the new centronics interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- [sAMCOUPE] Added centronics printer support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [sF7000] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [sMS/GG] Fixed scrolling for 8 rightmost columns. (bug #1497) [Enik Land]

 

- [sORDM5] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [sUPER80] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Robbbert]

 

- [sVI318] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [THOMSON] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [TI81, TI85, TI86] Added the new ROM_DEFAULT_BIOS feature to select the most recent rom versions. [Hobie Troxell]

 

- [VC4000] Various improvements. [Robbbert]

 

- [TMC600] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [VTECH1] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [X68000] Added better implementation of 1024x1024 graphic layer. [barry Rodewald]

 

- [XT/PC] Updated to use the new centronics support. [Dirk Best]

 

- [ZX] Fixed access violation when mounting a .O tape file;

Implemented cassette save (only .wav is supported);

Implemented sound; Fixed cassette loading; Added the NTSC/PAL diode;

Fixed keyboard labels and layouts; Improved video output;

Improved memory handling; Added notes. Bugs #159, #739, #1057, #1061 [Robbbert]

 

Source Changes:

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- The core is based on MAME 0.130. This incorporates all features of the update to this core. [MAME team]

 

- Made major changes to allow Cartridge slots to encapsulate hardware as devices. Updated the CoCo driver to use this standard system. [Nathan Woods]

 

- Changed the DS1315 implementation to be a device. [Nathan Woods]

 

- Changed the AT45DBxx and SST39VFxx to be a device. [Miodrag Milanovic]

 

- Fixed a bug that overwrote specific error messages with a generic error message when mounting an image. [Wilbert Pol]

 

- Fixed a bug that caused the day of the week to not be properly returned by the DS1315. (bug #1755) [Nathan Woods]

 

- Global symbol, const/static cleanups. [Atari Ace]

 

- Fixed image loading related memory leaks. [Curt Coder]

 

- Refactored the following devices to use devcb callbacks: ABC77, CDP1861, CDP1864, CDP1871, MC68901, Z80DART, ZX8301, ZX8302 [Curt Coder]

 

- New centronics printer interface. [Dirk Best]

 

- New PC-LPT device. [Dirk Best]

 

- Replaced all generic tags. [Curt Coder]

 

- Added /PC pin output support to the CIA emulation. [Dirk Best]

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