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vice updated to 1.2. Now compiles with SUN audio system, instead of OSS. From the ChangeLog (changes since 1.0): * Changes in VICE 1.2 ===================== ** C64 changes --------------- - Epyx Fastload and Westermann Learning Cartridges are supported now. ** C128 changes --------------- - The VDC hardware cursor has been implemented. - The machine can boot up in Z80 mode now. However CP/M does not work currently. ** PET changes --------------- - The CRTC emulation has been made pretty cycle-exact. You can now use timed raster effects. ** CBM-II changes --------------- - The CRTC emulation has been made pretty cycle-exact. You can now use timed raster effects. ** Drive changes ---------------- - D64 images with error codes are supported now. - The virtual drive emulation can process filenames containing zero bytes now.- The virtual drive commandline parser has been improved. - The fsdevice and the virtual drive emulation support memory read commands now. - Invalid scratch commands do not crash the fsdevice emulation. ** Unix changes --------------- - C64/C128 NTSC support (experimental). ** MS-DOS changes ----------------- - VDC grafic mode does not crash the emulator any more. ** MS-Windows changes --------------------- - New mouse emulation. - C64/C128 NTSC support (experimental). - The datasette status is displayed now. - Changing the palette works on-the-fly now. - A new VIC20 settings dialog. ** OS/2 changes --------------- - Sound, drive and joystick settings are implemented now. * Changes in VICE 1.1 ===================== ** General changes ------------------ - The datasette emulation supports saving to TAP images now. - Autostarting TAP tape images has been improved. - A command line option feeding the keyboard buffer on startup has been added. ** C64 changes --------------- - Fixed a bug in the REU emulation. GoDot now works. - Atomic Power cartridge is supported now. ** C128 changes --------------- - 80 column screen is emulated now. Currently the hardware cursor is missing, but Infocom adventures and GEOS128 work. - REU emulation is available now. - Fixed an IO banking bug. ** VIC20 changes ---------------- - New datasette emulation. - True 1581 emulation works now. ** PET changes -------------- - New datasette emulation. ** CBM-II changes ----------------- - New datasette emulation. ** Drive changes ---------------- - New 8050, 8250 and SFD1001 emulation using D80 and D82 disk images. - The virtual drive emulation, image contents lister and monitor block commands fully support G64 disk images. ** C1541 changes ---------------- - G64 disk image format is fully supported now. ** Unix changes --------------- - A dialog for creating empty disk images has been added. - The name of currently attached disk images is displayed now. - The disk image flip list can be maintained by a separate menu by clicking on the status bar. ** MS-Windows changes --------------------- - Run/Stop key is also present at ESC key, but it's still present at CAPS/LOCK, altough the latter doesn't work on Win98 with German and French keyboard layouts. - There is a disk/tape image contents lister now. - The RESTORE key is present now (PAGE UP). - Browse button in the device manager dialog works now. ** Miscellaneous changes ------------------------ - The `$xx' feature for specifying hexcodes on the command-line now works correctly. - Some P00 wildcard bug has been fixed. - An image content lister crash has been fixed. * Changes in VICE 1.0a ====================== ** MS-DOS changes ----------------- - x64 does not crash on start-up anymore. - Calling the emulator from a relative path works again. - 1541-II firmware is found now.
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VICE is the one and only Versatile Commodore Emulator. It provides
emulation of the Commodore 64, 128, VIC20 and PET 8-bit computers
within a single package. The emulators run as separate programs, but
have the same user interface, share the same settings and support the
same file formats.
All the emulators provide an accurate 6502/6510 emulator, with
emulation of all the opcodes (both documented and undocumented ones)
and accurate timing. Unlike other emulators, VICE aims to be cycle
accurate; it tries to emulate chip timings as precisely as possible
and does so efficiently.
Please do not expect the VIC20, C128 and PET emulators to be as good
as the C64 one, as they are still under construction.
The current version emulates the C64, the C128, the VIC20, the CBM-II
line (B128, B256), and all the PET models.