version 1.0:
- fixed the problem with Ticks getting incremented on every interrupt, not
just 60Hz (e.g. moving the mouse made the caret blink faster)
- Unix: integrated JIT compiler for Linux/x86 and FreeBSD/x86
- Unix: moved minimum autoconf support to 2.52+
- Unix: add large file support for 2+ GB hard disk images
- Unix: cleaned up pthread attributes [Brian Johnson]
- Unix: fixed floppy problems under Linux
- Unix: implemented "ignoresegv" feature on Linux/x86, Linux/ppc, Darwin/ppc
- Unix: serial port baud rates are now set correctly
- Unix: it is now possible to make the serial drivers pipe their input/output
to programs by using a '|' followed by a command line as the modem or
printer port setting (instead of a device name like '/dev/ttyS0')
[Brian Johnson]
- Unix: the option "--config FILE" tells B2 to use a different config file
- Unix: new prefs options "dsp" and "mixer" to set the OSS device names
instead of the hardcoded '/dev/dsp' and '/dev/mixer'
The patches for this update were contributed by Todd Vierling in
private e-mail.
- added support for on-the-fly video resolution and depth switching,
and gamma tables
- fsave/frestore emulation under AmigaOS and NetBSD/m68k always behaves
like a 68882/68040 FPU, eliminating the need for 68060 FPU patches
- added support for platform-independant mutexes, used by adb.cpp for
thread-safe mouse handling
- the TIME_OFFSET constant has been replaced by a (portable) function
TimeToMacTime(); file dates in ExtFS should now be correct
- ADBInterrupt() is no longer called from the 60Hz interrupt but has
its own interrupt flag, potentially increasing the smoothness of
mouse movement
- ether.cpp: implemented relatively platform-independant "AppleTalk
over UDP" mode that doesn't require any special kernel modules or
network drivers but can only interconnect instances of Basilisk II;
this is enabled by setting "udptunnel" to true
- Unix: windowed display mode supports different resolutions and color
depths, which can be switched on-the-fly
- Unix: Ctrl-F5 grabs mouse in windowed mode (enhanced compatibility
with games like flight simulators)
- Unix: X11 events are handled as soon as they arrive, outside of the
60Hz video refresh raster
- Unix: audio sample rate, bit depth and channel count are adjustable
in the MacOS "Sound" control panel
The patches for this update were contributed by Todd Vierling in PR pkg/21861.
Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. That is, it
enables you to run 68k MacOS software on you computer, even if you
are using a different operating system. However, you still need a
copy of MacOS and a Macintosh ROM image to use Basilisk II.
