Changes since the last version, from the authors web page:
Moved some event queue code out from pce.c to event.[ch].
Added automatic dependancy support to the Makefile.
Cleaned several things up to make porting easier.
Cleaned several things up to make cross-compilation easier.
Changed a couple headers to compile cleanly with a C++ compiler.
Added support for expansion cards to the Apple ][ emulation.
Added support for the language card to the Apple ][ emulation.
Added code to load more roms to the Apple ][ emulation.
Added preliminary Apple ][ disk support (can't use it without gdb, though).
Fixed color on Apple ][ text mode.
Added Apple ][ hires graphics mode.
Added a first approximation of Apple ][ lores graphics mode.
Added IRQ support to the emu68k core (no, genesis emulation still doesn't
work).
Added a new 6502 core (only used on NES right now, may be slightly buggy).
Made many improvements/fixes to the emu68k core (no, it _still_ doesn't
work).
Fixed genesis memory access to mask down to 24 bit addresses.
Fixed Apple ][ space bar key.
Removed the (unused) m6280 core.
Changed most NES mappers to not need to know how large the PRG ROM is.
Cleaned up the NES sprite renderer slightly.
Changed the video interface to not use procpointers.
These RPM files are supplementary locales for Linux.
Many languages are not supproted by default by GNU libc.
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Changes:
o Added keyboard support to Apple ][ driver (only works under X).
o Added a couple more instructions to the emu68k core (and still nothing runs).
o Added range checking to ROM accesses in the genesis driver.
o Disabled I/O logging of FM chip writes in the genesis driver.
o Fixed a bug with MMC3 IRQs (SMB3 fortress now works correctly).
o Cleaned up the NES PPU code somewhat.
o Cleaned up the SMS sprite renderers somewhat.
o Rebuilt command line parsing for X version and added (but failed to
document) a command to override system detection (needed to access the
Apple ][ driver).
o Fixed some problems with GG sprite clipping and tile rendering (only
affects 8-bit mode).
o Fixed X toplevel window to resize properly.
o Cleaned up some of the X video code.
o Added (untested) 24bpp support to X video code.
o Cleaned up the FDS emulation code.
o Added a lot of (inaccessible) extra FDS functionality.
Changes:
o Unified cd_freebsd.c and cd_linux.c into cd_unix.c.
o Added support for NetBSD CDROM (untested), and sound interfaces
(thanks to Thomas Klausner for the NetBSD changes).
o Changed the nes bank 4 and 6 I/O hooks.
o Fixed FDS mapper to compile again.
o Fixed some problems with the PCE timer.
o Changed the PCE VDP interface not to use procpointers.
o Added clipping sprites to the right side of the screen to the PCE VDP.
o Removed the old (disabled) ROM type identification routine.
o Fixed the battery file handling to not use a cheap hack to get the
filename (this breaks all gg savegames until you rename the battery
file).
for each of the continuation lines, rather than using backslashes to
continue a single, long definition. This makes it much easier to spot
pre-requisite packages and other dependencies.
NES, SMS, and GG with sound, PCE without, and has basic support for some
other systems (SMD, Coleco, Atari ][).
This will not work on MSB-machines, for lack of access. The code
should support it, so if anyone's willing...
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.
changes since 991023a:
-various bugfixes
-soundblaster emulation
-cdrom emulation
-new fpu emulator
moved out of ${X11BASE}, there is little reason to have it there
- Fix RO string that got written
- Add mmap() when we run ELF, because we need to map lomem
- Fix uninitialized reference in di->location
- Make doscmd_loader use loadfile() [Tested only with ELF]
relevant changes since 980707:
new BIOS
many many fixes
integrated debugger additions
Pentium emulation
It's now possible to boot NetBSD inside bochs. (Remaining problems:
missing BIOS INT15/86 (delay), IDE disk recognition, timer interrupt too
fast, pccons-isapnp clash)
pages that are installed will be gzip-compressed, if MANZ is set, or
not if MANZ is not set. If the package uses bsd-style .mk files, the
variable MANCOMPRESSED_IF_MANZ should be set to a value of "yes" in
the package Makefile. This replaces the previous method of specific
inclusion of bsd.prefs.mk, followed by a check for MANZ and
conditional assignment of MANCOMPRESSED.
Add appropriate documentation, and change all necessary ocurrences in
package Makefiles.
+ increases compatibility
+ brings "ldd" one step closer to working
(our ELF loader still needs a compatibility kludge)
- requires yet another 1.8MB of distribution files
- actually extract to ${WRKDIR} and use find, xargs, and ${INSTALL_DATA{,_DIR}}
to get the permissions right
- add a "smart-/emul" script that will automatically add a symlink from
/emul/freebsd (adding /emul directory as necessary) only in the cases where
this will not clobber something; otherwise print a message at install time
that the user must do this. Note that this still works if /emul is a
symlink to ${LOCALBASE}/emul, though that is no longer required.
- issue a message at install time reminding the user to add COMPAT_FREEBSD
to the kernel configuration.
Linux distribution:
suse_base-6.1 Linux compatibility package
suse_x11-6.1 Linux compatibility package for X11 binaries
suse_libc5-6.1 Linux compatibility package for libc5 binaries
These packages are dedicated to Jason 'clone' Thorpe.
Linux compatibility package based on the SuSE Linux distribution, take a
look at "http://www.suse.com/" for more information about it.
This package supports aout and ELF binaries linked with libc 5 or libc 6.
However, there are no aout libraries included. You can add Linux RPM
packages to this package with "linux-rpm -i ..." and remove them with
"linux-rpm -e ..." again.
an i386 machine emulator capable of running dos/windows
(couldn't get this working on alpha, works great on i386, reports from
other arches would be much appreciated)
- New, optional Makefile variable HOMEPAGE, specifies a URL for
the home page of the software if it has one.
- The value of HOMEPAGE is used to add a link from the
README.html files.
- pkglint updated to know about it. The "correct" location for
HOMEPAGE in the Makefile is after MAINTAINER, in that same
section.
XXX Audio support is probably broken due to massive use of unsupported
XXX Linux stuff in the OSS interface which I commented out. However
XXX I don't have an application to test it.
Implement a new DEPENDS definition, which looks for an installed
package, building it if not present, and use it in preference to
LIB_DEPENDS. This should make the package collection more useful on
NetBSD ELF ports.
