Annotation of hatari/doc/release-notes.txt, revision 1.1.1.2

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                      2:                                     Hatari
                      3:                                    --------
                      4:                                 Release Notes
                      5: 
                      6: 
                      7: 
1.1.1.2 ! root        8:  Version 0.50 (2004-07-26):
        !             9:  --------------------------
        !            10: 
        !            11: - A lot of internal code cleanup and bug fixes.
        !            12: - Added a dialog for creating new blank floppy disk images.
        !            13: - The source code has been optimized for better emulation speed.
        !            14: - Added RS232 emulation (still very experimental and not very well tested! It
        !            15:   seems not to work reliable yet. Help for debugging is very appreciated!).
        !            16: - Some bugs in the 68000 emulation have been fixed.
        !            17: - The emulator now checks for double bus errors and stops the emulation if
        !            18:   necessary (instead of crashing the emulator).
        !            19: - Timer-D is now patched correctly again.
        !            20: - The old font has been replaced by two new fonts so that the GUI now looks
        !            21:   better in high resolutions.
        !            22: - The fonts are now linked into the executable.
        !            23: - Added support for DIM floppy disk images.
        !            24: 
        !            25: 
        !            26:  Version 0.45 (2003-10-30):
        !            27:  --------------------------
        !            28: 
        !            29: - This is just a minor release on the way to version 0.50. It is not very
        !            30:   well tested, so be warned!
        !            31: - New build system (with a "configure" shell script).
        !            32: - A disc image destroying bug in the MSA compression function has been fixed.
        !            33: - It is now possible to redirect the printer output into a file.
        !            34: - Experimental MIDI output support.
        !            35: - Added the possibility to save memory snap shots.
        !            36: - Pending HBL and VBL interrupts are now emulated correctly (I hope).
        !            37: - Some speed improvements.
        !            38: - GEMDOS HD emulation now also works with EmuTOS.
        !            39: 
        !            40: 
1.1       root       41:  Version 0.40 (2003-07-11):
                     42:  --------------------------
                     43: 
                     44: - Support for ZIP and GZIP compressed disk images!
                     45: - Configuration file support for loading and saving the emulator settings.
                     46: - Hatari now works on machines with Sparc CPUs, too.
                     47: - Fixed a problem that slowed down the emulator in monochrome mode when using
                     48:   TOS 2.06.
                     49: - Inverted monochrome mode is now supported, too (some games like Maniac
                     50:   Mansion use this).
                     51: - Added Mega-ST compatible real time clock (RTC) emulation.
                     52: - The GEMDOS HD emulation has been improved (it now also works with lower-case
                     53:   file names) and many bugs have been fixed there.
                     54: - Improved keyboard mapping (added mapping via PC keyboard scancode and via
                     55:   reloadable mapping files).
                     56: - The screen rendering routines have been generalized (less differences between
                     57:   windowed and fullscreen mode).
                     58: - Hatari can now be cross-compiled, too. You can even compile it for MiNT now.
                     59:   However, it does not run very well there yet.
                     60: - Support for RAM TOS images.
                     61: - Improved memory mapping (the different memory regions should now behave much
                     62:   more like on a real ST).
                     63: - Improved M68k exceptions (bus errors and exception cycle timings).
                     64: - Fixed some bugs in the extended VDI resolution mode (now it is working with
                     65:   EmuTOS, too).
                     66: - Some games that poll the write-protection signal of the FDC to check for
                     67:   disk changes should now be working, too.
                     68: 
                     69: 
                     70:  Version 0.30 (2003-03-12):
                     71:  --------------------------
                     72: 
                     73: - Some parts of the code accessed the SR directly to read the IPL -
                     74:   however the UAE CPU core only updates the SR when doing a MakeSR() first.
                     75:   So this is done in the affected code parts now, too.
                     76: - The IPL wasn't raised when a MFP interrupt occured - fixed now.
                     77: - Full screen resolution for ST-Low can now be selected from the screen setup
                     78:   dialog.
                     79: - The IKBD emulation does not longer duplicate joystick fire buttons when
                     80:   a game tries to use both, joystick and mouse 
                     81: - Improved audio timer function - the code should now be a little bit faster.
                     82: - Resynced Hatari's UAE CPU core with UAE 0.8.22 - this fixes some bugs in 68k
                     83:   instructions like ABCD and SBCD.
                     84: - Added patches for TOS 2.05 so that this TOS version should now work, too.
                     85: - Rewrote TOS patching routine. It is much more flexible now.
                     86: - Removed 0xa0ff opcode for VDI resolutions; using GEMDOS_OPCODE now instead.
                     87: - Fixed MMU RAM size configuration bug.
                     88: - Rewrote some more screen conversion functions in C.
                     89: - When a bus or address error occurred, the PC was often not set to the
                     90:   right exception handler routine. This has been fixed now.
                     91: 
                     92: 
                     93:  Version 0.25 (2002-12-30):
                     94:  --------------------------
                     95: 
                     96: - Patches for big endian systems (Spectrum 512 pictures are now working there).
                     97: - Hatari now also compiles and runs under Mac OS X.
                     98: - Blitter emulation has been added.
                     99: - There is now the possibility to save YM or WAV sounds.
                    100: - Big VDI resolutions (e.g. 800x600) are now supported, too.
                    101: 
                    102: 
                    103:  Version 0.20 (2002-02-18):
                    104:  --------------------------
                    105: 
                    106: - Added graphical user interface for configuration of the emulator settings.
                    107: - Real joysticks can now also be used to simulate the ST joysticks.
                    108: - Yet another bugfix for BeOS (lseek again...)
                    109: - Support for hard disk images.
                    110: 
                    111: 
                    112:  Version 0.11 (2001-10-10):
                    113:  --------------------------
                    114: 
                    115: - High level (GEMDOS) harddisk emulation.
                    116: - ST-Med/ST-Low mixed mode now works.
                    117: 
                    118: 
                    119:  Version 0.10 (2001-08-16):
                    120:  --------------------------
                    121: 
                    122: - Improved CPU cycles emulation.
                    123: - Added Spec512 support.
                    124: - Some keyboard shortcuts.
                    125: - Added the possibility to switch between fullscreen and window mode.
                    126: - ST Medium resolution conversion routine.
                    127: - Built-in debugger.
                    128: - Added possibility to grab screenshots.
                    129: - Sound support (not working very well yet).
                    130: 
                    131: 
                    132:  Version 0.05 (2001-06-01):
                    133:  --------------------------
                    134: 
                    135: - Joystick emulation via cursor keys.
                    136: - ST-LOW resolution conversion routine is now working on big-endian machines.
                    137: 
                    138: 
                    139:  Version 0.04 (2001-05-27):
                    140:  --------------------------
                    141: 
                    142: - Added Stefan Berndtsson's patch for big-endian machines.
                    143:   Hatari now runs also with non-x86 Linux machines! Thanks Stefan!
                    144: - Rewrote the ST-LOW resolution conversion routines in C ==> ST-LOW now works!
                    145: - Added some of the WinSTon patches Paul Bates recently published
                    146:   at the WinSTon BBS (Thanks to Ladislav Adamec for the hint).
                    147: - Cleaned up the source tree a little bit.
                    148: 
                    149: 
                    150:  Version 0.03 (2001-04-03):
                    151:  --------------------------
                    152: 
                    153: - Rewrote some more assembler functions. FDC emulation now works!
                    154: - SDL Keyboard code finished and included a SDL-Key -> ST-Scancode table.
                    155: - Added mouse support.
                    156: 
                    157: 
                    158:  Version 0.02 (2001-03-28):
                    159:  --------------------------
                    160: 
                    161: - Added very simple SDL support.
                    162: - Rewrote a lot of assembler functions in C (e.g. intercept.c).
                    163: - Adapted the UAE CPU. Now Hatari is able to boot a TOS 1.0x ROM, the
                    164:   Desktop shows up, but no mouse and keyboard interaction yet.
                    165: 
                    166: 
                    167:  Version 0.01 (2001-03-21):
                    168:  --------------------------
                    169: - Made the WinSTon source code compilable with GNU-C.
                    170: - Added the UAE CPU sources.
                    171: 

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