--- uae/docs/README 2018/04/24 16:47:11 1.1.1.9 +++ uae/docs/README 2018/04/24 16:49:51 1.1.1.11 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This is version 0.8.9 of UAE, the Un*x Amiga Emulator. +This is version 0.8.11 of UAE, the Un*x Amiga Emulator. Versions numbered 0.8.x are beta versions, to be used for development only. If you are only a user of UAE, you are better off using the latest 0.7.x @@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ Not emulated: or BSD. - The AGA chipset (A4000/A1200). This chipset has enhanced capabilites for up to 256 colors in all resolutions. -- Serial port emulation exists but doesn't work too well (someone tell me when - that's no longer true, I don't use it). +- Serial port emulation exists but doesn't work too well. Since the PC floppy controller can't read Amiga disks (yes, that's a fact), floppy access has to be emulated differently: Floppies are emulated by means @@ -238,6 +237,17 @@ sound_min_buff=n sound_max_buff=n [default varies across UAE versions on different OS types] You can specify the minimum and maximum size of the sound buffer. Smaller buffers reduce latency. Usually only the minimum size is used. +sound_interpol=type [default none] + Normally, sound samples are output exactly as they are computed, without + any post-processing. This can generate errors in the sound output when the + output frequency isn't an even multiple of the input frequency. These + errors are usuable perceived as a high-frequency noise. + There are currently two types of interpolation available, both under + experimentation. You can use either "rh" or "crux" as value for this + option. Note that no interpolation is supported for 8 bit output; you need + to use 16 bit output to hear a difference. If you have any comments about + the effects of either method on audio quality, I'd be very interested to + hear them. Memory options: bogomem_size=n [default=0] @@ -290,7 +300,7 @@ gfx_color_mode=mode [default=8bit] Color modes: 8bit (256 colors), 15bit (32768 colors), 16bit (65536 colors), 8bit_dithered (256 colors, with dithering to improve quality), 4bit_dithered (16 colors, dithered); 32bit (16 million colors) -gxfcard_size=n [default=0] +gfxcard_size=n [default=0] Emulate a Picasso 96 compatible graphics card with n MB graphics memory. This requires that you use set the CPU type to "68020" or higher, and that you do not use 24 bit addressing. @@ -655,17 +665,14 @@ UAE. The new "official" UAE page is located at -http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~uae + http://www.freiburg.linux.de/~uae thanks to Stefan Reinauer who is now maintaining it. There, you will find links to other UAE pages. One which is especially useful is the "UAE Discussion Board" set up by Gustavo Goedert, the address is -http://www.netrunner.com.br/dosuae/uaeboard/index.html - -Not quite as good as a newsgroup due to braindamaged reader software -(Ratscope), but still a blessing. + http://amiga.nvg.org/uaeboard There is supposedly a newsgroup named "alt.emulators.amiga", but I don't get it here. @@ -678,7 +685,7 @@ Petter Schau has written another Amiga e written in x86 assembly and only runs under DOS. It's quite compatible and generally faster than UAE. The Fellow homepage is at -http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/5244/ + http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/5244/ Thanks & Acknowledgements @@ -708,6 +715,12 @@ Special thanks to: world... - Jens Schönfeld, inventor of the Catweasel controller, donated one controller card. + - Jürgen Beck, maintainer of the Amiga emulation web site "Back to the + Roots" (http://back2roots.emuunlim.com) and everyone else who spends + time writing to software companies asking for permission to distribute + old Amiga games. + - all the software companies who allow distribution of their Amiga games on + sites like "Back to the Roots". Authors/Maintainers