MESS 0.144u1 released

[Robert]

MESS emulates most computers and consoles

 

Get it here --> http://mess.redump.net/downloads

 

0.144u1

 

New System Drivers Supported:

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(none)

 

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:

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(none)

 

Skeleton drivers:

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- IBM PS/2 8530-H31 (Model 30/286) [supervinx]

- IBM PS/2 8535-043 (Model 35) [supervinx]

- IBM PS/2 8550-021 (Model 50) [supervinx]

- IBM PS/2 8550-061 (Model 50Z) [supervinx]

- IBM PS/2 8580-071 (Model 80) [supervinx]

- IBM PS/2 8580-111 (Model 80) [supervinx]

- 3DO M2 [brian Hargrove]

- Olivetti M15 [F.J. Kraan]

 

System Driver Changes:

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-abc80: Added skeleton for ABC SIO card. [robcfg, Curt Coder]

-abc80: Added skeleton for ABC FD2 card (ROMs not dumped yet).

[robcfg, Curt Coder]

-snes: fixed another SRAM issue (Secret of Mana was affected,

but probably other games too) [Fabio Priuli]

-exelv: refactored to define ADDRESS_MAP_MODERN [Fabio Priuli]

-tms3556: converted to be a C++ device [Fabio Priuli]

-cbmb: Added Commodore 8250LP drive (not working). [Curt Coder]

-hector: Hector HRX minidisc support [JJ Stacino]

-comx35: Fixed quickload. [Curt Coder]

-abc80: Refactored memory mapping to use the MMU PROM. [Curt Coder]

-at: Confirmed dump for 8555-081 (Model 55SX) and 8555-X61 (Model 55SX) [supervinx]

-mm1m6: Refactored to use the address decoder PROM. [Curt Coder]

-kc: Added support for kcc, tap, tp2 and sss cassette images. [sandro Ronco]

-ep804/digel804: Add a bunch of information from the recently

discovered schematics [Lord Nightmare]

-victor9k: Added keyboard MCU ROM. [kevtris, Lord Nightmare]

-lynx: Fixed end of sprite data detection bug,fixed sprite stretch / tilt handling

improved handling of signed variables. Replaced magic numbers with constants. [Huygens]

-coco: Multiple VHD support [Nathan Woods]

-sms: added v1.0 proto bios [sMSPower]

 

Software Lists:

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-vidbrain.xml: Added new dumps to softlist. [sean Riddle]

-abc80.xml: Added some FD2 dumps to the softlist. [robcfg]

-nes.xml: started to add more documentation to the confirmed dumps [Fabio Priuli]

-lynx.xml: Small rotation info change [Huygens]

-cpc: added preliminary cassette and floppy software lists [David Haywood]

-mac: reworked HDD softlist using compressed CHDs, added softlist support to more models [R. Belmont]

-softlist: fixed a bunch of small inconsistency [souxx, Fabio Priuli]

 

Source Changes:

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-coco: New CoCo driver: [Nathan Woods]

* Modernized codebase (fully C++/device based)

* Better MC6847/MC6883 emulation, particularly with respect to the interactions

between those two chips.

* Better separation between CoCo 1/2, CoCo 3, Dragon and Dragon Alpha emulations

* Updated all drivers to use new MC6847 emulation (VTech, MC10 etc)

* Converted RAM and Bitbanger devices to C++

-ipf: avoid writing out-of-bounds [O. Galibert]

-amigafdc: fixes, fixes [O. Galibert]

-hd66421: converted to be a C++ device [Fabio Priuli]

-Fixed HLSL memory leak and 32-bit HLSL crash-on-exit. [Ryan Holtz, Bat Country Entertainment]

-amigafdc: Make the dsksync/DMA interaction more correct... probably [O. Galibert]

-wd1772: generalize to all wd177x [O. Galibert]

-upd765: Fixed sector increment during read/write. [Curt Coder]

-Fixed image loading for apple2 in cases with tolerated extra bytes [Chad]