MESS v0.148u5

MESS v0.148u5 is released. MESS is an open source project which documents the hardware for a wide variety of (mostly vintage) computers, video game consoles, and calculators through software emulation, as MAME does for arcade games. As a nice side effect to this documentation, MESS allows software and games for these hardware platforms to be run on modern PCs.

MESS v0.148u5 Changelog:

0.148u5 ------- MAMETesters Bugs Fixed ---------------------- - 05172: [Crash/Freeze] (megadriv.c) 32x and clones: [debug] Assertion `curlabel->m_codeptr == __null' failed. (hap) New System Drivers Supported: ----------------------------- -Ensoniq ESQ-M [Anonymous] -15IE-00-013 [shattered] Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING: --------------------------------------- -D6800 [Robbbert] Skeleton drivers: ----------------- -RCA COSMAC Microkit [Bill Degnan, Curt Coder] -SSE SoftBox [Mike Naberezny, Curt Coder] -V-Tech V-Smile (Germany) [TeamEurope] Software Lists: ---------------- -softlist: Added year and publisher info to most games in Amiga OCS, ECS, AGA and Atari ST softlist, fixed shortnames and descriptions where needed, improved parent/clone relationships, made better use of part_id features in multidisk sets. Also, re-ordered sets in ZX softlist. [Anonymous, Fabio Priuli] -partner_cass.xml: fixed some descriptions and added more info [LoganB] -jaguar.xml: added some dumps surfaced since last update of the list. [LoganB] -bbca_cass.xml/bbcb_cass.xml: moved a few files in the proper list and added some info. [Nigel Barnes] -mbc55x.xml: added a few more disks. [pete_j] -m20.xml: added newly dumped CP/M 8000 disk [Christian Groessler] -x68k_flop.xml: added missing sets from TOSEC, plus a lot of new disks dumped in the past seven years, plus lots of info [Ashura, mek1, wushu, Starscream the 2nd, cpt. Misumaru Tenchi, SuperDeadite, Anna Wu, Fabio Priuli] -Added software list for mc1502 [shattered] -megadriv.xml: added more pcb documentation. [sunbeam, gigadeath, nights] -vsmile.xml: added first cart dumps. [TeamEurope] -ibm5170.xml: added some more coverdisks. [Kaylee] -c64_cart.xml: Added Super Snapshot family. [Curt Coder] -v1050.xml: Added CP/M Plus BIOS 2.0. [Bill Degnan] -Added software lists for NorthStar Horizon/Advantage floppies. [Dave Dunfield] Source Changes -------------- -aim65.c: added software list for software ROMs and hooked up to the driver. [K1W1, Fabio Priuli] -applix: The mirror is required for the system to size up the ram correctly [O. Galibert] -esq1: preliminary emulation of analog stages (VCFs and VCAs) [O. Galibert] -electron.c: Added cartridge support. [Wilbert Pol] -cp1: added layout and keyboard input. [Sandro Ronco] -psxmultitap: add multitap support [Carl] -D6800: Various improvements. Most games are playable. [Robbbert] -D6800: Cassette connected up, system marked as WORKING [Robbbert] -a7800.c - Red and Blue miscalculated proportions fixed. [Robert Tuccitto] -pc: remove unused ibm5150_ppi8255_interface [shattered] pc, ec1841: unbreak DBG_LOG macro mc1502: FDC xtal freq is 16 MHz asst128: another PC XT clone ec1841: add softlist, set 'v2' as default BIOS to avoid resets -nes.c: greatly improved save state stability, by adding registration of on-cart VRAM/WRAM. [Fabio Priuli] -gameboy/gbcolor: simplified video code by reducing the number of memory pointers used, and added support for save state registration. [Fabio Priuli] -slotify pc joystick [Carl] -Apollo updates: [Hans Ostermeyer] * Added 4 and 8 plane color graphics board support * Renamed dn3x00 to dn3x00_19i and dn3x00_15i to dn3x00 * Reworked video/apollo.c into class apollo_graphics * Fixed recent regression where the arrow keys moved the mouse pointer -v1050: Fixed floppy drive type. [Curt Coder] -cosmac: Added the original CDP1801 CPU variant and rewrote the disassembler. [Curt Coder] -sms.c: Change hcount calculation to use screen timings and move it to the VDP. [Enik Land] -pc_joy_sw: add MS Sidewinder pad [Carl] -a7800 - [huygens] * Changed default difficulty switch setting to 'A' so Tower Toppler loads the first level. * Added 7 cpu cycle delay between hsync and Maria DMA (based on atari docs). * Rewrite of video code to emulate Maria line ram buffers. -a7800 : Rendering from line ram no longer uses maria write mode bit (should only use read mode bits) [huygens] -com8116: Fixed frequency divisors. [Curt Coder] -exp85, ob68k1a: Fixed terminal. [Curt Coder] -i8251: Implemented parity and 16X/64X clock modes. [Curt Coder] -wmbullet, softbox, super6, xor100, sage2, mpz80, horizon: Refactored to use a serial terminal connected to an RS-232 port. [Curt Coder] -gameboy: modernized sound emulation and added save state [Fabio Priuli] -lynx.c: modernized sound emulation, slightly simplified blitter functions and added save state to the driver. [Fabio Priuli] -wswan.c: updated rom banking mechanism to be save state friendlier and added save state support to the driver. [Fabio Priuli] -ngp.c: added save state support to the driver. [Fabio Priuli]

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