v1.30.20.0

1.30.20.0 - 16 Nov 2024

• [Change #1312] Support Hayden's Applesoft compiler protection key.
  • For use with Hayden's 1981 AppleSoft compiler (DOS 3.2 and DOS 3.3 pre-release versions).
• [Change #1337] HDC controller: support Format command (both SmartPort and ProDOS block device):
  • [Bug #88] Fix for Oz-DOS (uses ProDOS block device command).
  • SP Status command: 'General Status': set format-allowed & write-protected flags
  • For read-only HDD images: support them as write-protected.
• [Change #1319] For II/II+/Unenhanced //e use the new SmartPort firmware, but with $Cs07 = 0x3C:
  • This now defaults to supporting 4 block mode devices (instead of the previous 2).
• [Change #1295] Help doc: add troubleshooting note about "High DPI scaling override", eg. for 2K or 4K monitors.
• [Change #1290] Save-state: add absolute path to disk & hard disk image. [@audetto]
• [Bug #1333] Mockingboard: fix edge-case for 6522 Timer1/2 read/write (cycle accuracy). Test added to (future) mb-audit v1.56.
• [Bug #1321] Uthernet/Uthernet II cards: fix $Csxx space not reading as floating-bus.
• [Bug #1227] Fix issue with not being able to insert a 3.5" 800K image (after failing to insert it into a 5.25" drive).
• [PR #1335] Help doc: add some 'quick-start' info to the Keyboard page.

v1.30.19.0

1.30.19.0 - 28 Jul 2024

• [Change #1207] Support for SmartPort hard disk controller for Enhanced //e. [Thanks to @burniouf, with additional testing and input from: @alupin65, @inexorabletash, @univta0001]
  • New HDC SmartPort firmware written by @burniouf.
  • Enhanced //e defaults to using SmartPort firmware, and older Apple II's still use the older v2 firmware.
  • Supports up to 8 SmartPort units per HDC (currently limited to 4GiB capacity for each unit).
  • Supports up to 4 ProDOS block devices per HDC (previously was 2).
  • Command line support only for slot 5 HDC (-s5 hdc) and hard disks after unit-2 (eg. -s5h3 <pathname>, -s7h3 <pathname>, etc).
  • [Bug #563] Fixes "UniDOS 3.3 v2.0.1".
• [Change #175] Improvements to the SSI263 emulation (mostly edge cases). Use in conjunction with mb-audit v1.53.
• [Bug #926, #1315] DiskII Interface: 'DRIVES OFF' forces the control flipflops to clear. Fixes Infocom's Shogun & Zork0. [@sicklittlemonkey]
• [Bug #1308] Fix for corrupt 't' glyph. [@xotmatrix] and use actual II+ and Enhanced //e video character ROMs.
• [Bug #1285] Fix crash in 6502 emulation at 0xFFFF boundary.

v1.30.18.0

1.30.18.0 - 23 Mar 2024

• [Change #1272] New HDC firmware v2 to support returning HDD size in Y:X for status call. [@peteri]
  • [Change #1277] Add (debug) cmd line switch to revert to HDC firmware v1: -hdc-firmware-v1.
• [Change #1279] Support Saturn RAM card in slot 3 for any Apple II model (for Robo Systems' RoboCAD 2).
• [Change #1159] Speaker: change from mono to stereo sound buffer.
• [Change #1247] Robocom's Interface Module dongle: use actual values for 1000 & 1500 series dongles.
• [Bug #1261] Fix for $C010 which should not read the keyboard latch on Apple II and Apple II+.
• [Bug #1257] 6502/65C02: Fix JSR for edge-case where JSR ABS16 is on stack and SP points to ABS16!
• [Bug #1276] Phasor in Echo+ mode: fix the chip-select polarity.

v1.30.17.0

1.30.17.0 - 31 Dec 2023

• [Bug #1262] Fix loading save-state for RAMWorks III card with 2 or more aux 64K banks.
• [Bug #1260] Fix for read 6522's IRB for "Werewolf!" game's Mockingboard detection not working.
• [PR #1253] Update to minizip 1.1. [@kiyolee]
• [PR #1252] Update to libyaml 0.2.5. [@kiyolee]
• [PR #1251] Update to zlib 1.3. [@kiyolee]
• [PR #1250] Internal: Win64 DirectSound fix. [@kiyolee]
• [Change #755] Internal: remove de-optimisation for Z80 code.
• Debugger: Change DebuggerAutoRun.txt script's pathname max size from 80 to 260 chars.

v1.30.16.0

1.30.16.0 - 26 Nov 2023

• [Change #1258] New command line: -mac-lc-card-dlgr to support the DLGR bug in the 'Apple IIe card for Mac LC'.
  • NB. This switch only has an effect when in either "Color (Composite Idealized)" or "RGB Card/Monitor" video modes.
• [Bug #1197] Phasor: 6522's AY RESET always resets both attached AYs, regardless of Phasor mode or chip-select bits.

v1.30.15.0

1.30.15.0 - 29 Jul 2023

• [Change #1162] Fix joysticks not detected: first & second devices are not always at index 0 & 1. [@fabricecaruso]
• [Change #429, #1237] Joystick axis shaping: allow analog sticks to reach corners.
• [Change #1247] Support Robocom Ltd's BitStik Interface Module protection key.
• [Change #1198] Support Dynatech Microsoftware / Cortechs Corp's CodeWriter protection key.
• [Bug #1240] Fix for very large (>800KiB) 5.25 WOZ files.
• [Bug #1215] Fix for: Disk Status getting ?? for Sectors in ProDOS.
• [Bug #1238] Debugger: 2.9.1.25 Fixed: R P ## wasn't setting P flag status register.
• [Bug #1231] Debugger: Fix disassembly of current line is illegible in "black & white" mode.
• [Bug #1204] Debugger: Crash due to debugger command line length.
• [Bug #1194] Debugger: Step-over WAIT can fail.
• [Change #1230] Debugger: Allow alternate directory for built-in symbols.
• [Change #1229] Debugger: df ("define float") QoL.
• [Change #1212] Debugger: DISK INFO QoL.
• [Change #1209] Debugger: Update BMP import from GIMP 2.10 with X8 R8 G8 B8.
• [Change #1203] Debugger: Debugger: Step-over QoL.
• [Change #1200] Debugger: Debugger: Stop reason QoL.

v1.30.14.1

1.30.14.1 - 11 Mar 2023

• [Bug #1193] Fix for reading AY regs after AY Function set to INACTIVE. (Fix for mb-audit v1.3.)

v1.30.14.0

1.30.14.0 - 5 Mar 2023

• [Change #1080] Support Mockingboard and Mouse at same time. (Improvement for: "Witch Trial".)
• [Change #1187] New command line: '-capslock=off' to start up with Caps Lock off.
• [Change #1183] Phasor: add support for Echo+ mode (eg. 6522 PortA chip select for the AYs, dual-mono sound output & reading AY regs).
• [Change #1190] Document command line: '-multimon'.
  • At start-up, use the Registry's saved "Window x/y position" to position the AppleWin window correctly for multiple monitors.
• [Change #1033] New command line support for hard disk controller in slots 5 and 7.
  • Use '-s5 hdc' or '-s7 hdc' to start up with a hard disk controller (hdc) in slots 5 and 7 respectively.
  • Use '-s5h1 <pathname>' and '-s5h2 <pathname>' to connect hard disk images.
  • NB. There's no GUI configuration support for the hdc in slot 5.
  • NB. An hdc in slot 5 allows these 3.5" titles to work: "Perplexing Puzzles" and "Dark Heart of Uukrul".
• [Bug #1193] Phasor: now can't read AY regs (via 6522 PortA) after AY set to INACTIVE function. (Mockingboard still can.)
• [Bug #1192] Phasor: support the GAL logic for AY chip select & AY PSG Function.
• [Bug #1188] Alt+Enter: fix regression, as this key combo should default to toggling full screen.
• [Bug #1175, #1176] Mockingboard: fix some edge cases.
• [Bug #1164] Debugger: Fix 'bpv' & 'tf' commands to trigger for non-visible scan lines when in full-speed.
• [Bug #1163] Debugger: Fix disassembly when in middle of data.
• [Bug #1099] Fix 6502/65C02: Clearing the D flag (or not) on a BRK or Interrupt or Reset.
• [PR #1171] Refactor the Mockingboard & Phasor code.
  • Can now put any sound card (Mockingboard, Phasor or SAM) into either or both slots 4 and 5.
  • NB. Allows Mouse card in slot 4 and Mockingboard (or Phasor) in slot 5.
• Change: Command line '-s<N> empty' now works for slots 1-7 (just not slot 0).
• Debugger: Improve mini-memory views for AY8913 chip registers: show reg. latch address in white.
• Debugger: Fix 'zpc' command, which wasn't working.

v1.30.13.0

1.30.13.0 - 2 Jan 2023

• [Change #1153] Support Game I/O Connector copy protection dongles. [@medasaro]
  • SDS SpeedStar dongle
• [Change #1141,#1142,#1148,#1149,#1150] SNES MAX support for various controllers via mapping files. [@Eriknoc]
  • EG. -snes-max-user-joy1 snesmax\controller_Logitech_F310.yaml
• [Change #1134] Add disk activity indicators for drives in Slot 5.
  • Only visible in 2x Windowed mode.
  • Add a new UI toggle in Config->Disk tab to "Show status" (ie. the track/sector status).
  • Hovering over this status will show a tooltip with both decimal and hexadecimal values, and the track includes the full fractional quarter track value too.
• [Change #1133] Add a new command line '-s<n> diskii13' to put a diskii card into slot-n and force it to use the 13-sector firmware.
• [Bug #1157] Fix video junk on RHS edge for TV & Monitor video modes. (Regression at 1.13.11.0)
• [Bug #1144] Fix some ZP symbols in A2_BASIC.SYM.
• [Bug #1143] Fix graphical glitches on penultimate scan line when in non-"50% Scan Lines" mode.
• [Bug #1138] Fix Mousecard - wasn't generating VBL interrupt for mode byte of $08. Fixes 'Jeeves'.
• [Bug #1131] Fix MIXED issue when in 'Color (PAL Monitor)' video mode.
• Change: Debugger: for LBR, support the unset/undefined case (eg. reset to undefined when beginning a new debug session).
• Change: Debugger: extend to support DISK commands for Disk II cards in other slots:
  • DISK SLOT n
  • Now DISK INFO will provide info for the new slot.
• Change: Debugger: add new command: 'bpv <vpos,[len]>'
  • break when video-scanner's vertical position matches vpos.
  • NB. auto disable when hit.
• Change: Debugger: extend watches: 'WA <n> v' to show video scanner address & video data (aux and/or main or shr 4-byte).

v1.30.12.0

1.30.12.0 - 27 Sep 2022

• [Bug #1128] Increase paddle maximum offset - fixes 'Learning with Leepers'.
• [Bug #1127] Debugger: fix memory search command.
• [Bug #1126] Fix rare crash bug (when unprotected WOZ in drive).
• [Bug #1125] Improve WOZ support: fixes 'Accolade Comics'.
• [Bug #1121] Fix for aspect ratio in full-screen:
  • Now revert to uniformly scaling in both x & y directions unless user specifies resolution.
  • NB. Regression at 1.30.7.0 when adding VidHD support.
• [Bug #1119] Fix render issue in 'Color (PAL Monitor)' video mode.
• [Bug #1022] WOZ support: Better cross-track positioning - fixes 'Balance of Power'.
• Fix for loading old save-states with Phasor card (bumps MB version in save-state to v9).
  • NB. Regression at 1.30.10.0 when fixed Phasor to "use correct primary AY8913".
• Change: Command line: support '-s2 ssc'.