v2.3.0: Extended Storage / New Boot Menu

Improvements

• Improved boot menu
  • Now supports up to 128 volumes per SD card - 256 volumes in total.
  • Volumes are displayed in pages of 16 volumes per SD card - just like before. Use the cursor keys to move left and right to flip volume pages.

• The update affects the boot program: the boot/configuration disk or the VOLA3... menu file for the DAN][ Controller. The latter needs to be stored on the first SD card of the controller (as VOLA3_....po).
• Using more than 16 volumes/SD card also requires an updated DAN][ Controller firmware (see here - version 3.4.0 or newer).
• No changes to the driver itself.

Fixes

• Corrected checksum in the optional custom Apple /// ROM.

v2.2.0: Improved DAN][ boot disk. Initial custom ROM release.

Improvements

• Release as baseline for the version as demonstrated at CC2023 (Classic Computing 2023, Frankfurt, Germany, Sep 29th/Oct 1st 2023).
• Renamed "config disk" to "boot disk" and aligned boot behavior with the Apple II (shows "DANII: press return", supports quick access keys, space bar, return key).
• Initial release with support for bootstrapping using a custom ROM.
• Includes custom ROM binary and custom boot program for the DAN][ Controller. The latter needs to be stored on the first SD card of the controller (as VOLA3_....po).
• No changes to the driver itself.
• The custom ROM / bootstrapping option still need a lot of documentation.

Fixes

v2.1.0: Improved boot menu

Improvements

• Introduces a new boot menu (ported straight from the current Apple // version).
• Now supports flexible volume configuration: volume 1+2 can now be selected independently of SD card 1+2. However, mapping volume 1 to SD card 2 (or volume 2 to SD card 1) only works with newer firmware of the DAN][ controller (firmware >= 3.0.0).
• Boot menu now supports "interactive configuration" using the arrow keys.
• Boot menu uses colored text mode on the Apple /// (or monochrome green shades :) ). Note: colored text mode has no 'flashing' feature, only inverse text and colors (shades).
• Boot menu supports configuration of the IP address (for the optional WIZnet module). Press 'I' to configure the IP address for the FTP server.

Fixes

v2.0.0: Apple III driver for DAN][ Controller card

Improvements

Fixes

• Fixes compatibility with the latest DAN][ Controller firmware.
  The firmware now always evaluates the "Apple II(I) slot" bits in the commands' unit field. The previous driver version didn't set these - which doesn't match what the DAN][ Controller cards expects. This version of the driver now works with DAN][ Controller cards - no matter if older or newer firmware was used.