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Email UsuBee512 v6.0.0 is released. uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v5.8.0 is released. uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v4.6.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v4.5.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
New for this release:
* Added automatic creation of the ROMs MD5 file (roms.md5.auto) for ROMs found in the default location. Users should rename the old ´roms.md5´ file to ´roms.md5.user´ if a manually created MD5 file is required.
* Added --md5-create option to force the creation of the ´roms.md5.auto´ file to replace the existing one. Normally ´roms.md5.auto´ will only be created when it is not found or a later ubee512 version is run for the first time.
* Added --bpclr option to clear a debugging break point.
* Added SLAX package to the distribution packages.
Changes:
* Removed roms.md5 from the distribution as this file is now auto generated.
* Changes to roms.alias.sample (notes)
* Added ´remote´ disk type macros to ubee512rc.sample.
Fixed:
* Fixed problems with sector ID, read and write functions failing because of unsupported functions in the driver type in use. The changes will make use of an alternative function appropriate for the driver to be used instead. This has fixed issues when using the ´raw´ and ´remote´ driver as an input and possibly other driver types when using the LibDsk interface.
* Fixed an issue when attempting to use LibDsk´s ´remote´ driver. The fix should allow the file name specification to work when it does not point to an actual file, this should also apply to the ´rcpmfs´ driver. (not tested) Fixed account creation to correctly report when a ROMs alias configuration file has been created.
Download: uBee512 v4.5.0
Source:Here
uBee512 v4.4.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
Download: uBee512 v4.4.0
Source:Here
uBee512 v4.3.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v4.3.0 changelog:
* Added Dreamdisk model emulation.
* Added '2mhzdd' model parameter for 2MHz Dreamdisk model.
* Added 'dd' model parameter for 3.375MHz Dreamdisk model.
Changes:
* The --side1as0 option now only has an affect used when formatting a disk.
* Changes to libdskrc.sample to include the Dreamdisk formats.
* Inclusion of patches for LibDsk and z80ex.
* roms.alias, roms.md5 and disk.alias updated to reflect Dreamdisk model addition.
Fixed:
* Fixed --hddx-close options, incorrect index was being used.
Download: uBee512 v4.3.0
Source:Here
uBee512 v4.2.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v4.2.0 changelog:
* Added Microbee hard disk emulation.
* Added WD1002-5 Winchester/floppy card emulation.
* Added options --hdd0 to --hdd6 for WD1002-6 Winchester/floppy card.
* Added options --hdd3-close, --hdd4-close, --hdd5-close, --hdd6-close.
* Added hard disk image type '.hd0' (305 cylinders, 4 heads, 17 sect/track)
* Added Microbee mouse emulation and option --mouse.
* Added '+mouse' argument to --status option.
* Added Microbee mouse emulated status 'm'.
* Added --bootkey option to pass a key (scan code) to boot ROMs.
* Added --bpr option for repeatable break point action in debug mode.
* Added '+pio' argument to --regs option.
Changes:
* Changed --verbose option to take an optional level argument.
* Changed middle mouse button to switch Microbee mouse mode on/off.
* Changes made to ubee512rc.sample and roms.alias files.
* Enumerated all the options in options.c (source code improvement)
Fixed:
* Prevent loading the fall back disk if any IDE hard drives used.
Download: uBee512 v4.2.0
Source:Here
uBee512 v4.1.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v4.1.0 changelog:
New for this release:
- Added models 'scf' and 'pcf' (Standard/Premium Compact Flash CB)
- Added more DRAM banks to bring up to 2MB when using xCF model.
- Added --ide-a0, --ide-a1, --ide-b0 and --ide-b1 IDE HDD emulation and drive options.
- Added hard disk image type '.hd1' (80 cylinders, 4 heads, 63 sect/track)
- Added '+ide' argument to --modio option.
- Added --rom256k override option for 3rd party models.
- Added --cfmode option to force start-up mode when emulation CF model.
- Added --cpu-delay option to determine the method used for delays when controlling emulation speed.
- Added time and date uBee512 environment variables.
- Added 'make-cf-roms.sh' script to Unix disributions.
Changes:
- Removed the older CPU persist method for PIO polling as it became redundant after the last release.
- Removed the minimize button from the Menu dialogue.
- Improvements made to printer strobe timing.
- Improvements made to logging including PC reporting.
- Changed +paknet argument to +roms.
- Changes to ubee512rc.sample to use time and date stamping.
- A lot of code tidying up.
Fixed:
- Fixed an account creation problem where the directories failed to be created on Unix like platforms. This bug was introduced in v3.1.0.
- Fixed a couple of Endian issues for tape in/out for Big Endian HW (PPC). Tape wav files now save and load correctly.
- Fixed an Endian problem in function.c causing the uBee512 CP/M tools to fail on Big Endian HW (PPC)
- Fixed z80api_execute_complete() function as was not completing on all dd/fd/cb/ed prefixed opcodes. Used by the Z80 code debugging module.
- Fixed uBee512 environment variables name matching.
- Printer now emulates strobe signal only if a printer file is specified.
- DIP disk images required host Endian additions.
- The 256TC and BN60 boot ROMs now boot if a fast clock rate is specified.
Download: uBee512 v4.1.0
uBee512 v3.1.0 is released.uBee512 is an emulator for the Microbee Z80 Premium/Standard FDD and ROM based microcomputers.
uBee512 v3.1.0 changelog:
New for this release:
* Added an early OSD GUI system that can be enhanced over future releases.The GUI provides a resizeable buffered console dialogue. OSD dialogues can be dragged and minimised, background emulation continues and the keys input focus can be switched between emulation or OSD in the normal way.
* Added replacement OSD reset and exit dialogues. The new dialogues no longer requires the display to switch resolutions and are now consistent between different system builds.
* Added an OSD console where all output text can be directed (see --output). The OSD console also allows user input to execute options as the emulator is running.
* Added MD5 support for use in 'roms.alias' and 'disks.alias' files.
* Added EMUKEY+C hot key to enter a 'stdout' version of the OSD console.
This halts the emulator whilst in this mode and allows pasting input which
the OSD console is currently unable to do.
* Added options support while the emulator is running. Most of the options available in start-up mode are supported. Some of these can be used to permit media, tape, printer, serial, etc. to be changed.
* Added MD5 code to check ROMs. This is used to apply patches for some known bad ROMs and to optionally fix some Y2K related display issues in 256TC boot ROMs.
* Added check for a known bad 256TC v1.20 ROM (very damaged, no patching).
* Added optional administration sections 'global-start-runmode' and 'global-end-runmode' for configuration files when in run mode.
* Added --verbose option to switch on additional emulator reporting.
* Added --tapei-det option to set an optional input level detection value for input from WAV files.
* Added --osd option to configure OSD operation.
* Added --prefix option to specify the installation path prefix on Unix systems. This allows installations contained on portable media to be used.
* Added --account option to specify an alternative uBee512 account location.
* Added --hwflashr option to set the video hardware flashing rate to 20, 40,80, 160, 320, 640, 1280 or 2560 milliseconds.
* Added --hardware option to disable emulation of various hardware.
* Added --century option to change century dates where appropriate.
* Vertical sync frequency is now calculated from current CRTC 6545 values.
* Added --a-close, --b-close, --c-close, and --d-close options to close disk drives that have an open image/disk.
* Added --print-close and --printa-close options to close open printer files.
* Added --tapei-close and --tapeo-close options to close open input and output wav files used by the tape port.
* Added --coms-close option to close open serial communications ports.
* Added --options-warn to issue a warning or produce an error when an option is encountered that is not supported in run mode.
* Added --keystd-mod option for setting standard keyboard behaviour flags.
* Added --runsecs option to set number of seconds to run before exiting.
* Added --output option to set text output devices.
* Added --mon-bgi-b, --mon-bgi-g, --mon-bgi-r, --mon-fgi-b, --mon-fgi-g and --mon-fgi-r options to set dual intensity monochrome RGB values. See changes below.
* Added colour, amber, green, black, white, and user to the single character --monitor option parameters of c,a,g,b,w and u.
* Added 'clear' argument to --regs option.
* Added UBEE_USERHOME local variable containing the user's home path on Unices, or the directory containing the executable on Windows systems.
* Added Windows OSVERSIONINFOEX dwMajorVersion and dwMinorVersion members
as variables UBEE_SYS_MAJOR_VAL and UBEE_SYS_MINOR_VAL to mingw build.
* Added defining of internal variables depending on build options. If LibDsk
is compiled in UBEE_LIBDSK=1 and if OPENGL is compiled in UBEE_OPENGL=1.
* Added generic RPM and Slackware binary tgz distribution packages.
* Added a portable Windows/Unix distribution package. Can be run from a flash drive on Unices (including live CDs) and Windows machines.
Changes:
* The 'roms.alias' and 'disks.alias' files now supports optional MD5 entries. The 'roms.alias' file is preconfigured for ROMs for all models where ROMs are available. A 'roms.md5' and 'disks.md5' file in the emulator directory is used for matching MD5s to a file name.
* Changed start up to not report additional information unless requested with the the new --verbose option.
* The dual intensity monochrome (--hint) has now been replaced by a --dint option. This feature had been incorrectly emulated. The new method also includes changes to the ubee512rc.sample file. Obsolete options
--mon-fgl-x have been removed and will be ignored. A message will be reported if any of these are used.
* Removed --mon-fgl-b, --mon-fgl-g and --mon-fgl-r options as these are now obsolete. A special error message will be reported if any of these are used. Use the new --mon-bgi-x and --mon-fgi-x options shown above.
* Removed the --psec option. Sector probing is always used now. Using this option reports a message.
* Changed the cursor blinking modes to use the correct blink rate.
* Changed the way video hardware flashing works, now also emulates early Premium (main board v3) flash method. The --hwflash option now takes 'off', 'on', 'v3' and 'v4' as arguments.
* Added code to handle CTRL+SHIFT+KEY combinations. This is enabled by default (use --keystd-mod to disable) and prevents the shift/invert action for these keys when emulating standard keys (6545). This is required by some systems for extended function keys to work.
* Changed create_account() function to install libdskrc to the 'share' directory on Unix systems and create a '.libdskrc' link to it from the user's home account making the Unix layout the same as Windows.
* Changed --config option to no longer cause the emulator to terminate if the specified file does not exist. A message will be output and no configuration file will be used.
* Changed -f, --fullscreen and -t, --turbo options to now have support for optional on/off arguments.
* Added a customised getopt.c source as suppression of messages direct to stderr and repeated calls to getopt_long() was required.
* Changed standard PC and PC85 models to default to monochrome.
* Constant used for the vertical blanking period has changed from 12/100 to 10/100 of the VSYNC period.
* Changes to the debugging section makes the display more responsive and allows emulator commands to now work without delay while debugging.
* Makefile is now much improved and uses more conventional methods.
* Added conditional build compilation options for OpenGL, LibDsk, debugging and 'MZ80 C' to sources and Makefile.
* Changes to ubee512rc file for the [arcade1] entry for the file name.
* Changed --tapevol option to now use a percentage value.
Fixed:
* Fixed the disk write protection when a write protected disk is attempted to be written to. The OS system will no longer hang and should report an error message.
* Fixed a problem with the internal DSK disk image handler as could not access mixed 512x10 and 1024x5 formatted tracks correctly.
* Fixed debug option parameters for step and trace.
* Fixed sound volume set option(s), was unable to set any level.
* Fixed command line to report errors correctly on Windows build.
* Fixed a display refresh problem introduced in v3.0.0/1 when running standard ROM models, monochrome mode and Telcom versions 1.1 or 1.2. The top display line was incorrect, see vdu_colcont_w() function notes.
* Fixed a display refresh problem introduced in v2.8.0. This problem was
noticeable in Telcom v3 on PJB system disk and some other applications.
* Fixes to stop OpenGL functions being called when using SDL video mode affecting the status line.
* Fixed FDC head positioning commands (type-I) to be acted upon even if no disk/image. This needed to be fixed to allow disk/image changing to work with options now supported while emulator is running.
* Fixed modio.keytc reporting in keytc_r() function.
* Fixed patches for bad telcom 3.21 ROMs. Now passes ROM checks for ROM A,ROM B, and Telcom.
* Fixed GUI status for the current printer status.
* Fixed swap_endian() function, was just returning the same value.
* Fixed games.ini.sample section for froger-j.bee game.
Download: uBee512 v3.1.0
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