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VICE 1.8   [2002]

VICE 1.8 Released by :
VICE Team [web]

Release Date :
25 January 2002

Type :
Other Platform C64 Tool

AKA :
Versatile Commodore Emulator

Website :
http://vice-emu.sourceforge.net/

User rating:awaiting 8 votes (7 left)   See votestatistics

Credits :
No credits found

Download :

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Production Info
Submitted by CyberBrain on 4 February 2002
* Changes in VICE 1.8
=====================

** General
----------

- Added '-h' as alias for '-?' and '-help'

- Made the new emulated VIC-II palette the default
(to use the old stylish file palettes switch to external palette).

** C64 changes
--------------

- Added support for Retro Replay cartridge.

- Fixed a CIA timer emulation bug.

- Frankie goes to Hollywood may work now.

- The REU is emulated cycle exact now.

** C128 changes
---------------

- VDC has been improved a lot (but not ready for RFO now).

- Fixed a stupid bug in the Z80 emulation.

- Fixed $ff01-$ff04 MMU register access.

- Added support for C64 type cartridges.

** VIC-II
---------

- Fast PAL emulation has been added.

- Added VIC-II reengineered palette.

- Added also command line switches for:
brightness, contrast, saturation, gamma

- New style luminance signals

- Using internal/external palette

** SID changes
--------------

- Stereo support has been added (not available on all
architectures).

** Drive changes
-----------------

- Odd sized d64 images are supported now.

** MS-Windows changes
---------------------

- The filter settings of the file selector boxes are persistent now.

- Support for drag & drop (dropping an image autostarts it)

- Pressing ESC in the monitor interrupts long lasting outputs
(e.g., "m 0 ffff")

- Disassembly window of monitor now has a context menu for every every
disassembled line

- Breakpoints can be set and unset by just clicking on the respective
line

** OS/2 changes
---------------

- Added dialog and menu entries to use a emulated PAL palette (Alt-I)

- Implemented drag'n'drop for vsid mode.

- fixed a bug in the compilation of c1541

- Renamed c1541 to x1541

- Added stereo support

- Added support for 'Fast PAL Emu'

- Added a color dialog (like a TV set)

- Added support for cartridges in x128

- Changed the video/DIVE support internally (in case of problems please
report!)

- Added support for Double Size / Double Scan

- Fixed a bug which made the emulator crash if you press '1' in the
file pop-up menu

- Fixed a bug in the asynchronous update of the xvic window

** Unix changes
---------------

- New italian translation. Credits to Andrea Musuruane

- PAL Control UI in the Gnome port

- Triple buffering DGA2 direct-into-fb-rendering support (root
privileges needed)
DGA2 XImage rendering currently not supported.
Fullscreen is still in beta status; x128 fullscreen is broken.

- Fixed compilation bug if `allegro.h' is present.

** Miscellaneous changes
------------------------

- Fixed monitor hang if an unknown opcode is entered.

- The monitor can assemble a JSR to a ZP location now.

- Added '-h' as alias for '-?' and '-help'

- Added a NLS-Howto to guide new translators. Credits to Andrea
Musuruane

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