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AppleWin Changelog

What's new in AppleWin 1.30.18.0

Mar 24, 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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.17.0 (Jan 2, 2024)

  • [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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.17.0 Pre-release (Jan 1, 2024)

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

New in AppleWin 1.30.16.0 (Nov 28, 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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.16.0 Pre-release (Nov 27, 2023)

  • [Change #1258] New command line: -mac-lc-card-dlgr to support the DLGR bug in the 'Apple IIe card 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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.15.0 (Jul 31, 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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.14.1 (Mar 12, 2023)

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

New in AppleWin 1.30.14.0 (Mar 6, 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.

New in AppleWin 1.30.13.0 (Jan 2, 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 snesmaxcontroller_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 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: Extend the debugger to support DISK commands for Disk II cards in other slots:
  • DISK SLOT n
  • Now DISK INFO will provide info for the new slot.

New in AppleWin 1.30.12.0 (Sep 28, 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'.

New in AppleWin 1.30.11.0 (Jun 24, 2022)

  • [Change #1103] Debugger: support memory breakpoints for HDD DMA r/w's:
  • When the debugger is active (eg. breakpoints enabled) then trap on HDD r/w's that match the BPM[R|W].
  • NB. the breakpoint will fire after the whole HDD r/w operation has completed.
  • [Bug #1113] Fix for Uthernet II registers repeating in DEVICE SELECT I/O space. [@audetto]
  • [Bug #1110] Fix for WOZ and quarter tracks for A2osX's 192K floppy image.
  • Support two adjacent phases turned off in rapid sequence.
  • [Bug #1108] Fix for C3 ROM not set correctly when loading a save-state with a VidHD (in slot 3).
  • [Bug #1106] Fix for minor screen corruption with VidHD enabled.
  • Debugger: fix for mouse-click hit-tests with VidHD enabled.
  • [Bug #1104] Fix for rare Mockingboard speech race condition when debugger-stepping.
  • [PR #1098] Internal: refactor debugger. [@kiyolee]
  • Change: Mockingboard's SSI263: support reg3's amplitude (fix for TR speaking during SSI263 detection).
  • Change: DebuggerAutoRun.txt: extend search path to first try CurrentDir, then ProgramDir.

New in AppleWin 1.30.10.0 (May 28, 2022)

  • [Change #1097] Extend Uthernet II to support DNS offloading. [@audetto]
  • Details: https://github.com/a2retrosystems/uthernet2/wiki/Virtual-W5100-with-DNS
  • No need for ethernet, so now works with host PC's WiFi.
  • Supported by @oliverschmidt's A2Stream v1.2.
  • NB. This virtual DNS is enable by default (but can be disabled via the Config UI).
  • NB. Real W5100 chips don't offer this!
  • [Bug #1078] WOZ support: Better LSS support for reading write-protect.
  • Fix images 'Run For It' and 'Stickybear Town Builder' (both when write-protected).
  • [PR #1100] Uthernet II fixes for UDP and IPRAW modes. [@audetto]
  • [PR #1084 + others] Internal: refactor debugger. [@kiyolee]
  • Fix Phasor card: use correct primary AY8913 for Phasor-native & MB modes (now checked in mb-audit v1.2).
  • Command line: add -wav-speaker & -wav-mockingboard
  • Save a .wav of either Speaker or Mockingboard audio output during the emulation session.
  • Warning: there's no file size limit, so it just keeps saving until AppleWin exits.

New in AppleWin 1.30.9.0 (Mar 24, 2022)

  • [Change #518] Support Uthernet II card in slot 3. [audetto]
  • EG. Use with Contiki, A2osX, ii-vision, a2stream etc.
  • Support for W5100 modes: TCP, UDP, IPRAW and MACRAW (no support for PPPoE mode, interrupts and SPI).
  • [Bug #1066] Fix for save-states where (eg) disk image name contains '#' character.
  • [Bug #1017] Fix for printer interface where character got output twice.
  • [PR #1031 + others] Internal: refactor string output handling. [kiyolee]
  • Change: default install of AppleWin now sets slot 3 as empty (was Uthernet I card)
  • Fix 6522 bug: IFR.T2 was always set when counter.b15=1

New in AppleWin 1.30.8.0 (Feb 9, 2022)

  • [Bug #1023] WOZ support: Tweak to track sync support.
  • [Bug #1020] WOZ support: Significant bit-cells after a gap between latch access upped from 50 to 100.
  • Fixes: What's My Logic, Forbidden Quest, The Isle of Mem.
  • [Bug #1018] Support AN3 for //e models.
  • [Bug #1015] Registry: fix support for legacy 'Harddisk Enable' key.
  • [PR #1028] Internal: Split 6522 out of MB code and into own class (bumps MB version in save-state).
  • [PR #1025] Load save-state for Cards: improve error messages. [audetto]
  • [PR #1014] Correct BMP creation. [audetto]
  • SSC: Fix for command line -dcd not being honoured. (Regression)
  • VidHD: Fix load save-state for II/II+ when VidHD's SHR is being updated.
  • Debugger: see Debugger_Changelog.txt, but including:
  • Added: CD now detects ".." to change to the previous directory and chops the trailing sub-directory from the current path.
  • Changed: Disassembly window now lists symbol labels and symbol target address from User2 in orange.
  • Added: Branch instructions now show target address.
  • Added: Disassembly window now shows signed decimal values for immediate values.

New in AppleWin 1.30.7.0 (Dec 20, 2021)

  • [Bug #997] Support VidHD card for IIgs Super Hi-Res (SHR) video modes, eg. for Total Replay box art.
  • Support VidHD in slot 3 (via Config GUI or '-s3 vidhd').
  • Only partial VidHD support - ie. just for SHR video modes, but SHR is supported for all Apple II models.
  • NB. AppleWin's window is slightly enlarged when VidHD card is inserted.
  • Command line: Allow user to specify width & height (for full-screen); and allow separate x,y scaling in full-screen mode.
  • eg. for 4:3 aspect ratio on monitors that support it: -no-full-screen -fs-width=1600 -fs-height=1200
  • Debugger: add 'shr' command to view video.
  • [Change #1007] HDD: Fail if r/w access touches $Cnnn I/O space
  • Debugger: On a HDD r/w failure, execution will break, and the debugger will show a stop reason message.
  • Also fix HDD write wrapping at 64KiB boundary.
  • [Change #996] Adapt HDD firmware to be slot-independent.
  • Internal only, since currently no support to specify HDD Controller card in another slot.
  • Debugger: Add 'brk all <on|off>' command to break on any BRK or invalid opcode.

New in AppleWin 1.30.6.0 (Oct 30, 2021)

  • Fix Mousecard not persisting after a machine's hardware changes. (Regression at 1.30.5.0)
  • Fix one-shot paddle timers. [xotmatrix]
  • Debugger: Fix disassembly for NMOS 6502's JMP (Indirect) not showing correct target address.
  • [Change #987] Debugger: Add 'lbr' command to show Last Branch Record for a change to the control-flow from an instruction or interrupt.
  • NB. Bcc opcodes that aren't taken don't affect lbr.
  • Debugger: Add 'brkint <on|off>' command to break at the instruction after an interrupt is taken.

New in AppleWin 1.30.5.0 (Oct 3, 2021)

  • [Change #972] Add SNES MAX card (in slots 3, 4 or 5) to support up to 2 SNES (or 12-button) controllers.
  • [Change #946] Add 4Play card (in slots 3, 4 or 5) to support up to 4 Atari controllers.
  • [Change #420] Uthernet card's state persisted to save-state.
  • NB. it's best to get your DHCP server to assign a static IP for the card's MAC address.
  • Change: SAM card's state persisted to save-state.
  • [Bug #980] Fix 'Authentic Disk Speed' regression (at 1.30.4.0).
  • [Bug #981] Fix command line -d2 (and -h2) which weren't reporting an error if image couldn't be opened.
  • [Bug #981] Support command line if there are multiple spaces between args.
  • [PR #983] Improve save-state card management
  • Use Registry "ConfigurationSlot n' locations to save each card's type & config.
  • eg. "Last Harddisk Image 1" has moved from "Preferences" to "ConfigurationSlot 7".
  • AppleWin's Debugger help: document how to allow CTRL+SHIFT+0 to work (to set bookmark-0).

New in AppleWin 1.30.4.0 (Aug 29, 2021)

  • [Change #975] Extend Configuration's Disk GUI to support a Disk II controller in slot 5.
  • [Change #977] Add per-slot configuration to the Registry (and conf.ini).
  • eg. "Last Disk Image 1" has moved from "Preferences" to "ConfigurationSlot 6".
  • [Change #976] AppleWin's help now documents Control-PrintScreen to copy the debugger's disassembly window to the clipboard.
  • [Change #960] Floppy image names are now stored in Registry (or conf.ini) with their full path.
  • NB. Hard disk images were already stored with full path.
  • NB. save-states still only store the filename (and use "[HDV] Starting Directory" or prompt user to find the file).

New in AppleWin 1.30.3.0 (Jun 20, 2021)

  • [Change #962] Remove the HookFilter.dll, and statically link instead. this removes the runtime dependency on VCRUNTIME140.dll (ie. vc_redist.x86.exe).
  • [Bug #965] Fix display flicker on exit.

New in AppleWin 1.30.2.0 (May 31, 2021)

  • [Change #947] Uthernet: fix so that a h/w change doesn't require the app to be close & reopened. [audetto]
  • [Change #876] Command line: change -fs-height so only applied during full-screen (Windows mode unaffected).
  • [Bug #958] Debugger: Mockingboard speech interrupt not working in debugger 'gg' mode.
  • [Bug #952] Fix Mockingboard SC-01 speech for Ape Escape.
  • Fix Phasor regression (at 1.30.0.0) as it does support reading AY-3-8913 registers in Mockingboard mode & Phasor native mode (just not Echo+ mode).
  • Debugger: when displaying 6522 registers, if T1 and/or T2 is active, then display in white.

New in AppleWin 1.30.1.0 (May 4, 2021)

  • Improve Mockingboard's 6522 support for cycle-accurate reading of IFR at Timer1/2 underflow.
  • Improve logging of Speaker code.

New in AppleWin 1.30.0.0 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • [Change #693] AppleWin built with VS2019 using v141_xp platform toolset
  • [Change #939] Improved support for SSI263 speech chip.
  • Fix for 'Classic Adventure' (#929) not detecting speech chip.
  • Support the 2-bit Duration b7:6 of phoneme register for SSI263 (not SC01).
  • Support 2nd SSI263 at $Cn20 connected to 6522-A (at $Cn00).
  • SC01: only support it mapped to 6522 at $Cn00.
  • [Change #936] Swap Joystick Buttons not working
  • Command line (-swap-buttons) or GUI "Swap 0/1" now swaps buttons 0/1 for all devices.
  • [Change #930] WOZ support: add some random jitter in the bit stream
  • A better alternative fix for WOZ images: 'Wasteland' and 'Legacy of the Ancients'.
  • Fix for WOZ images: 'Gruds in Space' (bug #921) and 'Buzzard Bait' (bug #930).
  • [Change #912] For 'Base 64A' add support for its F2 key via the Windows DEL key.
  • [Change #876] Starting up windowed mode & fullscreen mode
  • New command line switch -no-full-screen to start in windowed mode.
  • Added command line switch -full-screen as an alias for -f.
  • [Change #864] Anti-M 1.8 doesn't work
  • Improved Disk II card's data latch value when: (a) drive disconnected or (b) connected, but empty.
  • New command line switches -d1-disconnected and -d2-disconnected to disconnect drives from slot-6 card.
  • [Bug #934] Characters doubled in BASIC.SYSTEM when using -speech switch.
  • Trap calls to COUT1 and BASICOUT (instead of COUT).
  • [Bug #827] Fix bug where NSC is recognised on Apple II/II+ when slot-3 is empty.
  • Support NSC on 6502-based Apple II's via F8-ROM for ProDOS 2.5 compatibility.
  • [Bug #770] Fix so that no AY changes get dropped.
  • Support reading the AY-3-8913 registers (not Phasor though).
  • [Bug #652, #833] Fixes for Mockingboard's 6522 VIA.
  • Cycle-accurate TIMER1/2 r/w for all addressing modes.
  • Support TIMER1 latch in one-shot mode.
  • Improve 6522 reset support - only ACR,IFR,IER affected.
  • [PR #891] Fix for "Unable to capture PrintScreen key" warning on startup.
  • Adds a "Don't show this message again" checkbox to the message.
  • Debugger: add red 'IRQ' after the v/h-pos when IRQ is being asserted to the 6502.
  • Debugger: improve mini-memory views for 6522 & AY8913 chip registers.
  • Much refactoring to the code by Andrea Odetti / @audetto.

New in AppleWin 1.29.16.0 (Nov 2, 2020)

  • [Bug #851] RGB support: AppleColor card (-rgb-card-type apple) is now an alias for Video7's RGB-SL7 card (-rgb-card-type sl7).
  • [Bug #850] RGB support: removed the preconditions for AN3 setting the RGB video mode flags.
  • IOUDIS soft-switch is for //c only, so removed support for //e.

New in AppleWin 1.29.15.0 (Oct 25, 2020)

  • [Change #764] Fully support the RGB cards, and introduce a new 'Color (RGB Card/Monitor)' dedicated video mode.
  • [PR #837] Support for 'Le Chat Mauve' Eve and Féline RGB cards.
  • [PR #826] Support for Video7's SL7 RGB card.
  • New command line switch to select RGB card type: -rgb-card-type: apple (default), sl7, eve, feline
  • New command line switches for SL7: -rgb-card-foreground & -rgb-card-background
  • NB. The previous 'Color (RGB Monitor)' has now been renamed to 'Color (Composite Idealized)'.
  • [Change #817] Request for key-accelerators for UI operations.
  • Ctrl+F3/F4 will show the Drive-1/Drive-2 pop-up menus. (Then use cursor up/down to pick a menu item.)
  • [Change #691] Improved determining path & filename when saving/loading a save-state.
  • [Bug #838] Improved support for accented ANSI chars in pathnames in save-states.
  • [Bug #612] Support IRQ cycle-accuracy in full-speed (unthrottled) mode.
  • [Bug #608] Fixed regression in Broadsides' Mockingboard detection (introduced at 1.29.6.0).
  • Extended support for command line switches -d1,-d2,-s5d1,-s5d2,-h1,-h2 such that if the param is "", then it will eject/unplug the disk/harddisk.
  • Development PRs to improve code quality: #840, #842, #843, #847

New in AppleWin 1.29.14.0 (Aug 19, 2020)

  • [Change #822] Updated Uthernet card support to use Npcap for Win10.
  • [Change #806] Added support for 'Base 64A' - a Taiwanese Apple II clone.
  • [Change #763] Support for PAL(50Hz) killing color-burst during TEXT video mode.
  • When 50Hz, then AppleWin's window title changes to "Color (PAL Monitor)" instead of "Color (NTSC Monitor)"
  • [Change #781] Loading a large save-state takes some time - added a busy indicator.
  • [Change #139] NIB disk image: added warning if any track's first D5-nibble triple isn't an address prologue.
  • [Bug #824] Fixed a regression in multi-zip support (introduced at 1.29.10.0).
  • [Bug #820] Fixed a GDI Object leak (occurring when accessing the Disk II with AppleWin minimised).
  • [Bug #813] Mockingboard playback looping after entering debugger then configuration.
  • [Bug #809] Fixed a memory leak.
  • [Bug #801] Wrong timing with LSR abs,X / ROR abs,X / ROL abs,X for the 6502 CPU.
  • [Bug #796] Fix for 'IRQ occurring on last cycle of opcode' not always true.
  • [Bug #751] No-Slot Clock running and power-cycle can causes lock-up on power-cycle.
  • NSC state persisted to save-state.
  • added a new switch '-no-nsc' to configure Apple II without an NSC.
  • [Bug #663, #691] Fixes for image loading switches (-d1,-d2,-h1,-h2,-s5d1,-s5d2):
  • support relative paths (#663).
  • updated the current directory with the path for each loaded image (#663) & when saving state (#691).
  • added a new switch '-current-dir <path>' to guarantee the current dir after using image loading switches.
  • [Bug #52] Fixed the 6502/65C02 false-read of 6522 issue for Willy Byte!
  • [PR #800] Improved debugger's rendering speed for PrintGlyph().

New in AppleWin 1.29.14.0 Pre-release (Aug 18, 2020)

  • [Change #822] Updated Uthernet card support to use Npcap for Win10.
  • [Change #806] Added support for 'Base 64A' - a Taiwanese Apple II clone.
  • [Change #763] Support for PAL(50Hz) killing color-burst during TEXT video mode.
  • When 50Hz, then AppleWin's window title changes to "Color (PAL Monitor)" instead of "Color (NTSC Monitor)"
  • [Change #781] Loading a large save-state takes some time - added a busy indicator.
  • [Change #139] NIB disk image: added warning if any track's first D5-nibble triple isn't an address prologue.
  • [Bug #824] Fixed a regression in multi-zip support (introduced at 1.29.10.0).
  • [Bug #820] Fixed a GDI Object leak (occurring when accessing the Disk II with AppleWin minimised).
  • [Bug #813] Mockingboard playback looping after entering debugger then configuration.
  • [Bug #809] Fixed a memory leak.
  • [Bug #801] Wrong timing with LSR abs,X / ROR abs,X / ROL abs,X for the 6502 CPU.
  • [Bug #796] Fix for 'IRQ occurring on last cycle of opcode' not always true.
  • [Bug #751] No-Slot Clock running and power-cycle can causes lock-up on power-cycle.
  • NSC state persisted to save-state.
  • added a new switch '-no-nsc' to configure Apple II without an NSC.
  • [Bug #663, #691] Fixes for image loading switches (-d1,-d2,-h1,-h2,-s5d1,-s5d2):
  • support relative paths (#663).
  • updated the current directory with the path for each loaded image (#663) & when saving state (#691).
  • added a new switch '-current-dir <path>' to guarantee the current dir after using image loading switches.
  • [Bug #52] Fixed the 6502/65C02 false-read of 6522 issue for Willy Byte!
  • [PR #800] Improved debugger's rendering speed for PrintGlyph().

New in AppleWin 1.29.13.0 (May 31, 2020)

  • [Bug #790] Fixed regression for -d1,-d2 & -s7-empty-on-exit (introduced at 1.29.7.0).
  • [Change #787] Debugger: Extended 'cycles part' command to do timings relative to a user-specified base.
  • [Change #783] Debugger: Extended 'tf' command to include cycle count.
  • [Change #720] Debugger: Added more symbols to APPLE2E.SYM.
  • NB. LC ($C08n) symbols are now correct for the LC, so 'LDA $C08C,X' will disassemble as 'LDA LCRAMIN1_,X' instead of 'LDA DATASTROBE,X'. But now perhaps less helpful when stepping Disk II code.
  • [PR #785] Debugger: Improvements to Bookmarks.
  • AppleWin.chm: Added debugger help about Bookmarks.

New in AppleWin 1.29.12.0 (Apr 26, 2020)

  • [PR #757] Allow use of an INI-file for configuration instead of the Registry (fixes #709).
  • New command line switch: -conf
  • [Change #773] Added Apple II J-Plus support.
  • [Bug #778] Fixed for when Joystick(s) are disabled.
  • [Bug #777] Fixed Phasor speech (SSI263) to match Mockingboard (when in Mockingboard mode).
  • Fixes: #698 (Rescue Raiders), #753 (Bejeweled).
  • Also improvements to Phasor card's native Phasor mode.
  • [PR #775] Debugger: Fixed so that hitting "=" in the debugger sets PC to the current cursor address.

New in AppleWin 1.29.11.0 (Mar 28, 2020)

  • [Bug #771] Added new command line switch to load custom ROM: -rom .
  • Supports 12KiB (at $D000) and 16KiB (at $C000) rom files.
  • [Bug #765] Lancaster (Total Replay) hangs when starting second game.
  • [Bug #734] DiskII controller card: support 13-sector firmware.
  • The card auto-selects the firmware based on the .woz (v2 or higher) image properties.
  • Only change the firmware at reset/reboot to avoid changing whilst running in $C6xx space!
  • Fixes 'The Best of MUSE' & 'MicroChess 2.0' (#732)

New in AppleWin 1.29.10.0 (Feb 14, 2020)

  • [PR #756] Write support for WOZ1/WOZ2 images.
  • Fixes titles that need write support (see: #686, #704, #705).
  • Allow creation of a blank (WOZ2) image (see AppleWin.chm: 'Creating Disk Images').
  • multi-file zip support extended to scan for the first valid image.
  • useful for most woz-a-day multi-file zips which have at least 2 entries and previously needed unzipping.
  • NB. files in multi-file zips are still write-protected (same for all image types, not just woz).

New in AppleWin 1.29.9.0 (Jan 27, 2020)

  • [Bug #752] Fixed double-clicking a registered file-type issue (regression introduced at 1.29.8.0).
  • [Bug #750] Fixed Ctrl+Alt+Break wasn't emulating CTRL+OA+RESET (regression introduced at 1.29.8.0).

New in AppleWin 1.29.8.0 (Jan 19, 2020)

  • [Bug #749] Hotkeys to change emulation speed using Ctrl+n: now ignored if ALT is pressed.
  • [Bug #748] DiskII: data latch returns a rand() value when no disk is in drive.
  • [Bug #746] Debugger: correctly repaint Apple II screen when showing it from debugger.
  • [Bug #745] WOZ: Support for large tracks.
  • [Bug #743] Added new command line switches:
  • -left-alt-control-buttons : left-ctrl=button0, left-alt=button1
  • -right-alt-control-buttons : right-alt=button0, right-ctrl=button1
  • -swap-buttons : for swapping buttons 0 & 1
  • [Bug #733] Alternate fix for WOZ 'Wasteland'.
  • [PR #723] Fixed way to clear a std::string.
  • Configuration->Input: Added 'Swap 0/1' toggle for swapping buttons 0 & 1.
  • WOZ support: Removed version check on INFO section.
  • Display MessageBox with all unsupported commands that were passed in (can choose to continue or exit).
  • Debugger: Added new 'cycles <abs|rel>' command to show cycles as absolute or relative.

New in AppleWin 1.29.7.0 (Dec 20, 2019)

  • [Change #726] Disk II card: supported in slot 5 via '-s5 diskii' command line.
  • use in conjunction with -s5d1 <pathname>.
  • NB. No support via Configuration GUI for insert/ejecting images.
  • [Change #737] Debugger: Changed 'cycles' to show the cycle delta since the step/breakpoint etc.
  • NB. Since 1.29.3.0 this has been the absolute cumulative cycle count.
  • [Bug #740] Debugger: gr/hgr/dgr/dhgr commands will honour the state of the MIXED mode.
  • [Bug #733] Fixed WOZ 'Wasteland' and also NIB 'Wasteland'.
  • [Bug #451] Debugger: fix for BPM[R|W] triggering on control-flow instructions' target address.
  • [Bug #355] For first-time installs of AppleWin, soundtype now defaults to WAVE (was NONE).
  • [PR #730] Speed-up for 'Color (RGB Monitor)' video mode.

New in AppleWin 1.29.6.0 (Nov 18, 2019)

  • Bug #724] Fixed so that 6502 interrupt is delayed by 1 opcode when interrupt occurs on last cycle of opcode.
  • fixes French Touch's "Mad Effect" & "Mad Effect #2" demos.
  • Bug #711] Fixed Mockingboard initial "stretched" music playback (regression introduced at 1.28.7.0).
  • Bug #707] Fixed ADTPro (running under AppleWin) not working with real COM ports.
  • Bug #701] Fixed 6522's TIMER being out-of-sync with 6502.
  • Bug #699] Fixed French Touch's "Mad Effect". See #656, #701, #724.
  • Bug #680] Fixed video tearing (eg. for FT's "Scroll Scroll Scroll" & "Mad Effect #2").
  • Bug #659] Fix for Applied Engineering's Phasor song player (noisy playback) (regression introduced at 1.26.3.4).
  • Bug #656] Changed so only TEXT ($C050/1) and MIXED ($C052/3) have a 1 cycle delay (extension to 1.28.8.0).
  • fixes French Touch's "Mad Effect" demo.
  • fixes Deater's "Cycle-count Megademo" (vertical GR grey line shouldn't be visible between GR & HGR video).
  • Bug #652] Fixed 6522's TIMER to underflow at 0x0000 -> 0xFFFF
  • and T1C=0x0000 now correctly underflows on next cycle.
  • Bug #435] COM ports above COM9 weren't available from the UI.
  • Change #716] Help's troubleshooting section: added an item for no Apple II speaker sound.
  • PR #715] Memory fix for struct ImageInfo.
  • PR #694] Debugger: Symbol loading: Fix random crash upon start up.
  • Fixed crash with debug command line switches: -m and -no-mb.

New in AppleWin 1.29.4.0 (Oct 24, 2019)

  • [Change #702] Debugger: In soft-switch display (row-80), show a red 'x' when AltZP (and AltLC) is enabled.
  • [Change #666] Debugger: When video-scanner position is off-screen then show v,h as yellow (was red).
  • [PR #710] Debugger: Added BPMR and BPMW to break on a read or write (respectively) to a memory address or range

New in AppleWin 1.29.3.0 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • [Change #692] Added command line switch to unplug HDD controller card on exit
  • s7-empty-on-exit
  • [Change #689] Added command line switches to set CPU speed and machine type
  • clock-multiplier , where value is a [0.5-3.9] base-clock multiplier (ie. same as the Config UI's slider)
  • model <apple2|apple2p|apple2e|apple2ee>
  • [Change #666] Debugger support showing video v,h and cycle count.
  • added debugger command videoinfo <dec|hex|apple|real> to configure display.
  • added auto-run of DebuggerAutoRun.txt on AppleWin initial start-up.
  • [Bug #700] Fixed ProDOS8 2.5.0 alpha6
  • support INC $C08B (and similar) to set LC to write mode - 65C02 only.
  • support INC $C08B,X (X=0) to set LC to write mode - 6502/65C02/816. (Fixes #404)
  • [Bug #695] Fixed WOZ 'Taipan' not booting.
  • fixed reading write protect on a write access & support Sequencer Function.
  • [Bug #668] Fixed WOZ 'Seafox' not booting.
  • set machine = Unenhanced Apple //e or lower & need slot2 empty.
  • disable SSC in slot-2 using '-s2 empty' command line switch.
  • added '-s1 empty', '-s3 empty' and '-s6 empty' too.
  • [Bug #404] a2audit.dsk 1.06 now working. (See #700)
  • [Bug #319] SmartPort return address was wrong when crossing page (fix to slot-7 HDD's firmware).
  • NB. Old save-states where the 6502's PC is in the old firmware now can't be loaded. (AppleWin will show an error)
  • [PR #687] Replace char * with stdstring.

New in AppleWin 1.29.2.0 (Sep 7, 2019)

  • [Change #678] Hotkeys to change emulation speed:
  • Ctrl-0 Toggles between custom speed and Full-Speed
  • Ctrl-1 Sets 1 MHz
  • Ctrl-3 Sets Full-Speed
  • [Change #671] Register .woz extension with AppleWin. Updated AppleWin.chm & DELREG.INF
  • [Bug #685] Fixed support for French Touch's "CHIP" demo (Mockingboard / multi-TIMER interrupt support).
  • [Bug #677] Loading a save-state wasn't restoring the pending IRQ.
  • [Bug #672] For WOZ images: all even disk I/O read accesses will now read the data latch.
  • [Bug #650] NTSC TV (Color and B&W): image was half an Apple II scanline vertically shifted down.
  • [PR #674] Prevent uninitialized value bugs and improve string safety.

New in AppleWin 1.29.1.0 (Jul 28, 2019)

  • [Bug #662] Fixed WOZ 'Wizardry III' not booting.
  • [Bug #669] Fixed WOZ 'Space Quest I' not booting reliably.
  • [Bug #670] Fixed PAGE2 not displaying correctly when in full-speed mode.

New in AppleWin 1.29.0.0 (Jul 10, 2019)

  • [Change #544] Support for .woz disk images.
  • WOZ1 and WOZ2 formats supported.
  • read-only: images forced to write-protected (so 'Stickybear Town Builder' doesn't work).
  • only 5.25" (not 3.5").
  • known issues: 'Wizardry III' not booting.

New in AppleWin 1.28.8.0 (Jun 29, 2019)

  • Change #648] Support 50Hz(PAL) video refresh rate and implicitly PAL 1.016MHz.
  • NB. TV video modes still use NTSC rendering.
  • Bug #656] Fix for PAGE1/2 ($C054/55) not having a 1 cycle delay

New in AppleWin 1.28.7.0 (Jun 16, 2019)

  • [Bug #654] Fix for Sather's "Little Text Window" not rendering correctly.
  • [Bug #652] Fix for 6522 TIMER1's period to be N+2 cycles.

New in AppleWin 1.28.5.0 (Apr 7, 2019)

  • [Change #631] Improvements for the RGB AppleColor card:
  • Relax the video-mode precondition to just ignore if VF_MIXED (previously required HIRES on) for Apple II Desktop.
  • Changing from DHGR B&W mode to HGR remains in B&W (color burst is off).
  • For '50% scan lines', don't blend in NTSC B&W mode, as this was inconsistent with the RGB colour rendering.
  • [Change #633] Improvements for the RGB AppleColor card:
  • Improved the video-mode precondition to ignore if 80COL ($C00C/D) occurs before DHIRESON ($C05F) for Renegade.
  • Support new switch -rgb-card-invert-bit7 to invert bit7 for Dragon Wars.

New in AppleWin 1.28.3.0 (Mar 15, 2019)

  • [Change #625] AltGr+<key> does not send the <key> value to $C000.
  • This reverts the default behaviour introduced from 1.27.6 (#558).
  • Use -altgr-sends-wmchar to allow AltGr+<key> to work correctly together.
  • NB. The reason for the revert was that it was preventing international keyboards from typing certain characters.
  • [Change #616] Vertical blending now uses 560-pixel granularity for half-dot shift support (consistent with all other video modes).

New in AppleWin 1.28.2.0 (Feb 26, 2019)

  • [Change #616] Support vertical blending for 'RGB (Color Monitor)' for hires.
  • Support the old AppleWin 1.25 vertical blending for hires via a 'Vertical Blend' checkbox.
  • [Change #621] Support RGB AppleColor card's 160-color pixel mode by squashing 640 pixels into 560 pixels.
  • Squashing is done by losing every 8th pixel.
  • [PR #623] Do not reset on minor state load errors.
  • [Bug #609] Configuration dialog didn't correctly reflect lack of Mockingboard/Phasor when loading a save-state without this sound card.

New in AppleWin 1.28.1.0 (Feb 4, 2019)

  • [Change #523] Support Extended 80-Column Text/AppleColor Card's DHGR Mixed mode and 560x192 Mono mode.
  • [PR #620] Corrected a few symbol names in APPLE2E.SYM for the 80STORE and 80COL I/O addresses.
  • [Bug #617] Apple II,II+ keyboard: up/down arrow keys are now ignored.