ACE for Linux,Mac, Windows

[roudoudou]

new release

Linux instruction set limited to sandybridge but it seems it's not enough for very old CPU until i found something else

http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/

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- LibSDL upgraded to 2.30.2
- Shugart Drive ready loss time accuracy based on electronic sensors
- Drive distinction between EME-150A and EME-155
- FDC stress mode for command parameters
- allow configuration menu when in debug mode
- shadowing Joystick via Keyboard emulation at startup
- new HUD icon to temporary disabling Joystick via Keyboard emulation
- pressing F3 multiple time switch between Floppy/Snapshot load
- bugfix PSG volume with very high frequencies
- bugfix USB Joystick 1 Fire mapping
- bugfix multiple unintended opening of RamDump


[roudoudou]

ooopsy for Linux build, i made a new one with less optimizations (at least Zisquier succeed to launch it with an Ivy Bridge CPU)

[roudoudou]

Minor update, will take some times for new surprises incoming

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- True Drive LED management
- FDC Shadow polling management
- FDC Long HUT bug emulation
- FDC HUT cutoff for Seek/Calibrate/Illegal
- Reset emulator when draging new ROM to Dandanator
- Ludicrous timings adjustments in FDC polling according to electronic measures
- Ludicrous timings adjustments according to drive models for Ready loss with motor ON
- bugfix right-click on HUD buttons (wont trigger anymore vertically above)
- bugfix drive conflicts between A and B
- bugfix breakpoints on FDC Scan

http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/

[roudoudou]

Hi, some dev updates and an annoying bugfix...
http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/

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- Bugfix FDC Head reload with ReadData (some residual code left...)
- Automatic time counters with Execution Breakpoints (min, max, current)
- HexFind and TextFind in Memory Explorer (press F and N to repeat)
- Text Edition in Memory Explorer + Text selection
- AY registers color change on modification
- FDC ReadTrack timings when Not Ready
- Snapshot default memory banking

text edition will still need some improvments in the future (a full keyboard mapping at least...)

[SyX]

MERCI @roudoudou!!! Another wonderful release and I can edit text now

[roudoudou]

thanks to Syx for testing/suggestions, new US keyboard mapping

found out how to deal with Linux compilation trouble with old CPU, should work on almost any very old machines (mail me if you want a 486DX version )

http://www.roudoudou.com/ACE-DL/

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- little changes in Amstrad Plus monitor geometry
- added screen contours (Monitor>Plastic Cover)
- added US keyboard mapping
- keyboard mapping can be used in GUI (see new options in Configuration>Keyboard)
- bugfix some memory leaks
- bugfix FDC result persistence after Seek
- bugfix Green and Grey palette generation
- bugfix export of file >16K with floppy manager
- bugfix FDC timeout bug emulation, causing timeout on perfect writes...


[McArti0]

OUT &3DFF,X in CRTC3,4 should not set PAL.

[roudoudou]

OUT &3DFF,X in CRTC3,4 should not set PAL.

this subject is under investigation since a few weeks because with age some strange things may happen on all CRTC
this is PROBABLY due to Z80 internal resistance which decreases over time (like AY)
then the CRTC can overtake the databus
an emulation option may appear in the future (anyway, as this "trick" cannot work on all CPC, it should be avoided)

[McArti0]

this "trick" cannot work on all CPC

Has anyone found at least one non-Plus whose PAL is not set this way?

Does anyone know the difference between 40030 and 40031?