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| Filename: | Shareware/Speccy/!ReadMe110 |
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| File size: | 0517 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
MZX VERSION 1.10 RELEASE NOTE
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!MZX version 1.10 is the third release of the ARM Unlimited ZX Spectrum
emulator, and replaces version 1.02. There are many improvements from the
previous release, the main ones being:
* Single and multitasking modes combined, switchable at run-time.
* Improved WIMP front-end.
* .Z80 snapshot loading capability implemented.
* Emulation speed increased by up to 100% (application dependant). Emulation
at up to 100% of Spectrum speed is now possible even on an ARM2 machine.
* RISC OS 2 support removed; code modified to mostly run on a RiscPC 600.
* Limited sound support added.
* Instruction set revised, interrupt handling improved. MZX now runs an
estimated 95% of snapshots without problems.
* Keyboard handling completely rewritten and extended.
* Single tasking runs in a custom mode.
* Support for Acorn joystick and keyboard joystick emulation added.
* Speed control for ARM3 machines included.
* Display drivers rewritten; BRIGHT support added.
There are still bugs, but most of the major ones have been ironed out.
Currently under development:
Further improvements to WIMP front end.
Improved sound support.
Faster multitasking mode.
FLASH support.
Graham
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There are | 000000e0 6d 61 6e 79 20 69 6d 70 72 6f 76 65 6d 65 6e 74 |many improvement| 000000f0 73 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 0a 70 72 65 76 69 |s from the.previ| 00000100 6f 75 73 20 72 65 6c 65 61 73 65 2c 20 74 68 65 |ous release, the| 00000110 20 6d 61 69 6e 20 6f 6e 65 73 20 62 65 69 6e 67 | main ones being| 00000120 3a 0a 0a 2a 20 53 69 6e 67 6c 65 20 61 6e 64 20 |:..* Single and | 00000130 6d 75 6c 74 69 74 61 73 6b 69 6e 67 20 6d 6f 64 |multitasking mod| 00000140 65 73 20 63 6f 6d 62 69 6e 65 64 2c 20 73 77 69 |es combined, swi| 00000150 74 63 68 61 62 6c 65 20 61 74 20 72 75 6e 2d 74 |tchable at run-t| 00000160 69 6d 65 2e 0a 0a 2a 20 49 6d 70 72 6f 76 65 64 |ime...* Improved| 00000170 20 57 49 4d 50 20 66 72 6f 6e 74 2d 65 6e 64 2e | WIMP front-end.| 00000180 0a 0a 2a 20 2e 5a 38 30 20 73 6e 61 70 73 68 6f |..* .Z80 snapsho| 00000190 74 20 6c 6f 61 64 69 6e 67 20 63 61 70 61 62 69 |t loading capabi| 000001a0 6c 69 74 79 20 69 6d 70 6c 65 6d 65 6e 74 65 64 |lity implemented| 000001b0 2e 0a 0a 2a 20 45 6d 75 6c 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 73 |...* Emulation s| 000001c0 70 65 65 64 20 69 6e 63 72 65 61 73 65 64 20 62 |peed increased b| 000001d0 79 20 75 70 20 74 6f 20 31 30 30 25 20 28 61 70 |y up to 100% (ap| 000001e0 70 6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 64 65 70 65 6e 64 |plication depend| 000001f0 61 6e 74 29 2e 20 45 6d 75 6c 61 74 69 6f 6e 0a |ant). Emulation.| 00000200 20 20 61 74 20 75 70 20 74 6f 20 31 30 30 25 20 | at up to 100% | 00000210 6f 66 20 53 70 65 63 74 72 75 6d 20 73 70 65 65 |of Spectrum spee| 00000220 64 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 77 20 70 6f 73 73 69 62 6c |d is now possibl| 00000230 65 20 65 76 65 6e 20 6f 6e 20 61 6e 20 41 52 4d |e even on an ARM| 00000240 32 20 6d 61 63 68 69 6e 65 2e 0a 0a 2a 20 52 49 |2 machine...* RI| 00000250 53 43 20 4f 53 20 32 20 73 75 70 70 6f 72 74 20 |SC OS 2 support | 00000260 72 65 6d 6f 76 65 64 3b 20 63 6f 64 65 20 6d 6f |removed; code mo| 00000270 64 69 66 69 65 64 20 74 6f 20 6d 6f 73 74 6c 79 |dified to mostly| 00000280 20 72 75 6e 20 6f 6e 20 61 20 52 69 73 63 50 43 | run on a RiscPC| 00000290 20 36 30 30 2e 0a 0a 2a 20 4c 69 6d 69 74 65 64 | 600...* Limited| 000002a0 20 73 6f 75 6e 64 20 73 75 70 70 6f 72 74 20 61 | sound support a| 000002b0 64 64 65 64 2e 0a 0a 2a 20 49 6e 73 74 72 75 63 |dded...* Instruc| 000002c0 74 69 6f 6e 20 73 65 74 20 72 65 76 69 73 65 64 |tion set revised| 000002d0 2c 20 69 6e 74 65 72 72 75 70 74 20 68 61 6e 64 |, interrupt hand| 000002e0 6c 69 6e 67 20 69 6d 70 72 6f 76 65 64 2e 20 4d |ling improved. 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