blueMSX 2.4 has been released !
Main changes in this version extend the features of the emulator in
different domains :
- blueMSX had already support for all MSX machines and for some pre-MSX1
machines like the SVI-318/328 computers and the ColecoVision console, it has
now support for the first Sega console, the SG-1000.
This addition comes from Ricardo Bittencourt, a well-known and very talented
Brazilian programmer, who has rejoined the blueMSX developer's team.
- A new synchronisation mode has been added, it is linked to the PC Vertical
Blank and does a linear interpolation of the MSX frames to match the PC
monitor frequency.
It allows to get a video result that is almost as smooth as on a real MSX,
but requires a very powerful PC and a videocard that supports this mode.
- The audio mixer is now, like the keyboard editor, a theme-written plugin
and appears in an apart draggable window.
This evolution of the emulator is a first step to prepare a future Linux
version. To reach this goal, more code must indeed become free from the
Windows OS.
Which are the other changes ?
In the emulator :
- Added support for MSX-MIDI OUT in generic Turbo-R machines and in
Panasonic FS-A1GT, with checkbox to map the MT-32 instruments to General
MIDI
- Added support for the mapper and the soundchip (VLM5030) of the Konami
Keyboard Master, an unreleased and rare cartridge
- Improved SCC emulation to support the NYYRIKKI's sample players
- Rewrote completely the interrupt support
- Added support for renewed CAS and DSK databases in XML format with SHA1
values
- Extended the CAS database with new entries and with data for the
corresponding WAV files
- Added support for Chinese language (Chinese Simplified and Chinese
Traditional)
- Added 5 new generic MSX machines : MSX1 Arabic, MSX1 French, MSX1 Russian,
MSX1 Spanish, MSX2 Swedish
- Added the RS232 rom in all generic MSX machines
- Improved the SVI memory management
- Added support for the SVI-603 Coleco game adapter
- Added 2 SVI-328 machines with second video card (80 columns)
- Fixed different bugs
In the debugger :
- Added support for Chinese and Korean languages
- Added a window with list of values in the I/O ports
- Added a window to read and edit values of peripheral registers (VDP and
PSG)
- Added saving of a disassembly in a text file
- Added saving of the memory in a binary file
In the tracer :
- Added support for Chinese and Korean languages
You can find this emulator here :
http://www.bluemsx.com
On the resource page of the blueMSX site, you can also find the version 1.3
of the blueMSX Launcher, that has support for the SHA1 values used in the
different databases.
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