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"Those days, the Third Age of Middle-earth,
are now long past, and the shape of all lands
has been changed."
This emulator started as a player routine for C64 music on the Amiga. Versions V1.x were written in 68K assembly language, versions V2.x in a mix of 68K assembly and C. V3.x/V4.x are portable versions written in C++.

V1.x/V2.x

  • Amiga 68K versions

V3.0

  • First release of BeOS/Unix version, features processor-level 1541 emulation and built-in SID emulation

V3.0a

  • Implemented SID test bits
  • Combined SID waveforms respect pulse width
  • Corrected idle state graphics display
  • Processor-level 1541 emulation respects .d64 error info
  • CPU emulation optimized (6510 and 6502 split)
  • VIC emulation optimized (raster counter in local variable in EmulateLine())
  • BeOS: Now exiting the audio subscriber with ExitStream(TRUE)
  • Unix: Fixed missing thread_func() declaration
  • Unix: getcwd(AppDirPath) was missing in main_x.i
  • Unix: Speed limiter works

V3.0b

  • Implemented REU emulation
  • Formatting disks with ID possible under processor-level 1541 emulation
  • Corrected and optimized SID waveform/envelope calculation (signed arithmetic)
  • Corrected idle state display again (ECM text)
  • 1541 D64 mode ignores drive numbers when opening the directory
  • Processor-level 1541 emulation deactivates when idle
  • BeOS: Sound output quality is now 16 bits
  • Unix: Quits more cleanly, reactivates key repeat
  • Unix: Fixed alignment problem with text_chunky_buf in VIC.h

V3.0c

  • 1541 DIR mode can load directory with "$0"
  • Rearranged the CPU code (more macros, less inline functions)
  • SID envelope generators rewritten, envelopes are now recalculated for every sample
  • SID calc_buffer function now takes pointer to WORD buffer
  • Unix: Sound for Linux
  • Unix: Prefs window implemented (needs Tcl/Tk)
  • Unix: Corrected x64 disk image detection on little-endian systems
  • Unix: SVGAlib support works again, accesses frame buffer directly if possible
  • Unix: Added support for SHM under X11

V3.0d

  • SID filter emulation implemented
  • SID master volume setting works again
  • Flags are recalculated in MOS6526::SetState()
  • Changed CBOOL->bool in some places
  • Fixed bug with char_in in MOS6510::new_config()
  • BeOS: Emulation thread priority lowered
  • Unix: Some changes for DEC Alpha
  • Unix: Joystick support for Linux

V3.0e

  • Removed the CBOOL data type
  • Unix: Sound for HP-UX
  • Unix: Keyboard layout matches the picture in the docs more closely
  • Unix: Diagonal directions of keypad joystick emulation work
  • Unix: +/- on numerical keypad modifies SkipFrames
  • Unix: F9 invokes SAM
  • Unix: Drive LEDs and speedometer implemented
  • Unix: Some changes to the GUI
  • Unix: Random number generator is initialized
  • Unix: Name of prefs file can be given as an argument
  • Unix: Calls XFlush() and XSync() in C64Display::Update()

V3.0f

  • Improved DIR/D64 drive reset, resetting the C64 resets the drives
  • Implemented 'G' command for DIR/D64 drives
  • Corrected translation of 0xc1..0xda characters in conv_from_64()
  • BeOS: Implemented smart "Insert next disk" menu item
  • Unix: Improved the speedometer/LED bar
  • Unix: Self-calibrating joystick routines
  • Unix: No need to enter path of 'wish' in TkGui.tcl

V3.0g

  • New T64/LYNX mode for 1541 emulation
  • 1541fs.cpp/match() used to treat the pattern "foo" as "foo*"
  • 1541 DIR mode uses tmpfile() for opening temporary directory files
  • 1541 D64 mode allows wildcards for selective directory reading
  • Increased compatibility of processor-level 1541 emulation in various places (C64<->1541 communication, VIA registers, memory map, disk change flag)
  • Inlined MOS6526::EmulateLine() and some small public functions of MOS6502_1541
  • New prefs option to enable/disable SID filter emulation
  • Joystick calibration is reset when joystick options change
  • BeOS: Self-calibrating joystick routines

V3.0h

  • Implemented SID notch filter, better resonance frequency calculation
  • Fixed bug with SID filter option
  • CIA timer B one-shot mode stops timer when counting undeflows of timer A
  • Implemented lightpen trigger
  • BeOS: Fixed for BeOS DR8, improved the GUI a bit
  • Unix: Some fixes to the TkGui (T64, SIDFilters, removed speed display)
  • Unix: Main window no longer resizable
  • Unix: SVGALib support works again

V3.1

  • BeOS: Joysticks work again

V3.1a

  • Frodo SC ported
  • Processor-level 1541 emulation supports reading GCR data, removed the faked job loop
  • Corrected ISB, RRA, SBX and SHA instructions
  • The last line of Y expanded sprites wasn't drawn
  • Light pen registers work
  • Small fixes to 1541d64/1541t64
  • CIA 2 PRA write: IEC lines respect DDRA
  • Better triangle waveform (12 bits)
  • SID emulation can play sampled sounds
  • New "Ignore SID Volume" prefs item for better sample playing
  • '*' on numerical keypad toggles speed limiter
  • BeOS: '/' on numerical keypad toggles processor-level 1541 emulation
  • BeOS: Safer quitting
  • BeOS: Option to use GameKit (screen)
  • BeOS: Replaced srand(system_time()) with srand(real_time_clock())
  • Unix: Sun makefile

V3.1b

  • Corrected SID sustain behaviour
  • Reading from write-only SID registers returns the last byte written to the SID
  • No more distortions when playing samples
  • Removed the "Ignore SID Volume" prefs item again
  • Combined SID waveforms now sampled from a 6581R4
  • Improved 1541 VIA timer operation
  • Fixed bug in 1541 head movement
  • Raster IRQs can be triggered by writing to $d011/$d012
  • Some changes for the MacOS port
  • Included autoconf stuff from Bernd
  • Frodo SC: Fixed some CIA timer bugs

V3.1c

  • Ported to AmigaOS
  • Fixed bug in IEC::Reset()
  • Fixed bug when writing to SID registers >24
  • The SID noise waveform should now sound the same on all platforms
  • Removed all calls to tolower() in SAM.cpp because of possible side-effects if tolower() is a macro
  • Drive LEDs are only updated once per frame
  • .d64/.t64 files are opened with read permissions only
  • Fixed bug with read_char buffering in 1541fs.cpp/1541t64.cpp
  • Frodo SC: Fixed memory trashing bug in MOS6569::draw_background()
  • Unix: Drive LEDs blink on error
  • Unix: Added more patches from Bernd

V4.0

  • The C64 ROM files are now included
  • Unix: Added SVGAlib keyboard patches from Bernd

V4.0a

  • Corrected BRK, ANE, ARR, SBX and DCP instructions
  • Frodo SC: Improved the CIA timers
  • Frodo SC: MOS6526::EmulateCycle() split into MOS6526::EmulateCycle() and MOS6526::CheckIRQs()
  • Frodo SC: Corrected interrupt behaviour of branch instructions
  • BeOS: Sound calculation is now done in stereo

V4.1

  • Integrated Win32 and RiscOS ports
  • Snapshot support
  • Added page-crossing and "borrowed" cycles in line-based CPU emulation (Frodo PC)
  • Added precise CIA cycles for line-based emulation (Frodo PC)
  • Optional fixed-point arithmetic and precomputed filters in SID.cpp
  • Optional dynamic alignment checks in VIC.cpp
  • Changed typedefs and constants (BYTE, WORD etc.)
  • Unix: Better configure script
  • Unix: Sound support for Solaris 2.x
  • Unix: Joystick can be toggled between port 1/2 with the NumLock key
  • Unix: US keyboard layouts supported
  • BeOS: Fixed for BeOS AA:DR9
  • BeOS: Can now switch between window/screen mode while the emulation is running, speeded up full screen mode
  • BeOS: Prefs saved in /system/settings/Frodo_settings by default