WinUAE 2.0.0 released

[Toni Wilen]

http://www.winuae.net/

WinUAE 2.0.0 (13.12.2009)
====================

Main new features:

- Huge A500 cycle exact mode compatibility improvement.
- Improved unexpanded A1200/CD32 emulation compatibility. Approximate cycle-exact 68EC020/68020 emulation implemented, includes emulated 68020 instruction cache, approximate prefetch emulation.
- 68040 MMU emulation (from Aranym) For example Enforcer and M68K Linux compatibility. Not compatible with JIT.
- A2065 Zorro II hardware ethernet card emulation.

Other updates:

- CD32 drive emulation compatibility improved, includes animation CD streaming.
- Old game protection dongles emulated (Leaderboard, Robocop3, etc..)
- Built-in Vista/Windows 7 WASAPI sound API support.
- Real harddrive safetycheck only complains if drive is mounted read-write and has mounted Windows partitions.
- Full NTSC timing implemented (long/short line toggle etc..)
- "AutoVSync" mode that change native refresh rates automatically.
- Basic CPU frequency/bus multiplier configuration option added.
- Gayle IDE emulation compatibility improved.
- Single sided PC/Atari ST disk images supported.
- AVI and wave sound recording improved.
- File paths support http, https and ftp protocols.
- Automatic split DMS support.
- File dialog file type setting is stored to registry/ini.
- Display width is not anymore restricted to values divisible by eight.
- Bsdsocket emulation MSG_WAITALL implemented, CVS compatibility fix.
- Uaescsi.device TD_REMOVE implemented.
- DMA cycle debugger implemented.
- RTG screen mode on-screen leds.
- "Add PC drives at startup" does not mount drives that are also configured as real harddrives.

Bugs fixed:

- Programmed refresh (non-PAL or NTSC) rate modes had bad sound.
- Right border background color error in some programs.
- On the fly USB input device insert changed unrelated keyboard layout settings.
- Non-DMA mode sprites work again (broke long time ago)
- 5.1 sound mode had wrong center and sub mixing ratio.
- CD32 pad default mapping green and yellow, RDW and FFW reversed.
- Uaescsi.device TD_GETGEOMETRY off by one error and no media status fixed.
- Directory filesystem ACTION_FH_FROM_LOCK notification bug fixed.
- Some types of serial ports were not detected.
- Randomly appearing single jumping black scanline finally fixed.
- Command line quote parsing was not compatible.
- Mouse didn't capture properly in mouse driver (tablet) mode.
- Directory harddrive duplication was possible in configuration file if path included national characters.

and much more than ever before.. (probably bugs too..)

[andreas]

A historical day!
(This lets one remember the fact that WinUAE has now been developed for over 15 [FIFTEEN] years!)

[antonvaltaz]

Hurrah! Have downloaded and installed this (it's only the winuae.exe file which has changed, isn't it?)

Do the improved A500 cycle exact emulation and the new A1200 cycle exact emulation demand more CPU horsepower? Are there recommended specs for this version?

[TCD]

Nice one Toni

[Graham Humphrey]

Great! Another fantastic release.

[CodyJarrett]

Thank you Toni!

[the wolf]

Thank you VERY much, this is a great, long awaited news! Keep up the good work!
Long life to WinUAE (and Toni)!

[Retroplay]

The best just got better

[NewDeli]

Great news, especially for discarding 1.6 series as the "stable branch" !

Originally Posted by Toni Wilen

and much more than ever before.. (probably bugs too..)

Hope you don't mean "more bugs in this release than ever before" .

Originally Posted by antonvaltaz

Are there recommended specs for this version?

Problem is some Atom equipped laptop users manage to use WinUAE without any hassle (or so they say). Also, some settings (e.g. sound buffer set to 1) could cause a not CPU dependant performance penalty.
Should you create a thread to discuss this, I would surely post the minimal & recommended settings based on my own little experience.

[Maren]

What an arsekicker of a release

[Kyon]

i have a question this version better than 1.6.1 for playing swos ???

[prowler]

In what way? Have you had problems when playing SWOS in WinUAE 1.6.1?

[NewDeli]

and there are at least 3 official versions of SWOS. Which version is infected... I mean affected when you run it with WinUAE v1.6.1 ?

[Kyon]

i dont know it @prowler because i dont see original amiga version 1:1
@Deleauvive i mean all versions

[prowler]

Originally Posted by Kyon

@prowler because i dont see original amiga version 1:1

Have you downloaded WinUAE 2.0.0? If so, try it and see. If not, download it and then try it. (You're going to have to try it eventually, you know )

No-one else can test this for you. Your problem may be caused by your graphics card driver, for example.

[Graham Humphrey]

Please take it to a new thread as well, thanks...

[Leffmann]

Thank you, Toni!

[Kyon]

sorry @GH

[rsn8887]

The master has struck again!
Thank you Toni!

[HOL2001]

YESSSS!