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.
