RC3 is available

Last night I put together a RC3 version of Vide. As the “RC” flag indicates, this also is not a final release, but includes many changes to RC2 and is now pretty close to what I want for the final.

I would like some feedback, what’s good, whats’ bad, what could be better – or what should be configurable instead of hardwired – and so on, and certainly feedback if you discover bugs.

RC3 is released in a complete zip file, containing all documentations, source code and settings needed to get up and running.

For first steps you might want to look at the documentation videos
– these are linked to under: “Help”.

Following a list of known changes in relation to RC2:
vecci:

• mirror of vectorlists
• rotating of single vectorlists
• importing more than one vectorlist in one go
• changing of modes using the middle mousebutton
• display of current set mode
• some layout changes

vecxi:

• emulation of VecVoice (e.g. Verzerk, YASI…)
• emulation of VecVox (e.g. Space Frenzy, BRECHER, …)
• emulation of VecLink V1 (e.g. utg)
• emulation of VecLink V2 (e.g. BerzerkArena)
• emulation of DualVec (e.g. DualVec DualVec 2)
• emulation of DS 2430A (e.g. YASI, Protector, Thrust)
• emulation of Microchip 11AA010 (e.g. Vector Pilot)
• emulation of 3d Imager (Goggles)
• emulation of extra RAM (Animaction, Spectrum RA, Logo)
• emulation of Spectrum RA “hardware”
• in general support of “plug in devices”
• second Joystick
• Lightpen port 0
• auto sync enhancements
• emulation speed is shown

dissi:

• new CLI commands (e.g. set register to value…)
• panels to debug/inspect joystick and cartridge devices
• added “binary” as display option for data
• added “calculator” (CLI) and help (mnemonic/bios functions – double click on cell)
• dumpi can display vectorlists from selected memory regions
• dumpi can display raster images from selected memory regions
• dumpi has memory region and 16bit register “direct jump” buttons
• viai differs on PB6 between in/output
• ani differs between in/output and supports 2 joyports
• vinfi includes current vectorcount
• dissi “use label as data” popup command added
• dissi – coloring for different memory sections (bios/bank/”normal”)
• vari can add new variables by user, also “use label as data” added
• ayi added latched register, and tooltip to reg 7

vedi:

• like in dissi added different “helps”/calculator
• added injection mode
• added support for the “new” emulated hardware (+ some code generations)
• added speech panel

documentation:

• in general – updated documentation to reflect above mentioned changes
• added a section “code generation” which explains how and when vide generates vectrex code
• new section in “cartridge” emulation: … which documents all “additional” devices emulated
• section codi expanded, with documentation about newly created code for vedi
• also added code to the codi directory with examples for:
  Lightpen
  VecLink V1
  VecLink V2
  3d Imager
• expanded the “Vectrex internal” section with some newly begun sections
• expanded the Copyright/License section
• added documentation to “vedi” about VecVoice/VecVox

other:

• bugfixes of all kind
• new bugs! (which have not been found yet)
• configuration for different sound volumes (PSG only and Master)
• emulation speed limit
• imager auto mode (on/off)
• dissi column setup correctly saves now
• include settings for assi
• dissi is now a “singleton” which can be switched between vecxi instances
• cartridge configuration can be configured to use new emulated hardware
• 3d Imager “wheel”-editor
• reduced java version requirements from 1.8 to 1.7

Bye

Malban