0.149
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 05127: [Misc.] (paso1600.c) paso1600: Invalid read of size 4 (Robbbert)
- 05160: [Crash/Freeze] (thomson.c) to8, to8d: Access Violation with 
  "-ramsize 262144 -cart 6809ass2" (Wilbert Pol)

 
New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
- Otrona Attache [Al Kossow, Barry Rodewald]


Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
- BOB-85 [Robbbert]
- SSE SoftBox [Curt Coder, Mike Naberezny]


Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
(none)


Software Lists:
----------------
-horizon.xml: Added floppy images. [Dave Dunfield, Andrew Lynch]

-cpc_flop.xml: added the available SPS release. [Kaylee]

-softlist: added list for Otrona Attache disks. [Kaylee]

-vsmile.xml: added new German dumps. [TeamEurope]

-hx20: Added floppy software list. [Curt Coder]

-softbox: Added floppy software list. [Mike Naberezny]

-qx10: Added floppy software list. [Curt Coder]

-ep64_cart.xml: Added cartridge software list. [Curt Coder]

-ep64_cass.xml: Added preliminary cassette software list.
 [Guru, Curt Coder]

-ep64_flop.xml: Added floppy images. [Curt Coder]

-ti99_cart.xml: Almost all cartridges available. [Michael Zapf]


Source Changes
--------------

-superslave: Refactored serial terminal to connect to an RS-232
 port. [Curt Coder]

-mpz80: Fixed terminal. [Curt Coder]

-Added RS-232 ports to several drivers. [Curt Coder]

-vk100/vt100: Added RS-232 port and COM5016T baud rate
 generator. [Curt Coder]

-atarist: Added RS-232 and MIDI ports. [Curt Coder]

-sdk86: Added serial terminal. [Curt Coder]

-ql: Added RS-232 ports. [Curt Coder]

-psxcd: fix cdda [Carl, Dr. Venom]

-votrtnt: Added serial terminal [Robbbert]

-68ksbc: Added serial terminal [Robbbert]

-applix: Major improvements, system is mostly working [Robbbert]

-altos5: Major improvements [Robbbert]

-sms/gamegear: Various improvements [Fabio Priuli]
 * Converted cart handling and mappers to use slot devices
 * Simplified bios and cart bankswitch mechanism
 * Added save state support to both systems
 * Removed on-cart EEPROM from main gamegear now that it can be
    properly implemented on carts which have it
 * Added support for the card slot to Master System I console; 
    use the -card switch to load Sega Card/MyCard dumps in the
    emulated system
 * Added backward compatibility to SG-1000 Mark III, for SG-1000 
    games
 * Made LCD persistence hack optional (ON by default, it can be
    turned OFF from Driver Configuration submenu)
 * Reduced tagmap lookups all across the driver
 * Updated the systems to rely on xml only for RAM/NVRAM when 
    loading from softlist

-Ignore unformatted tracks in dsk files [smf]

-td0_dsk: add new floppy system support for teledisk [Carl]

-ehx20: Added slave CPU ROM dump. [Kevtris]

-sg1000: converted the driver to use the new sega 8bit cart
 slot. [Fabio Priuli]

-sg1000: added emulation of the Card Catcher passthrough cart.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-gba: updated the driver to use slot devices for carts and
 removed on-cart flash ram devices from main gba now that they can be
 properly implemented on carts which have them [Fabio Priuli]

-gba: made save states more robust. [Fabio Priuli]

-nes: fixed nvram mirroring in Family Circuit '91 (Namcot-175
 board), the game still has some issue when saving to NVRAM. 
 [Fabio Priuli]

-intv: converted the STIC video chip emulation to be a device.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-sp0256: modernized the SP0256 Narrator Speech Processor sound
 device. [Fabio Priuli]

-intv.c: added support for save states to all systems of this
 driver. [Fabio Priuli]

-coleco: added missing input-related variables to save states,
 which should now work. [Fabio Priuli]

-pasogo.c: Added readme.  [Guru]

-qx10.c: Hook keyboard up to serial controller [Carl]

-pce.c: converted carts to use slot devices [Fabio Priuli]

-pce.c: moved the cd addon to be a separate device. now save
 states work in the driver for HuCard games, not yet for CD games.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-pv1000.c: modernized the sound device and added save state
 support. [Fabio Priuli]

-scv.c: simplified input reading and added save state support
 [Fabio Priuli]

-softbox: Promoted driver to working. [Curt Coder, Mike Naberezny] 

-Fixed IEEE-488 bus reset on Commodore drives. [Curt Coder]

-enterp: modernized the Dave sound chip. [Fabio Priuli]

-softbox: Added Corvus hard disk. [Curt Coder, Mike Naberezny]

-pet: Implemented SoftBox IEEE-488 peripheral mode, where a PET
 computer is used as terminal. [Curt Coder, Mike Naberezny]

-enterp: converted the Nick Graphics Chip to be a device.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-Fix for Apollo PIC8259 breakage [Hans Ostermeyer]

-gba.c: simplified video code, removing many redundancies.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-abc80x, abc1600: Added Luxor ABC keyboard port slot interface.
 [Curt Coder]

-softbox: Added CP/M hard disk installation instructions.
 [Mike Naberezny]

-pet8032: Fixed lowercase mode. [Mike Naberezny]

-concept: added stub implementation for the expansion slots as
 slot devices in place of previous outdated custom one. [Fabio Priuli]

-Corrected pitch and readback behavior for the ALF Apple Music II, 
 and noted it's the same as the ALF AM1. [R. Belmont]

-BOB85: fixed Next key, enabled pasting with standard trainer
 keys, marked as working [Robbbert]

-softbox: Fixed LEDs. [Mike Naberezny]

-Modernized MEA 8000 sound device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized the Mac Sound device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized uPD1771c sound device. [Fabio Priuli]

-gizmondo: converted the GF4500 to be a device. [Fabio Priuli]

-ip22: converted the SGI Newport graphics board to be a device.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-enterp: Added Guru-readme and fixed setnames. [Guru]

-Modernized MC68328 (DragonBall) device. [Fabio Priuli]

-pc.c: Added t1000sl2. Hooked up the Tandy 1000 character rom to
 the other Tandy 1000 drivers. Reimplemented Tandy 1000 ROM banking
 according to the schematics.  [Cowering, Wilbert Pol]

-Modernized VT100/Rainbow video device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized VIC3 video device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized uPD71071 DMA device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized DS1315 clock device. [Fabio Priuli]

-dsk_dsk: Fixed incorrect sector size bug preventing standard DSK
 images from working. [Barry Rodewald]

-Modernized Samsung S3C44B0 device. [Fabio Priuli]

-Modernized AY-3-1015 device. [Fabio Priuli]

-bml3.c [jedwidz]
 * improved keyboard
 * improved video
 * disk support

-megadriv: emulated protection for 16 Mahjong Tiles II
 and Tekken Special [EkeEke, Fabio Priuli]

-ep64: Modernized the Enterprise 64/128 driver. [Curt Coder]

-pet8032: Fixed natural keyboard. [Mike Naberezny]

-marked Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear,
 Intellivision, Lynx, Master System, MegaDrive / Genesis, NES /
 Famicom, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PV-1000, Super Cassette
 Vision, Super NES / Super Famicom, Wonderswan and Wonderswan Color as
 supporting save states. PC-Engine supports save states too, but only
 for HuCard games and not for CDs. Please report issues with save and
 restore in these systems, if any, to MameTesters. [Fabio Priuli]

-ql: Added Merlin Tonto ROM dumps. [Ash Evans]

-pet4032: Fixed natural keyboard. [Mike Naberezny]

-terminal: Fixed natural keyboard. [Mike Naberezny]

-n64: improved PIF / RDRAM initialization [Joe]

-wangpc: Use medium resolution video controller by default. [Curt Coder]

-ti99: Added a new cartridge type "gromemu" for GROM emulators



0.148u5
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 05172: [Crash/Freeze] (megadriv.c) 32x and clones: [debug] Assertion 
  `curlabel->m_codeptr == __null' failed. (hap)

New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
-Ensoniq ESQ-M [Anonymous]
-15IE-00-013 [shattered]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
-D6800 [Robbbert]

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
-RCA COSMAC Microkit [Bill Degnan, Curt Coder]
-SSE SoftBox [Mike Naberezny, Curt Coder]
-V-Tech V-Smile (Germany) [TeamEurope]

Software Lists:
----------------
-softlist: Added year and publisher info to most games in Amiga
 OCS, ECS, AGA  and Atari ST softlist, fixed shortnames and
 descriptions where needed, improved parent/clone relationships, made
 better use of part_id features in multidisk sets. Also, re-ordered
 sets in ZX softlist. [Anonymous, Fabio Priuli]

-partner_cass.xml: fixed some descriptions and added more info [LoganB]

-jaguar.xml: added some dumps surfaced since last update of the list. [LoganB]

-bbca_cass.xml/bbcb_cass.xml: moved a few files in the proper
 list and added some info. [Nigel Barnes]

-mbc55x.xml: added a few more disks. [pete_j] 

-m20.xml: added newly dumped CP/M 8000 disk [Christian Groessler]

-x68k_flop.xml: added missing sets from TOSEC, plus a lot of new
 disks dumped in the past seven years, plus lots of info
 [Ashura, mek1, wushu, Starscream the 2nd, cpt. Misumaru Tenchi,
 SuperDeadite, Anna Wu, Fabio Priuli]

-Added software list for mc1502 [shattered]

-megadriv.xml: added more pcb documentation. [sunbeam, gigadeath, nights]

-vsmile.xml: added first cart dumps. [TeamEurope]

-ibm5170.xml: added some more coverdisks. [Kaylee]

-c64_cart.xml: Added Super Snapshot family. [Curt Coder]
 
-v1050.xml: Added CP/M Plus BIOS 2.0. [Bill Degnan]

-Added software lists for NorthStar Horizon/Advantage floppies. [Dave Dunfield]

Source Changes
--------------

-aim65.c: added software list for software ROMs and hooked up to 
 the driver. [K1W1, Fabio Priuli]

-applix: The mirror is required for the system to size up the
 ram correctly [O. Galibert]

-esq1: preliminary emulation of analog stages (VCFs and VCAs) [O. Galibert]

-electron.c: Added cartridge support.  [Wilbert Pol]

-cp1: added layout and keyboard input. [Sandro Ronco]

-psxmultitap: add multitap support [Carl]

-D6800: Various improvements. Most games are playable. [Robbbert]

-D6800: Cassette connected up, system marked as WORKING [Robbbert]

-a7800.c - Red and Blue miscalculated proportions fixed.
 [Robert Tuccitto]

-pc: remove unused ibm5150_ppi8255_interface [shattered]
 pc, ec1841: unbreak DBG_LOG macro
 mc1502: FDC xtal freq is 16 MHz
 asst128: another PC XT clone
 ec1841: add softlist, set 'v2' as default BIOS to avoid resets

-nes.c: greatly improved save state stability, by adding
 registration of on-cart VRAM/WRAM. [Fabio Priuli]

-gameboy/gbcolor: simplified video code by reducing the number
 of memory pointers used, and added support for save state
 registration. [Fabio Priuli]

-slotify pc joystick [Carl]

-Apollo updates: [Hans Ostermeyer]
 * Added 4 and 8 plane color graphics board support
 * Renamed dn3x00 to dn3x00_19i and dn3x00_15i to dn3x00
 * Reworked video/apollo.c into class apollo_graphics
 * Fixed recent regression where the arrow keys moved the mouse
    pointer

-v1050: Fixed floppy drive type. [Curt Coder]

-cosmac: Added the original CDP1801 CPU variant and rewrote 
 the disassembler. [Curt Coder]

-sms.c: Change hcount calculation to use screen timings and move
 it to the VDP.  [Enik Land]

-pc_joy_sw: add MS Sidewinder pad [Carl]

-a7800 - [huygens]
 * Changed default difficulty switch setting to 'A' so Tower Toppler
   loads the first level.
 * Added 7 cpu cycle delay between hsync and Maria DMA (based on atari
   docs).
 * Rewrite of video code to emulate Maria line ram buffers.

-a7800 : Rendering from line ram no longer uses maria write mode
 bit (should only use read mode bits) [huygens]

-com8116: Fixed frequency divisors. [Curt Coder] 

-exp85, ob68k1a: Fixed terminal. [Curt Coder]

-i8251: Implemented parity and 16X/64X clock modes. [Curt Coder] 

-wmbullet, softbox, super6, xor100, sage2, mpz80, horizon: Refactored 
 to use a serial terminal connected to an RS-232 port. [Curt Coder]

-gameboy: modernized sound emulation and added save state
 [Fabio Priuli]

-lynx.c: modernized sound emulation, slightly simplified blitter
functions and added save state to the driver. [Fabio Priuli]

-wswan.c: updated rom banking mechanism to be save state friendlier 
and added save state support to the driver. [Fabio Priuli]

-ngp.c: added save state support to the driver. [Fabio Priuli]


0.148u4
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------

New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
-DAG Z80 Trainer [Robbbert]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
(none)

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
-Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer [Robbbert]


Software Lists:
----------------
-softlist: added PCB documentation to gba, gbcolor and n64
 lists, based on nointro pictures [LoganB]

Source Changes
--------------
-XT IDE interface [Phill Harvey-Smith]

-Fix for ROM paging on both the Dragon 64 and Dragon Alpha, which
 restores the Dragon Alpha to working condition [Phill Harvey-Smith]

-Z800x and M20 improvements to boot CP/M-8000 [Christian Groessler]
 Z800x: Push the correct word on internal traps.
 Z800x: Fix FCW handling in system non-segmented mode. 
 Z800x: Add missing form of ldb reg, #imm. Z800x: Show previous PC, NSPSEG, and
 PSAPSEG in the debugger. Z800x: Improved flags display in the
 debugger. Z800x: Add debugger command z8k_disass_mode to toggle
 segmented/non-segmented.  Default "auto" tracks the current execution
 state. Z800x: Don't block nested exceptions if the priority and the
 FCW allows it.

-s3, mach8: Added read/write registers, and implemented read masking in
 BitBLTs (used by XF86_S3). Made clipping rectangle checks against
 Destination X/Y when doing BitBLT. [Barry Rodewald]

-merged DAGZ80 into SELZ80 driver. Added a new bios version of
 SELZ80. [Robbbert]

-cd2650: added correct character generator rom [Robbbert]

-nes.c: major refactoring and improvements of NES/FC cart
 emulation: [Fabio Priuli]
 * converted carts, mappers and pcbs to use slot devices
 * fixed starting of Famicom, Famicom Twin and Dr. PCJr
 * fixed handling of "no disk" in FDS so that the system displays
    Mario and Luigi jumping around as expected
 * added AY8910 sound to Sunsoft-5B (Gimmick JPN sfx)
 * added YM2413 to VRC-7 (Lagrange Point OST)
 * added support for recorded samples to Jaleco sport titles and to
    Bandai Family Trainer Aerobics Studio, thanks to notes by hap and
    egoh, and recordings by Pongbashi (samples are needed because
    these games use a currently undumpable speech chip)
 * added support for NES-EVENT pcb used by Nintendo World Championship
    1990, including dipswitches
 * added support for Galoob Game Genie real usage (in addition to the
    codes which Puggsy added to his cheat collections): when you load
    ggenie, a second cartslot becomes available to load another game
    attached to the cheat device (e.g. with "mess.exe nes -cart ggenie
    -cart2 smb") and you can enter the cheat codes as in a real NES
 * added support for Nantettatte!! Baseball lock-on mechanism, based
    on the tests performed by naruko on his carts: when you load
    nantbb, a second cartslot becomes available to load one of the two
    update minicarts (91 Hen or OB Hen)
 * improved emulation of Namcot 163, 175 and 340 boards, based on the
    tests performed by naruko, lidnariq and bootgod on the real
    hardware
 * moved Nantettatte!! Baseball minicarts to a separate list
    (nes_ntbrom.xml) because they cannot be loaded in the NES
    directly, but only through the nantbb subslot
 * emulated bus conflict (CPU/PRG) in PCBs documented as having it
 * partial emulation of open bus, enough to make working the games
    using it as a sort of protection
 * fixed crash when loading files using FFE mappers
 * fixed mirroring in some boards (Sunsoft DCS and UNL-CC-21) and in
    some games (e.g. Paris Dakar Rally Special and Escape from
    Atlantis)
 * fixed a few bugs in Tengen 800032 emulation (mapper 64), promoting
    Klax, Xybots and Road Runner to working state
 * fixed Tengen 800037 emulation (mapper 158), promoting US Alien
    Syndrome to working state
 * fixed NINA-001 emulation (mapper 34), promoting Impossible Mission II 
    to working state
 * improved Taito LROG017 emulation (mapper 77), promoting Napoleon Senki
    to working state
 * added emulation of the Sachen SA-9602B pcb used by Mei Shao Nv 
    Meng Gong Chang, a chinese port of Princess Maker by Sachen, based 
    on the great work done by Cah4e3 in FCEUMM
 * added working emulation of many bootleg pcbs used for pirate
    conversions from FDS (Ai Senshi Nicol, Doki Doki Panic, Fuuun
    Shaolin Kyo, Green Beret, Monty no Doki Doki Daidassou, Tobidase
    Daisakusen, Super Mario Bros Malee 2 / Genius Merio Bros...)
 * improved emulation of many pirate pcb (BMC-GOLDENCARD-6IN1,
    KS7013B, KS7012, BMC-GHOSTBUSTERS63IN1, UNL-MALISB, MAXI15 and
    more...)
 * improved RacerMate Challenge II emulation, but the game is still
    not working due to unemulated bicycle controller
 * added CPU-based IRQ mode in Tengen 800032 emulation (mapper 64),
    fixing Skulls & Crossbones gfx (but the game is still not working)
 * improved IRQ handling fixing a lot of 1-line glitches, fixing gfx
    corruption in the upper half of Pinbot tables and allowing Sangokushi
    II - Haou no Tairiku to boot.
 * fixed many small inaccuracies in the old code, spot during the
    conversion
 * added support for most other known pcbs, even if in most cases
    emulation is only sketchy
 * reduced the need of fake alt pbcs for boards which only differed by
    mirroring handling (these are now recognized through the
    "mirroring" feature)
 * removed fake wram which was added to a lot of partially documented
    pcbs and re-added it only where actually present, so to more
    accurately document what was really in the carts

-atari.c: Correct bit for POK_KEY_BREAK which now allows colon/semi-colon
 [:;] to work properly on Atari Computers. [Tom Clayton]

-psxcd: Further cdrom work, main functional change is better sector
 buffer handling [Carl]

-svmu.c: changed input mappings to be more standard [LoganB]

-pc8201: Added Japanese ROM. [noris]

-bbc.c: Fixed cassette loading.  [Wilbert Pol]

-csw_cas.c: Fixed CSW header detection regression.  [Wilbert Pol]


0.148u3
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------


New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
-Acorn Atom with BBC basic [Phill Harvey-Smith]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
(none)

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
(none)

Software Lists:
----------------
-nimbus.xml: added two alt welcome disks [Anna Wu]

-ql: Added floppy softlist. [anonymous]

-Added some most wanted Commodore ROMs. [Martin Hoffmann-Vetter]

-pico.xml: New Japanese dumps added [TeamEurope]

-a800.xml: A couple of new cartridge additions. [K1W1]

Source Changes
--------------
-saturn: converted carts to be slot devices and enabled battery
 RAM carts support [Fabio Priuli]

-megadriv: fixed support of SMD files (those with 512k header),
 broken by the recent developments. [Fabio Priuli]

-megadriv.c: removed drivers gensvp, mdsvp and mdsvpj: Virtua
 Racing can now be loaded directly in genesis, megadriv and megadrij
 [Fabio Priuli]

-a7800.c - Stripped palette to raw video output values removing YIQ/YUV
 infer data. [Robert Tuccitto]

-psxcd: simplify the cdrom [Carl]

-imd: Stop being so anal-retentive, it's counterproductive [O. Galibert]

-stop psx crashing when reloading a state when cd access was in
 progress [smf]

-c64: Added Spanish C64C variant. [The Commodore Museum]

-Makes sure the first instruction of cpe/psx/psf files will be
 executed. [smf]

-upd765: Handle modes a little more, NeXT can boot from floppy again
 [O. Galibert]

-upd7220: Add the internal rom [rfka01, balrog]

-Added skeleton S3 ViRGE video card. [Barry Rodewald]

-band aid fix for Tobal No. 1, some graphics issues remain [smf]

-snes.c: added support for the PowerFest '94 competition cart.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-a7800.c - Corrected rotation values and errors including duplicate
 entries for palette.  Address map locations for the XBOARD added to
 get the ball rolling on support for it. [Robert Tuccitto]


 
0.148u2
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 05153: [Gameplay] (megadriv.c) genesis, megadriv, pico: Crash 
  when loading a cart (Wilbert Pol)
- 05140: [Crash/Freeze] (prof180x.c) prof180x, prof181x: Access 
  Violation (Firewave)
- 05156: [Crash/Freeze] (a6809.c) a6809: Access Violation with 
  -debug (Firewave)
- 05109: [Crash/Freeze] (amstrad.c) cpc464p, cpc6128p, gx4000: 
  Crash with "-cart barb2" (Firewave)
- 05116: [Misc.] Sets using MC6847: Invalid read of size 1 (Firewave)
- 05111: [Crash/Freeze] (ti99_4x.c) ti99_4ae, ti99_4a, ti99_4ev,
  ti99_4e, ti99_4: Crash with "-cart invaders" (mizapf)
- 05154: [DIP/Input] (supercon.c) supercon: Mouse doesn't move pieces
- 05152: [Interface] (gb.c) all gameboy.c sets: Crashes on exit
  when no cart was successfully loaded (Firewave)
- 05070: [Crash/Freeze] (n64.c) n64dd: [debug] Crash after OK (Firewave)

New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
- Magnavox Odyssey 3 / Command Center (prototype) [René van den Enden]
- Samsung Samtron 88S [Kaylee]
- Yeno - MisterX [Team Europe]
- PV-16 [plgDavid]
- Besta-88 [shattered]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
(none)

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------

Software Lists:
----------------
-snes.xml: Added 51 cartridges [ReadOnly]

-ibm5170.xml: Added 2 ipf cross-platform sets (they are
 compatible with both Amiga and PC) [Kaylee] 

-ibm5150.xml: Added VisiCalc & StretchCalc [Kaylee]

-socrates.xml: added CAD Professor Maus dump [TeamEurope]

-megadriv.xml: added original uncracked dump of Tiny Toon
 Adventures 3 [Barver, Azathoth] 

-Added software list for Sega Visual Memory Unit. [LoganB]

-a2600.xml: some additions of new dumps and info [Kaylee]

-pico.xml: added new Japanese dumps. [TeamEurope]

-socrates.xml: added Game Wizard / Magische Spiele dump.
 [Team Europe]

-snes.xml: added a few pirate multigame carts. Most of these are
 incomplete dumps, so redumps are needed to promote them to working
 state, but their existence is now at least documented. [Fabio Priuli]

-megadriv.xml: Added dump of Japanese Marble Madness [ElBarto]

-megadriv.xml: Added documentation for a few carts [ElBarto]

-megadriv.xml: Added documentation for more than 300 carts [Sunbeam/Digital 
 Corruption]

-Added software list for RM Nimbus. [Robbbert, Fabio Priuli]

Source Changes
--------------
-cat.c (Canon Cat): Fixed the v2.40 bioses thinking the phone is
 constantly ringing; Documented what all the DUART IO pins are
 connected to, and correctly hooked DUART IP2 up to invert when the 6ms
 timer expires, removing the previous hack (and fixing the ringing
 bug). [Lord Nightmare]

-c64: Fixed MACH 5 cartridge C128 mode. [Curt Coder]

-c64: Added support for the standard MIDI cartridges:
 Passport/Syntech, Siel/JMS/DATEL, Sequential, Namesoft, and Maplin.
 [Curt Coder]

-Apple II: Allow Super Serial Card to connect to MESS's serial
 terminal and null modem devices. [R. Belmont]

-fmtowns: Preliminary implementation of the CD-ROM controller's
 software mode.  Enough to get the CD-ROM working under Win95.
 [Barry Rodewald]

-vic20/c64: Added VIC-1011A/B RS-232C adapter emulation. [Curt Coder] 

-Added hook-up for CD Block command 0x64 (Put Sector Data) [Angelo Salese]

-megadriv.c: emulated protection in mulan, pokemon 2 (previously patched 
 out) and in the real ttoon3 dump. [Fabio Priuli]

-ColecoVision: controller has a * key, not a . key [Nick3092]

-Apple II: Added support for Street Electronics Echo Plus and
 Zip Technologies ZipDrive cards [R. Belmont, Lord Nightmare]

-dectalk.c: renamed dectalk roms to match the DEC 23-xxxLn standard and
 noted what their actual paper labels were (these paper labels will
 differ on different dectalk units depending on exactly when they were
 made, though the ROM contents are exactly the same! The derivable
 23-xxxLn part number will not change, though.). Added more comments.
 [Lord Nightmare]

-supercon: Fix regressions [Ralf Schäfer]

-odyssey2.c: Further palette improvements.  [Dr. Venom]

-cbm8096: Emulated the 64KB memory expansion card, and promoted
 driver to working. [Curt Coder]

-cat.c: (Canon Cat) Fixed a mistake in the memory map mirroring due to
 an error during testing; added proper readback of the floppy control
 register, and corrected the floppy status readback so it thinks that
 no floppy is inserted. [Lord Nightmare]

-gameboy.c: fixed cart type for MBC1 collection games, promoting
 Bomberman Collection, Genjin Collection, Momotarou Collection, Mortal
 Kombat I & II and Super Chinese Land 1.2.3 to working state
 [Fabio Priuli]

-gbcolor.c: added support for Sintax mapper, promoting a dozen of
 pirate games to working state [taizou, Fabio Priuli]

-PlayStation: Fix CD-ROM regression [R. Belmont]

-isa_ide: correctly mapped alternate port [Miodrag Milanovic]

-megadriv.c: emulated protection in pirate Super Mario World 64,
 based on research by Eke and andlabs [Fabio Priuli]

-gb.c: attempt in emulating protection for Chong Wu Xiao Jing
 Ling/Pokemon Pikecho. [Fabio Priuli]

-megadriv.c: added support for Legend of Wukong [Fabio Priuli]

-aes: Added UniBios versions to Neo Geo home console  [Kaylee]

-a7800.c: Fixed color clip in $1 & $F  [Robert Tuccitto]

-Reimplemented the NCR5380 SCSI controller using nscsi. [R. Belmont]

-Apple II: Preliminary support for the Apple II Rev. C SCSI
 Card. [R. Belmont]

-a7800.c:  [Robert Tuccitto] Improved and corrected NTSC (a7800) and
 PAL (a7800p) palettes
 * Palette rebuild due to misaligned data references
 * Corrected PAL color sequence order

-gameboy: added emulation of Rockman 8 pirate cart by Yong Yong.
 [Fabio Priuli]

-gameboy: added correct handling of Echo RAM, needed by Rockman 8. 
 [Fabio Priuli]

-profweis: added another bios version. [Team Europe]

-snes.c: several updates to cart handling [Fabio Priuli]
 * moved Sufami Turbo and BSX carts to separate lists
 * added emulation for DSP1/4, ST-010/011, S-DD1, SPC7110, SuperFX,
    BS-X and Sufami Turbo as slot devices
 * added emulation for the protection device used in some pirate carts
   
-Fix AES cart swap sound crash. [R. Belmont]

-vk100.c (DEC GIGI/VK100): Hooked up the direction prom to the
 vector generator rather than using a hack. Still a lot of work to go,
 but the test mode looks like it at least starts off running more
 correctly before it fails. [Lord Nightmare]

-Modernized vc4000 device.  [Andrew Gardner]

-snes.c: updated the driver to only save the real amount of SRAM
 present on the cart. This means that old .nv files won't be directly
 compatible with newer exe, but you shall be able to keep your saves by
 backing them up and taking the first block of the correct size (e.g.
 if you take the first 8KB block of your old .nv for Super Metroid it
 should work fine with the new exe). At the same time, MESS should be
 now compatible with saves taken in other emulators. [Fabio Priuli]

-cat.c (Canon Cat): Got rid of the keyboard interrupt timer and
 hooked the keyboard interrupt to the 6ms timer instead, which is
 closer to hardware. The cursor blinks at a more correct but not
 completely correct rate now. The duart (the REAL source of the
 interrupts, which should fire with the transitions of the 12ms period
 squarewave) still does not work for interrupts properly, it needs its
 innards fixed. [Lord Nightmare]

-Modernized wswan, special, and svision devices. [Andrew Gardner]

-sms.c:  [Enik Land]
 * Fixed master clock speed for PAL machines.
 * Improved hcount handling resulting in better results from Flubba's
    VDP timing checks.

-snes.c: misc work on pirate carts.  [Fabio Priuli]
 * added support for Korean Super 20 Collection multigame cart, even
    if a few games still have glitches.
 * added support for bankswitch mechanism used in a few pirate
    multigame carts.
 * added support for protection used by Tekken 2 and Street Fighter
    Alpha EX, based on notes by d4s and nocash.

-3c505: fix typo that broke TCP [Hans Ostermeyer]

-snes.c: major overhaul of cart and add-on handling [Fabio Priuli]
 * updated carts to be slot devices
 * simplified loading and bankswitch mechanism
 * removed drivers snessfx and snespsfx: SuperFX/GSU games can now be
    loaded in snes and snespal
 * removed drivers snesdsp and snespdsp: NEC DSPx games can now be
    loaded in snes and snespal from softlist
 * removed drivers snesst10 and snesst11: Seta DSP games can now be
    loaded in snes and snespal from softlist
 * removed driver snesst: when you load Sufami Turbo, two more cart
    slots (-cart2 and -cart3) become available to load ST carts
 * added preliminary support for games with BS-X slots: when you load
    one of these, a -cart2 slot becomes available to load a 8MB memory
    pack (only a few of these work at the moment, e.g. Same Game)
 * added support for loading DSPx games with DSP dump appended at the
    end of the .sfc file

-snes.c: added support in snes and snespal for loading from
 fullpath DSPx and ST01x games missing the DSP data, i.e. the commonly
 available dumps, without using clone systems (softlists had no
 problems with these games because the DSP data come from the softlist
 romset) [Fabio Priuli]

-megadriv.c: emulated reset-based Codemaster 2-in-1 carts (2psymmac). 
 [Fabio Priuli]

 
 0.148u1
-------


MAMETesters Bugs Fixed
----------------------
- 05112: [Crash/Freeze] (x68k.c) x68030: Access Violation (Olivier Galibert)
- 05110: [Crash/Freeze] (multi16.c) multi16: Access Violation (Olivier Galibert)
- 05124: [Crash/Freeze] (pc.c) t1000rl, t1000tl2, t1000tx: Access Violation (Olivier Galibert)
- 05125: [Misc.] (vidbrain.c) vidbrain: Invalid read of size 4 (Firewave)
- 05126: [Misc.] (ti990_4.c) ti990_4: Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s) (Firewave)
- 05130: [Misc.] (nc.c) all nc.c sets: Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s) (Firewave)

New System Drivers Supported:
-----------------------------
- NEC TK85. [Robbbert, Nama]
- Chunichi ND-80Z. [Robbbert, Nama]
- BINBUG [Robbbert]
- DG680 [Robbbert]
- LZ Color64 [Dantyr]
- Dynacom MX-1600 [Dantyr]

Systems Promoted from GAME_NOT_WORKING:
---------------------------------------
(none)

Skeleton drivers:
-----------------
- Atari PC-3 [rfka01]

Software Lists:
----------------
-prof80: Added floppy software list. [Curt Coder] 

-prof180: Added floppy software list. [Curt Coder]

-sms.xml: Fixed banking setting for cso making it working. 
 [Enik Land]

-Added preliminary lists to MO-5, TO-7 and TO-770 [K1W1]

-Added preliminary lists to Enterprise 64/128, Odyssey 2 and
 G-7400, Interact and Kaypro II [LoganB]

-Added software lists to MZ800, Osborne 1 and Sorcerer [LoganB]

-Added software list to M20 [Fabio Priuli]

-Added info to Amiga ECS list [LoganB]

-psx.xml: Added dump from a real manufactured pirate disk
 [Kaylee]

-spectrum_flop.xml: Added more disks to the software list [Kaylee]

-spectrum_flop.xml: added year/publisher info to the list [LoganB]

-pet: Added add-on ROM software list. [Curt Coder]

-msx1_cart.xml: added missing cart dumps. [Fabio Priuli]

-ibm5170.xml: added 4 new dumps. [Kaylee]

-pico.xml: added new Japanese dumps [TeamEurope]

-tek4052: Added cartridge software list. [Curt Coder]

-pico.xml: Added a few Brazilian dumps. [TeamEurope]

-apple2gs.xml: Document some cracks and bad dumps [LoganB]

-a800.xml: Added 3 new dumps, removed a confirmed bad 
 dump and added more cartridge info [K1W1] 

-amigaaga/amigaocs.xml: Added afew more dumps from CAPS releases [Kaylee] 

-apfm1000.xml: Verified compatibility in some entries [Shideravan]

Source Changes:
----------------
-Added Cardco CSD-1 floppy drive (C1541 clone). [Cowering]

-g7400: Changed driver to use the i8244/i8245 device
 implementation.  [Wilbert Pol]

-minichief: Added WD1002A-WX1 ROM dump. [rfka01]

-odyssey2, videopac: Updated drivers to use the i8244/i8245
 device implementation.  [Wilbert Pol]

-Refactored the Commodore 1581 floppy disk drive to use the
 modern floppy system. Supports read-only access to D81 images.
 [Curt Coder]

-wd_fdc: Controller remains busy until the last DRQ has been served,
 and the sector register can now be written more than once. [Curt
 Coder]

-esq5505: add MIDI In capability to all of these drivers.
 [R. Belmont]

-sms.c: Improved memory initialization on Japanese and Korean
 consoles. This fixes softwre list entries alibaba and blockhol. 
 [Enik Land]

-Fix non-functionality of all Apple floppy drives. [R. Belmont]

-flopimg: Added support for Commodore GCR encoding. [Curt Coder]

-SMC-777: enabled to show the border area in MC6845 interface,
 changed various video related function accordingly [Angelo Salese]

-Enabled to show border area in Sharp X1, fixes Shilver Ghost
 gameplay and Nobunaga no Yabou error display if a single floppy is in
 [Angelo Salese]

-Made major clean-ups to NEC PC-8801, Sharp MZ-2500, Sharp X1
 and Sony SMC-777 drivers. This gives a nice speed boost to them
 [Angelo Salese]

-BINBUG : Added full implementation of DG640 video card.
 Improved cassette. [Robbbert]

-ESQ-1: Converted to n68681, hooked up MIDI I/O, mapped more
 front panel buttons [R. Belmont]

-Slotify playstation controller ports [Carl] 

-Fix memory card and standard controller with v3 pad lib psx software [Carl]

-Add Dualshock emulation [Carl]

-make playstation memory cards load and save to a file [Carl]

-floppy: Fixed write protected signal and added a callback for it.
 [Curt Coder]

-PlayStation: play XA audio at the correct speed [R. Belmont]

-alphasma: added keyboard input and LCD emulation. [Sandro Ronco]

-PlayStation: fix sample signedness and stream rate for CDDA
 (redbook) audio [R. Belmont]

-PlayStation: mirror main RAM, fixes Woody Woodpecker Racing
 [R. Belmont]

-dsk_dsk: Header size obvious fix [O. Galibert]

-cat.c (Canon Cat): Reverse engineered 99% of memory map
 including mirrors based on extensive hardware testing; Located
 Printer, Modem and Floppy drive registers (not yet hooked up); Added
 v1.74 firmware and SpellCheck ROMs. Added a lot of debugging
 information. [Lord Nightmare, Balrog]

-cat.c (Canon Cat): Got rid of a lot of hashtag lookups; fixed
 the video enable bit location. Cleaned up comments a bit. More
 debugging stuff added. [Lord Nightmare]

-cat.c (Canon cat): Added the 6ms timer and its counter.
 [Lord Nightmare]

-cat.c (Canon Cat): implemented video invert bit, added notes
 about what some of the registers are called in the original source
 code [Lord Nightmare]

-c64: Cleaned up input handling. Controllers are now connected
 using the slot interface, and by default a joystick in port 2 is
 present. [Curt Coder]

-c128: Cleaned up input handling. Controllers are now connected
 using the slot interface, and by default a joystick in port 2 is
 present. [Curt Coder]

-c64/c128: Implemented parallel joystick pot X/Y read. [Curt Coder]

-esq5505: Use esqpanel base class for massive cleanup. [R. Belmont] 

-kt76: Convert to modern 68681 and add MIDI I/O.[R. Belmont]

-cdi: Modernized CD-i and removed tag lookups [MooglyGuy]

-cdi: Modernize MCD212 device. [MooglyGuy]

-gba: Cleaned up tag usage outside of the startup path. [MooglyGuy]

-vic10: Cleaned up input handling. Controllers are now connected
 using the slot interface, and by default a joystick in port 2 is
 present. [Curt Coder]

-vic20: Cleaned up input handling. Controllers are now connected
 using the slot interface, and by default a joystick is present.
 [Curt Coder]

-De-tagged the Apple II series drivers [R. Belmont]

-pet: Added datassette slot interface. [Curt Coder]

-plus4: Cleaned up input handling. Controllers are now connected
 using the slot interface, and by default a joystick is present.
 [Curt Coder]

-apple2: Support generic 6850 MIDI card (Yamaha, Passport, etc).
 [R. Belmont]

-apple2gs: Enable 6850 MIDI card.  Tested in MasterTracks Pro
 and synthLAB. [R. Belmont]

-gb.c: fixed support for Wisdom Tree games [Fabio Priuli]

-isa_gus:  Enabled 6850 MIDI interface with a hopefully accurate clock,
 and fixed a silly error with MIDI IRQs, and passes the MIDI transmit
 IRQ test. [Barry Rodewald]

-psxanalog: add analog joystick [Carl] 

-SoundBlaster: MIDI Out support for single-byte, SB UART, and
 MPU-401 UART modes. [R. Belmont]

-pet2001: Rewrote the PET 2001 series. [Curt Coder]

-pet: Moved the remaining PETs to the new driver. [Curt Coder]

-isa_sblaster: working SB-MIDI In (tested w/MIDI Monitor for
 Windows) [R. Belmont]

-isa_sblaster: fully hooked up MPU-401 input and output for SB16
 [R. Belmont]

-megadriv.c: many updates to cart handling [Fabio Priuli]
  * updated carts to be slot devices
  * simplified loading and bankswitch mechanism
  * added support for real Sonic & Knuckles lock-on emulation (you can
    combine it freely with other carts, through the -cart2 slot which
    gets added automatically)
  * remove need for "pcb_type" feature from xml softlist, since the new
    "slot" feature is enough
  * moved SVP emulation to src/mess/ in view of conversion to a slot
    device as well

-Properly close the old image when swapping CHD-CDs [Steve Leung]

-Added minimal cassette software lists for the Commodore
 computers. [Curt Coder]

-cat.c(Canon Cat): added another v2.40 romset dumped from two
 original developer's machines and made it the parent set. Lots and
 lots of documentation updates.
 [Lord Nightmare, Dwight Elvey, Sandy Bumgarner]

-pet: Added user and memory expansion ports. [Curt Coder] 

-cbm2: Added user port. [Curt Coder] 

-Apple II: General modernization, some tagmap cleanup, and prep
 work to emulate IIe aux slot cards. [R. Belmont]

-c64: Added CMD SwiftLink cartridge emulation. [Curt Coder]

-c64: Added CMD Turbo232 cartridge emulation. [Curt Coder]

-megadriv.c: more updates [Fabio Priuli]
  * implemented correct ROM mirroring, based on research by Eke &
    others
  * emulated the protection in Ya Se Chuan Shuo, promoting it to work
    state
  * fixed cart type in Blockbuster World Video Game Championship II
    (works for the first time in MESS)
  * fixed cart type in HardBall III, Barver Battle Saga and Chao Ji Da
    Fu Weng
  * added support for unusual SRAM location in HardBall 95
  * fixed a few regressions introduced in the previous commit
  * fixed wrong driver class being used in 32x and SegaCD

-gb.c: many updates to cart handling [Fabio Priuli]
  * updated carts to be slot devices
  * simplified loading and bankswitch mechanism
  * fixed MMM01 emulation
  * removed need for "mapper" feature from xml softlist, since the new
    "slot" feature is enough

-Apple II: Another pass on tagmaps, plus preliminary emulation
 of the standard and extended 80-column cards for the IIe [R. Belmont]

-Apple II: Support 8 meg AE RamWorks III card for IIe.
 [R. Belmont]

-flopimg: When generating a pc layout, don't write the gap3 after the
 last sector [O. Galibert]

-odyssey2/videopac: Improved palette.  [Dr. Venom]

-c64: Added support for the VizaStar cartridge. [Curt Coder]

-Apple II: Fixed incorrect handling of CE00/CF00 range for expansion
 cards. [R. Belmont]

-apple2gs: Added support for the AE Vulcan IDE controller. [R. Belmont]
