Stella now requires Windows XP and above; support for Win98/ME/2K has

been removed.  Sorry to anyone still using these systems, but this
decision is final.  It's time to move on, folks.


git-svn-id: svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/stella/code/trunk@2511 8b62c5a3-ac7e-4cc8-8f21-d9a121418aba

Announce.txt

@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ distributions currently available are:
       Stella-3.7-x64.exe     (64-bit EXE installer)
       Stella-3.7-windows.zip (32/64 bit versions)
 
-  * Binaries for Windows 98/2000 :
+  * Binary distribution for MacOS X 32-bit & 64-bit :
-      Stella-3.7_98_2k-windows.zip (32-bit for Windows 98/2000)
-
-  * Binary distribution for MacOSX 32-bit & 64-bit :
       Stella-3.7-macosx.dmg (32-bit Universal Binary)
       Stella-3.7_intel-macosx.dmg (32/64-bit Intel/OSX 10.6+)
 
@@ -47,9 +44,6 @@ distributions currently available are:
   * Source code distribution for all platforms :
       stella-3.7-src.tar.gz
 
-PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ASKING FOR ROM IMAGES TO USE WITH STELLA! ALL SUCH
-REQUESTS WILL BE IGNORED!
-
 
 Distribution Site
 ================= 

Changes.txt

@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
     respectively (instead of having two separate keys to turn them on
     and off).
 
+  * When working on the commandline, relative filenames are now
+    correctly handled (current working directory is used).
+
+  * The Windows 98/ME/2000 builds have been discontinued, due to code and
+    features that are only available on Windows XP/SP3 and later.
+
   * Updated included PNG library to latest stable version.
 
 -Have fun!

docs/index.html

@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@
     <li>OpenGL accelerated video card highly recommended</li>
     <li>64-bit port has been tested on Windows Vista/7 only; it may work on
       WinXP64 as well, but isn't a priority</li>
-    <li>Visual C++ 2005 is required to compile the Stella source code for Windows 98 and 2000</li>
+    <li>Visual C++ 2010 is required to compile the Stella source code</li>
-    <li>Visual C++ 2010 is required to compile the Stella source code for Windows XP and above</li>
     <li>It may be possible to compile using MinGW, but this hasn't been extensively tested since Stella version 3.0</li>
   </ul>
 
@@ -492,10 +491,8 @@
         <li>Extract files from the distribution using <b>Winzip</b>,
           <b>Total Commander</b>, or some other archiving program that supports
           gzipped tar files</li>
-        <li>For Windows XP and above: open the <b>stella-<i>release</i>/src/win32/Stella.sln</b>
+        <li>Open the <b>stella-<i>release</i>/src/win32/Stella.sln</b>
           file using Visual C++ 2010</li>
-        <li>For Windows 98/2000: open the <b>stella-<i>release</i>/src/win32/Stella_vs2005.sln</b>
-          file using Visual C++ 2005</li>
         <li>Build the 'Stella' solution, making sure to correctly select either 'Win32'
           or 'x64' mode (depending on the version of Windows you have installed)</li>
         <li>For installation:

src/win32/Stella_vs2005.sln

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 9.00
-# Visual Studio 2005
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "Stella_vs2005", "Stella_vs2005.vcproj", "{D7FCEC7F-33E1-49DD-A4B0-D5FC222250AD}"
-EndProject
-Global
-	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
-		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
-		Release|Win32 = Release|Win32
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
-		{D7FCEC7F-33E1-49DD-A4B0-D5FC222250AD}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
-		{D7FCEC7F-33E1-49DD-A4B0-D5FC222250AD}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
-		{D7FCEC7F-33E1-49DD-A4B0-D5FC222250AD}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{D7FCEC7F-33E1-49DD-A4B0-D5FC222250AD}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
-	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
-		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
-	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal