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===============================================================================
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Release 1.4 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows
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Release 1.4.1 for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows
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===============================================================================
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The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most
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Linux by Bradford W. Mott, however, it has been ported to a number of other
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platforms.
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This is the 1.4 release of Stella for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. Distributions
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This is the 1.4.1 release of Stella for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows. Distributions
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for other operating systems will appear as they become available. The
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distributions currently available are:
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* Binary distribution in RPM format for Linux (stella-1.4-1.i586.rpm)
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* Binary distribution in RPM format for Linux (stella-1.4.1-1.i586.rpm)
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* Binary distribution for Mac OSX (StellaOSX1.4.dmg.gz)
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* Binary distribution for Mac OSX (StellaOSX1.4.1.dmg.gz)
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* Binary distribution for Windows (stella-1.4-win32.zip)
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* Binary distribution for Windows (stella-1.4.1-win32.zip)
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* Source code distribution for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows (stella-1.4-src.tar.gz)
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* Source code distribution for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows (stella-1.4.1-src.tar.gz)
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* Source code in SRPM format for Linux RPM-based systems (stella-1.4-1.src.rpm)
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* Source code in SRPM format for Linux RPM-based systems (stella-1.4.1-1.src.rpm)
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PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ASKING FOR ROM IMAGES TO USE WITH STELLA! ALL SUCH
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REQUESTS WILL BE IGNORED!
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New in this Release
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===================
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* Codebase ported to SDL. The DOS and X11 ports have been discontinued.
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* Sound code ported to SDL. For the Linux versions, ALSA and OSS sound
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support has been discontinued.
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* The Linux, MacOSX and Windows ports are now based on the same codebase
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and are actively maintained. That means simultaneous (and hopefully more
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frequent) releases.
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* A new Windows port has been created, with the GUI based on StellaX.
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This is the first new release for Windows since Stella 1.2.
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(software mode is not yet optimized; OpenGL mode works much better)
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* A new Mac OSX port has been created by Mark Grebe. This is the first new
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release for Mac OSX since Stella 1.2.
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* Added OpenGL rendering support.
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* Added more refined in-game GUI.
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* Added event remapping. Emulation keys can now be remapped to the keyboard
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or up to 4 joysticks.
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* Added native Stelladaptor support. Joysticks, paddles, and driving
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controllers have been tested.
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* Digital sound support (used in games like Quadrun and Pitfall2) has been
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greatly improved. Sound generation is now more tightly synchronized with
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video updates.
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* Added support for switchable palettes. Currently you can switch between
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the current Stella palette, original Stella palette (pre-1.2 versions),
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and the z26 palette.
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* Added support for UA Limited style bankswitching (Funky Fish and Pleiades).
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* Switched to using high compatibility M6502 mode by default. This means
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old state saves from previous Stella versions will no longer work.
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* The meaning of the "-sound" command line option has been changed. This
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option now accepts either 'true' or 'false (1 or 0) to enable/disable
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sound.
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* Changed sound mixer functionality. The system volume/mixer settings will
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never be changed; volume changes in Stella will only affect the
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emulation itself.
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* Added "-video" command line option. This option accepts either 'soft' or
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'gl', to use software/OpenGL rendering.
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* Added "-gl_filter" command line option. This option accepts either
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'nearest' or 'linear', to use GL_NEAREST or GL_LINEAR filtering.
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* Added "-gl_aspect" command line option. This option accepts a decimal
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value specifying how much to scale the width of the emulation image
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(useful for giving an authentic 'square-looking' 4:3 mode).
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* Added "-gl_fsmax" command line option. This option accepts either
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'true' or 'false, and specifies to use the maximum possible resolution
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when in fullscreen OpenGL mode (useful for Linux and for Windows on
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laptops).
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* Added "-fragsize" command line option. This option accepts the size to
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use for sound fragments. Linux/MacOSX works well with 512, Windows seems
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to need 2048. This value must be a power of two.
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* Modified "-volume" command line option. If you specify '-1', Stella will
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use the system volume.
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* Renamed the "-pro" command line option to "-altpro".
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* Renamed the "-fps" command line option to "-framerate".
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* Removed the "-center" command line option. Stella now automatically
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centers the window when possible.
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* Removed the "-paddle real" command line option, since it never really
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worked correctly (and Stelladaptor support adds that functionality
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anyway).
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* Removed all command line options relating to the X11 port
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(owncmap, display).
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Distribution Site
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=================
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Release History
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===============================================================================
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1.4 to 1.4.1: (August 15, 2004)
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* Fixed PAL sound issues. PAL games now should sound correct (no distortion
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or missing sounds), but some games may still run too fast. This is still
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a work-in-progress, and will be fixed in Stella 1.5.
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* Cleaned up the SDL event gathering loop. This should hopefully fix the
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problems with "double-pumping events" reported by some Windows users.
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Event gathering and dispatching is now much faster as well.
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* Fixed a bug where the Control or Alt keys could be assigned to some event,
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but they could never be used. Control/Alt can now be used for any event.
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* Updated stella.pro file to work with the latest Good2600 ROMset release
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(Thanks go to Voch for helping to maintain the stella.pro file).
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* For the Windows port; removed requirement for ROM files to be named *.bin
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in the StellaX frontend. The ROM's can now have any name, but ZIP-files are
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not yet supported.
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* For the Windows port; fixed the problems with the included modified SDL
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library and Windows 98 users. Stella should now run in Windows 98.
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* For the OSX port; added preference to allow user to select the directory
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in which ROM images are stored. This sets the default directory to start
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the browsing for a ROM in, and doesn't preclude the user from selecting a
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file outside that directory.
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* For the OSX port; fixed preferences bug where Preferences changed before
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a game was opened were not being saved.
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1.3 to 1.4: (July 17, 2004)
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* Codebase ported to SDL. The DOS and X11 ports have been discontinued.
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License Information and Copyright Notice
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===============================================================================
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Copyright (C) 1995-2003 Bradford W. Mott <bwmott@acm.org>
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Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Bradford W. Mott <bwmott@acm.org>
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
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This is release 1.4 of Stella. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS
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This is release 1.4.1 of Stella. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS
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emulator which allows you to play all of your favorite Atari 2600 games
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on your PC. You'll find the Stella Users Manual in the docs subdirectory.
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If you'd like to verify that you have the latest release of Stella visit
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Enjoy,
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The Stella Team
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July 17, 2004
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August 15, 2004
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===============================================================================
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To Do List - July 17, 2004
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To Do List - August 15, 2004
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===============================================================================
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If you would like to contribute to Stella's development then find something
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<br><br>
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<center><h2><b>A multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator</b></h2></center>
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<center><h4><b>Release 1.4</b></h4></center>
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<center><h4><b>Release 1.4.1</b></h4></center>
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<br><br>
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<center><h2><b>User's Guide</b></h2></center>
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<br><br><br>
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<center><b>February 1999 - July 2004</b></center>
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<center><b>February 1999 - August 2004</b></center>
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<center><b>The Stella Team</b></center>
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<center><b><a href="http://stella.sourceforge.net">Stella Homepage</a></b></center>
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Sega Dreamcast, Unix, and Windows.
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</p>
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<h2><b>New in Release 1.4</b></h2>
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<h2><b>New in Release 1.4.1</b></h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Codebase ported to SDL. The DOS and X11 ports have been discontinued.</li>
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<li>Sound code ported to SDL. For the Linux versions, ALSA and OSS sound
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support has been discontinued.</li>
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<li>The Linux, MacOSX and Windows ports are now based on the same codebase and
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are actively maintained. That means simultaneous (and hopefully
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more frequent) releases.</li>
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<li>A new Windows port has been created, with the GUI based on StellaX.
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This is the first new release for Windows since Stella 1.2.
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(software mode is not yet optimized; OpenGL mode works much better)</li>
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<li>A new Mac OSX port has been created by Mark Grebe. This is the first new
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release for Mac OSX since Stella 1.2.</li>
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<li>Added OpenGL rendering support.</li>
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<li>Added more refined in-game GUI.</li>
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<li>Added event remapping. Emulation keys can now be remapped to the keyboard
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or up to 4 joysticks.</li>
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<li>Added native Stelladaptor support. Joysticks, paddles, and driving controllers
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have been tested.</li>
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<li>Digital sound support (used in games like Quadrun and Pitfall2) has been
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greatly improved. Sound generation is now more tightly synchronized with
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video updates.</li>
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<li>Added support for switchable palettes. Currently you can switch between the
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current Stella palette, original Stella palette (pre-1.2 versions), and
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the z26 palette.</li>
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<li>Added support for UA Limited style bankswitching (Funky Fish and Pleiades).</li>
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<li>Switched to using <i>high compatibility M6502 mode</i> by default. This
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means old state saves from previous Stella versions will no longer work.</li>
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<li>The meaning of the "<i>-sound</i>" command line option has been changed.
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This option now accepts either 'true' or 'false (1 or 0) to enable/disable
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sound.</li>
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<li>Changed sound mixer functionality. The system volume/mixer settings will
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never be changed; volume changes in Stella will only affect the emulation
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itself.</li>
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<li>Added "<i>-video</i>" command line option. This option accepts either 'soft'
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or 'gl', to use software/OpenGL rendering.</li>
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<li>Added "<i>-gl_filter</i>" command line option. This option accepts either
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'nearest' or 'linear', to use GL_NEAREST or GL_LINEAR filtering.</li>
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<li>Added "<i>-gl_aspect</i>" command line option. This option accepts a decimal
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value specifying how much to scale the width of the emulation image (useful
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for giving an authentic 'square-looking' 4:3 mode).</li>
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<li>Added "<i>-gl_fsmax</i>" command line option. This option accepts either
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'true' or 'false, and specifies to use the maximum possible resolution when
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in fullscreen OpenGL mode (useful for Linux and for Windows on laptops).</li>
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<li>Added "<i>-fragsize</i>" command line option. This option accepts the
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size to use for sound fragments. Linux/MacOSX works well with 512,
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Windows seems to need 2048. This value must be a power of two.</li>
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<li>Modified "<i>-volume</i>" command line option. If you specify '-1',
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Stella will use the system volume.</li>
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<li>Renamed the "<i>-pro</i>" command line option to "<i>-altpro</i>".</li>
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<li>Renamed the "<i>-fps</i>" command line option to "<i>-framerate</i>".</li>
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<li>Removed the "<i>-center</i>" command line option. Stella now automatically
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centers the window when possible.</li>
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<li>Removed the "<i>-paddle real</i>" command line option, since it never really
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worked correctly (and Stelladaptor support adds that functionality
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anyway).</li>
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<li>Removed all command line options relating to the X11 port
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(owncmap, display).</li>
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<li>Fixed PAL sound issues. PAL games now should sound correct (no distortion
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or missing sounds), but some games may still run too fast. This is still
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a work-in-progress, and will be fixed in Stella 1.5.</li>
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<li>Cleaned up the SDL event gathering loop. This should hopefully fix the
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problems with "double-pumping events" reported by some Windows users.
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Event gathering and dispatching is now much faster as well.</li>
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<li>Fixed a bug where the Control or Alt keys could be assigned to some event,
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but they could never be used. Control/Alt can now be used for any event.</li>
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<li>Updated stella.pro file to work with the latest Good2600 ROMset release
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(Thanks go to Voch for helping to maintain the stella.pro file).</li>
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<li>For the Windows port; removed requirement for ROM files to be named *.bin
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in the StellaX frontend. The ROM's can now have any name, but ZIP-files are
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not yet supported.</li>
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<li>For the Windows port; fixed the problems with the included modified SDL
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library and Windows 98 users. Stella should now run in Windows 98.</li>
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<li>For the OSX port; added preference to allow user to select the directory
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in which ROM images are stored. This sets the default directory to start
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the browsing for a ROM in, and doesn't preclude the user from selecting a
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file outside that directory.</li>
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<li>For the OSX port; fixed preferences bug where Preferences changed before
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a game was opened were not being saved.</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Supports cartridges using Parker Brothers' 8K bank-switching scheme</li>
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<li>Supports cartridges using Tigervision's bank-switching scheme with up to
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<li>Supports cartridges using UA Limited bank-switching scheme</li>
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<li>Supports Supercharger single-load and multi-load games</li>
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<li>Supports property file for setting the properties associated with games</li>
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<li>Supports user specified frame rate</li>
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<li>GNU C++ compiler version 2.95 and the make utility are required for compiling
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recommended</li>
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<li>486/120 MHz required; 586/166 MHz highly recommended (Stella <b>may</b>
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compile on other architectures, but it hasn't been tested)</li>
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<li>Pentium class machine required (Stella <b>may</b> compile on other
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architectures, but it hasn't been tested)</li>
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<li>Visual C++ 7 or MinGW compiler is required to compile the Stella
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executable</li>
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<li>486/120 MHz required; 586/166 MHz highly recommended</li>
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<li>Pentium class machine required; OpenGL accelerated video card highly
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// See the file "license" for information on usage and redistribution of
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// this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
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//
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// $Id: Console.cxx,v 1.36 2004-07-28 23:54:38 stephena Exp $
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// $Id: Console.cxx,v 1.37 2004-08-12 23:36:15 stephena Exp $
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//============================================================================
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// See the file "license" for information on usage and redistribution of
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// this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
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//
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// $Id: Settings.cxx,v 1.27 2004-07-28 23:54:39 stephena Exp $
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// $Id: Settings.cxx,v 1.28 2004-08-12 23:36:15 stephena Exp $
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//============================================================================
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<< "Stella version 1.4.1_cvs\n\nUsage: stella [options ...] romfile" << endl
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<< "Stella version 1.4.1\n\nUsage: stella [options ...] romfile" << endl
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<< endl
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<< "Valid options are:" << endl
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