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v1.99 |
New
features:
- Real 6301
low level keyboard CPU emulator written by Vincent Joguin ( Now SainT
is the *only* emulator to run Froggies'
demo and Transbeauce2
demos !!)
- Beta PASTI
disk image support ! Run original Union-Demo ! ( Get the PASTI.DLL at
http://pasti.fxatari.com/ )
- Beta prefetching
code rewritten. Some demos/games are now working ( Union demo, original
Xenon2), and some demos may crash with that version. ( ex FlashBack
by TCB )
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- -weird-
MFP "0" data register behavior when strangly programmed emulated.
( Froggie's demo )
- noisy
YM sound sometimes when resetting fixed.
- TimerB
when shifter disabled bug fixed ( Oxygene screen in Transbeauce2 )
- bug fix
in video combo box frequency selector ( sort removed )
- Bug fix
in directory files treeview (sometimes folders appaired dupplicated)
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v1.80 |
New
features:
- New powerfull
digit-sound volume register caching technic. No more noise in Digi-Sound
! SainT sounds better than ever ! ( Thanks to Paulo Simoes for nice
talks and ideas )
- Adding
STEREO sound support ! ( for STE stereo sound )
- Powerfull
and "no click" 0 dc sound adjuster
- Re-written
disk controller stuff from Assembler to C++ for future extension ( Pasti
)
- Tricky
timerb event mode setting in a fullscreen line ( ULM 8channels demo
)
- Add "Clear
all breakpoint" button in debugging pannel
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- Wrong
top-border and timerb usage bug fixed ( screen number 6 in delirious
demo 2 )
- Potential
crash at startup if TOS rom file not found fixed
- Fullscreen
+ Spectrum512 extreme left border color fixed ("Overscan Demos"
F6 screen) Thanks to Paulo Simoes for precious debugging help
- Double
odd adress fixed ( ELECTRA demo is now working again )
- Stupid
MFP writing wrong bus error fix. some demos could have crashed in previous
version ( 1.70 )
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v1.70 |
New
features:
- MFP emulation
core totally re-written ! Now support cycle accurate reading ( Overscan
Demos by Paulo Simoes )
- "Line
disabling" technic emulated ( Overscan demos by Paulo Simoes )
- SainT
does not take 99% of CPU when running in background in windowed mode.
- Low border
adds now 45 graphics lines instead of 43
- In window
mode, keeping right control key pressed runs emulator at full speed
- "Pause"
key used to take screenshot when demo or game is running
- Added
quick image disk launch command line option to be used by great demo
database project ( http://www.gamebasest.com/ )
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- "StopLine"
fixed ( B.I.G demo by TEX low border fixed )
- Fixed
STE DAC monos sound bug (quality improved !, try BrainDamage Demo sound!)
- Fixed
cycle timing when reading in FC00 ( thanks to Paulo Simoes )
- weird
bug fixed when reading .L at $ffffe on 1Mb machine ( Illusion demo "glenz
vector" part)
- NULL shifter
address when reset fixed (Just-Bugin and Anomaly demo reset fixed)
- MFP IPL
level interrupt bug fixed (Giga-TEX screen in "Life's a bitch"
demo)
- Strange
YM write behavior fixed (X-Out music) Thanks to Ben/Ovr for info !
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v1.60 |
New
features:
- Movie
Recording added ! Make DivX with sound of your fave demos !
- Now SID
music sounds perfectly ! (try YM Rockerz demos !) ( hot fix in MFP on-the-fly
restart )
- Screenshot
improved: med res supported (800*600 pictures), BMP format added (TGA
removed)
- Add "Fullspeed"
option (only in windowed mode)
- Force
VSync" option improved
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- High border
start fixed in 60Hz mode ( LEvel16 fullscreen/Union-Demo )
- IPL level
fixed, Ziggy 3d interrupt fullscreen is now perfectly working !!
- Stupid
MFP read bug introduced in v1.50 fixed ( mouse problem, no-copper demo,
etc)
- FC04 read
emulation fixed (Arkanoid 1 is now working fine)
- MFP restart,
now the Flip-o-Demo works perfectly again
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v1.50 |
New
features:
- Hardware
4bits SyncScrolling supported ! ( ST-Connexion screen in "Punish
your Machine" demo)
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- MFP read
bug fixed ( fixe many demos wich freeze in an infitine loop when entering
a screen, as Froggie's mainmenu)
- Mouse
absolute "wrong" command is working ( mouse based games such
as "Arkanoid2" are now working fine )
- Bus Error
when writing to floating point is well handled ( now you can play great
games by "Reservoir Gods" )
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v1.40 |
New
features:
- Screen
is centered. ( 40 pixels + 320 pixels + 40 pixels)
- 60Hz mode
supported
- Breakpoints
in debugger are saved within "record" image (usefull to debug
atari code)
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- 1pixel
shift coloshock fixed ( spectrum images are now perfect )
- 4bytes
DBcc prefetch emulated ( TransBeauce1 demo protection is working !)
- vicious
bug fixed (writing .L at end of graphics screen) ("Illusion Demo"
by Dune)
- Better
STE/STF detection (ChaosEngine demo)
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v1.32 |
New
features:
- Writing
disk support for .ST and .MSA image file. ( You can save files in tools
or demos )
- Keep sound
playing in option when loosing focus ( windowed mode )
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- low memory
bus error in user mode fixed ( "Posh" by Checkpoint is working
)
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v1.30 |
New
features:
- Big speed
boost of GPU rendering (using texture). Use SainT at full speed on cheap
machine !!
- Memory
snapshot reading optimized and improved (STE blitter and DAC save support)
- "Fullscreen
force deskptop resolution" option for PC Laptop owner.
- Write
config on SainT.ini (so you can configure a SainT on a removable media
such as USB-Key)
- "Ask
reset and run" option to launch a disk faster
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- STE more
compatible (blitter improvment and cycle accurate)
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v1.21 |
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- cmp/bcc
other bug fixed ( ULM mainmenu in 512Kb version)
- MFP $fa12
in WORD access bug fixed ( "HighFidelityDream" works perfectly
)
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v1.20 |
New
features:
- 1024*768
fullscreen mode support if you don't have 800*600 mode. (Usefull for
lucky PC-Laptop users !)
- SID-Sound
quality improvement. (try the Flip-o-demo)
- Screen
rendering optimized ( now all demos are working at 50Hz on P2-233Mhz
(half-line mode) (even fullscreen demos with color-sync)
Fixed
bugs, new working demos:
- move
prefetch bug fixed (V8-Music system demo)
- Video
counter read accuracy fixed ( Plasma demo by DIM/OVR )
- High-border
syncscroll fixed (ULM girl-screen, Genius demo, etc.)
- TimerA
event mode ( "Do Things" by Cream )
- Memory
snapshot by fixed when changing TOS between shot.
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v1.10 |
New
features:
- Memory
snapshot: Save a snapshot anywhere you want of your fave game or
demo ! Then run it later ! (you can save your best "Rick Dangerous"
part anywhere in the game :-))
- Debugger
with keys fully documented ( click here
) to help programmer finding SainT compatibility problem and report
us.
- Use DirectX8.1
API to support futur "Dynamic Texture" caps.
Fixed
bugs:
- FDC Track
register bug. ("Red sector conversion" in the Mindbomb demo)
- move prefetch
bug fixed (now "the B.I.G demo" is running)
- cmpa/bcc
prefetch cycles timing (Galtan6 intro)
- Screenshot
preview is working even if in 32bits color-depth desktop.
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v1.00b |
New
features:
- SainT
configuration and GUI improved.
- Documentation
added (the one you're reading !)
- Different
CPU rendering modes
- Optimizing
CPU modes using pc AGP memory cache-line at best.
- Optimizing
GPU rendering using multiple DirectX8 textures buffer.
- and many,
many bug fixed so compatibility has increased !
Fixed
bugs:
- Mouse
bug fixed (many games,delirious2 mainmenu, arkanoid2 etc.)
- Joystick
fire (control key) release bug fixed (all games)
- Unbootable
disks with some MSA images.
- STE detection
bug fixed (wings of death)
- Nasty
prefetch bug fixed (v8 music system, electronic image music dream, and
more...)
- Hard timing
instruction fix ("celestial spiral" fullscreen in delirious
demo 2)
- Seektrack
bug fixed (overdrive demo)
- Fixed
real PC joystick use (ex: SonyPS2 pad on USB adapter is now working)
- Fixed
"hot" shifter adress counting (ex:fullscreens from ULM)
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v0.99 |
There is
simply no history for previous version. There was only two release version
before the actual v1.00: v0.9 and v0.99.
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SainT
1998-2002 Written by James Boulton and Arnaud Carré
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