JavaCPC Desktop 1.0 Release
Readme-file
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JavaCPC Desktop is a brand new Amstrad CPC emulator.
It is based on JEMU (http://sourceforge.net/projects/jemu)
and is an extremely improved release from JavaCPC 6.7.

JavaCPC Desktop is designed to be used on Windows systems only,
but maybe can run also on other systems, but a few features will be missing then.

JavaCPC is no freeware any longer!
It's new license is "Donationware".

What does this mean?
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- JavaCPC and all of it's contents are free, and are allowed to be shared.
- It's available sources are not complete but you are allowed to use them.
- If you register JavaCPC, please also think about a little donation.
  (JavaCPC consumes much time in it's development)
- The only legal downloadplace is: http://sourceforge.net/projects/javacpc/
  or also http://cpc-live.com
- Other people who wants to offer JavaCPC on their own webpages, please contact me
  under webmaster@cpc-live.com


What is new, what can I expect as a JavaCPC 6.7 user?
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JavaCPC Desktop is a completely rewritten emulator, which offers you a big spectrum of apps and tools.
It comes with it's own desktop!

The tools and apps:
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- Integrated Z80 Assembler: Feel free to create your own programs in Z80 Assembler. Compile them directly into the CPC's ram.
- Improved Debugger
- Virtual Keyboard: You cannot find your key you need? Use the virtual Keyboard then.
- Alarm Clock: A simple alarm clock, which reminds you when you have something else to do.
- YM-Control: Record and playback your own YM files.
- Manage DSK (Windows only!): Copy files from your PC on a DSK or vice versa.
- Audio Capture: Record your favourite CPC sound as WAV file.
- TapeDrive: A fully controllable virtual tape drive. Supports CSW, CDT, WAV and MP3
- JavaCPC Paint: Paint your own screens in normal mode or also as Overscan pictures. Convert existing images to CPC format.
  (Supported import-Formats: PCX, TGA, BMP, PNG, GIF, JPG, SNA)
- Mandelbrot: A simple app to paint Mandelbrot fractals directly on the CPC screen.
- Tiled Mapeditor: You can use it to create game maps etc...
- Poke Finder: A simple tool to find PEEKS and POKES to cheat in games.
- Calculator: A scientific calculator which understands string input with brackets etc...
- WebBrowser: A webbrowser
- GameBrowser: Don't waste your time by downloading hundreds of CPC games without checking them! Just load them directly into the emulator and play them.
- Virtual Floppy: A little thingie to see what your virtual disc drive does.
- SubPopRadio: Listen to the best CPC-tunes available in WWW!
- JavaCPC Chat: Chat with other JavaCPC users all over the world. (Experimental)
- Favourites: Add and load your favourite DSK, CDT or SNA files with a few mouseclicks only!
- DSK2CDT: Simple filetransfer to copy files from an existing DSK file on a new CDT file (Windows only!)
- And much more!!!

Further questions?
Feel free to contact me @ webmaster@cpc-live.com