History

This is a simplified history, for the full history please look at the ACE documentation.

Version 1.9 (30/03/2015)
- Fixed CRTC 0, 3 and 4 emulation (all demos that were not working as expected are fixed).
- Finalized Amstrac Plus emulation (no more known problems).
- New option to automatically reconfigure CPC keyboard depending on host's keyboard.
- Added new windows for keyboard and joysticks.
- Added disassembler for DMA instructions.
- Improved CPC versu host's charset conversion.
- Added new AREXX commands.
- Fixed minor bugs in MUI interface.

Version 1.8 (19/11/2014)
- Added drag and drop support.
- Re-introducted automatic experimental frame skipping.
- Added screen grabbing feature.
- Improved rendering engine for future extensions.
- Added icons to snapshots.
- Improved emulated CPC information window.
- Fixed catalog version to ease translator work.
- Improved some internals to ease ports.
- Fixed minor bugs.

Version 1.7 (15/06/2014)
- Added tape emulation through audio files.
- Added icons and filetypes for Ambient.
- Added new icons for the drawers and the executable.
- Added predefined launchers for stock CPC configurations.
- Reworked preferences menu with new options.
- Added new AREXX commands.
- Added new tooltypes.
- Added new "about" window to know about the currently emulated CPC.
- Fixed minor bugs.

Version 1.6 (21/04/2014)
- Changes in the layout of various windows including the main window.
- Improved tape to hard disc interface.
- Improved configurable breakpoints (complex conditions, scripts, names.).
- Fixed minor bugs.
- Added DK'Tronics memory expansion issues emulation.
- Improved CRTC 0 emulation.
- Added new AREXX commands.
- Added a separate window for emulater screen monitor emulation configuration.

Version 1.5 (07/04/2013)
- Added Amstrad Plus emulation (the entire Amstrad CPC range is now emulated).
- Added support for light guns (Magnum Light Phaser and Trojan Light Phazer).
- Added system friendly wrapper to access the hard disc from the operating system of the emulated CPC (benefit of faster than light files accesses, long file names, directories.).
- Added screen monitor settings to the main window (brightness and vertical hold).
- Added several new tooltypes and AREXX commands to configure and control the emulator.
- Improved disc images internal structure to prepare replacement of DSK format.
- Minor bug fixes.

Version 1.4 (18/07/2012)
- Internal improvements.
- Added emulation of the different Gate Array versions (ACE is the first and only CPC emulator to propose this!).
- Added a MANUFACTURER option to choose the brand of the CPC to emulate.
- Fixed the Gate Array analyzer window which could have a wrong size.
- Added mapping of "ENTER" from the CPC numeric keypad on "F12" (useful for PowerBook G4 keyboard).
- HexEdit.mcc MUI class is now optional.
- New more user-friendly icon.
- Fixed some typos in french and english catalogs (RickD).

Version 1.3 (14/05/2012)
- Added synchronisation phase precise display with partial bytes and artefacts support (ACE is the first emulator to do this! Watch. Enjoy. And cry!1)).
- Added interlaced mode support.
- Improved DSK support (all DSK extensions are now managed).
- Fixes in FDC emulation.
- Fixes in Gate Array emulation (Beb).
- Fixes in CRTC 1 emulation.
- Fix in I/O port breakpoints management.
- Improved full screen mode.
- Minor changes in GUI.

Version 1.2 (29/01/2012)
- Migration from gcc 2 to gcc 4.
- Improvements in the GUI.
- Added a disassembler window.
- Improved breakpoints.
- Fixes in CRTC 1 emulation (phi2x).
- Fix in PSG emulation (phi2x).

Version 1.1 (18/09/2011)
- Improved Gate Array & CRTC emulation and synchronisation.
- Fixes in CRTC 1 emulation.
- Improved CRTC 0, 2, 3 & 4 emulations.
- Fixes in English translation (Stefan A. Haubenthal).
- Improved French version.
- Fixed to make ACE compatible with MorphOS 1.x (Stefan A. Haubenthal).

Version 1.0p1 (16/08/2011)
- Fixed a bug in arguments handling that caused a hit (Grzegorz Kraszewski).
- Fixed a bug in locales handling that caused a hit (Grzegorz Kraszewski).

Version 1.0 (15/08/2011)
- First public version.