VICE v1.12

posted in Emulator Release by narvick on Jun 16th, 2003

VICE (Versatile Commodore Emulator), is an emulator of many families of Commodore computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C128, the VIC20, all the PET models (except the SuperPET 9000, which is out of line anyway), the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610). Here's what's new:
    General
  • Added -autoload switch which acts like -autostart but without actually starting the program
  • It is possible to use the printer emulation without switching off true drive emulation now


    • C64 Changes
  • Mouse emulation should work again
  • Improved trap emulation compatibility


    • C128 Changes
  • Fixed some VDC crashes
  • Added support for national firmware and keyboard mappings
  • Implemented fast IEC bus


    • PLUS/4 Changes
  • New emulator. Currently it contains many bugs and several features are missing. Do not send any bug reports for now.


    • VIC-II Changes
  • Fixed some raster interrupt emulation bugs
  • Some minor NTSC fixes
  • Reset should properly reset the VIC-II now


    • SID Changes
  • The ReSID state is saved in snapshots now


    • Drive Changes
  • Improved GCR sync detection
  • Added some more jobcodes to the 1581 emulation
  • RAM mirrors are properly emulated now


    • Unix Changes
  • Added Catweasel MKIII SID support
  • The Gnome popup dialogs now have titles again. This now can be used to hook up WM actions
  • Key events are passed to a focused VICE window even when the mouse is not inside the emulator window


    • MS-Windows Changes
  • Added Catweasel MKIII SID support
  • Next try to fix synchronization on very fast machines


    • OS/2 Changes
  • Added fullscreen support!


    • Miscellaneous Changes
  • Each file system drive has a separate error channel now
  • Added a command to the monitor to put a string into the keyboard buffer
  • The PC of the drive CPU emulation is correctly shown in the monitor prompt now
  • The monitor now shows the current line and cycle now
  • It is possible to switch off reset on cart attach/detach now
Be sure to visit the homepage for additional information on this emulator and information on its many ports.

In the meantime you can download VICE for DOS/Windows at the Commodore64 Emulators page