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Title: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: adolescent on November 12, 2008, 08:19:02 PM
Major 1.5.x bug fixes:

- Huge memory leak when switching between RTG and native modes.
- Writing to disk images didn't work in some games.
- Configuration cache missing files in subdirectories.
- Random freeze when switching to fullscreen modes that are smaller than desktop resolution.
- Second and third mouse/firebutton handling fix (Aladdin, BC.Kid and more)

Other bugs fixed:

- "Always on top", "No taskbar button" and fullscreen color depth change works on the fly.
- OpenGL fullscreen fixed.
- Parallel/Serial/MIDI select menus and Input-panel bottom options didn't work correctly.
- System clock run slightly too fast or slow if chipset refresh rate was different than startup refresh rate (really old bug).
- OCS NTSC configuration defaulted to PAL refresh rate.
- Real PCMCIA SRAM card re-insert detection fixed.
- Fullscreen RTG 16-bit to 32-bit desktop windowed mode switch (CTRL+F12) color errors fixed.

New features:

- Basic file association settings added to GUI (.uae, .adf etc..)
- RTG vertical blank wait uses interrupts, no more busy waiting. Should improve performance in many fullscreen RTG games.
- Added RTG virtual refresh rate configuration to GUI.
- Added RTG refresh rate next to chipset refresh rate FPS counter.
- Undocumented OCS "scanline" feature emulated (Ode to Ramon I and II)
- Midline resolution change improvements (still far from perfect, Disposable Hero, Innovation Part 2)
- Only accept current latest OpenAL32.dll or newer (old versions can cause crashes during device enumeration)
- Improved emulation of reads from write-only custom registers (S.E.X. / Fantasys)
- Syncronize Clock stability improved.

Download it from www.winuae.net (http://www.winuae.net).

Just a note that Toni Wilen is still looking for hardware and documentation to improve the emulation of WinUAE (and therefore E-UAE).  See this EAB thread (http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=38691 ) for more information.
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: mingle on November 12, 2008, 08:46:44 PM
Yet again, the best app to ever run on a windows PC is tweaked and polished, making it even better!

:-)

Hats off to the WinUAE team!

Cheers,

Mike.
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: gaula92 on November 12, 2008, 08:51:36 PM
I really HOPE E-uae implements these features soon... It's lacking smooth graphics, too: Amiga software without VSYNC just SUCKS. A DirectFB backend for E-UAE would help A LOT.

It's NOT fair to have the best Amiga emulator running on the worst OS ever... (I don't have a windows-capable machine, anyway)
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: mingle on November 12, 2008, 10:22:12 PM
Without wishing to paint a huge 'flame-target' on my back, I'd have to say that XP Pro has been the best OS I've ever used - certainly the most stable. People seem to put the boot into anything that's M$. And don't forget - it runs WinUAE! :-)

I also run Ubuntu 7.10/8.04/8.10, which are nice, but on the same hardware I've always found XP mroe stable and faster, plus it has far more apps (well, the ones I need anyway!) available for it than anything else.

I've also tried OSX, but just can't get used to it.

Other than that I have to say that AmiKit 1.5 is the most impressive "OS" I use - if you haven't tried it and you have a Windows box, I strongly suggest on giving it a go. It certainly is the best thing this side of OS4.1/Morphos 2.0!

Cheers,

Mike.
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: adolescent on November 13, 2008, 05:56:05 AM
@guala

:cry:

Why not spend more time coding and less time trolling?
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: gaula92 on November 13, 2008, 11:23:25 PM
adolescent: I code for living: believe me, I spend A LOT of time coding, it's just that I don't code emulators :D

I was just exposing what I thought: It's NOT trolling, man.
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: cecilia on November 14, 2008, 12:07:56 AM
Service Temporarily Unavailable - has been all day, I'm sorry to say    :-(
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: CD32Freak on November 14, 2008, 12:52:16 PM
@cecilia
Here is a RapidShare link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/165038153/WinUAE1530.zip
Choose 'Free user', wait a few seconds and start downloading :-D
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: cecilia on November 14, 2008, 01:10:55 PM
THANK you!
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: detz on November 14, 2008, 04:25:53 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: InTheSand on November 18, 2008, 05:21:08 AM
Waaah... Still unavailable!!!

 - Ali
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: CD32Freak on November 18, 2008, 05:08:58 PM
@InTheSand
New RapidShare download link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/165038153/WinUAE1530.zip
or
http://www.amigafuture.de/downloads.php?view=detail&df_id=1834&sid=62fe21688b5e9e00d363c6bcfb371ecb
:-D
Title: Re: WinUAE 1.5.3 Released
Post by: InTheSand on November 19, 2008, 09:56:59 AM
Yay! Thanks!!!

 - Ali


EDIT: Now I've grabbed it from RapidShare, the official site is back up!  :-)