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0.74-3
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  - Implement basic file access control for files available from within
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    the emulation, so that programs running inside DOSBox can't access
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    /proc (e.g. /proc/self/mem). (CVE-2019-12594)
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  - Unify unmounting code and add some protections against out of bound access
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    when DOS_DRIVES is not 26.
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  - Use correct type for return value of strlen.
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  - Change scan3x to a bit brighter.
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  - Fix unitialized access to some isoDrive fields and improve stability 
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    when switching CD images.
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  - Small fix to hq3x.
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  - Fix 256 colour mode encoding in zmbv.dll.
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  - Some small aliassing fix.
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  - Change SET to check the size of the MCB when adding variables. Fixes
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    hangs with Norton Commander.
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  - Check buffer length before doing tab completion.
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  - Correct buffer overflow with very long lines in bat files. (CVE-2019-7165)
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  - Correct the boundary check for the internal programs array.
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  - Increase stability in max cycles mode by increasing the lower bound.
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  - Fix command prompt in windows 3.11 with dynrec core.
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  - Fix Win64 dynrec core.  
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  - Always clear buffers before drawing in OpenGL mode. Fixes artifacts with 
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    drivers that have more than 2 buffers and overlays. 
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  - Fix red border that appeared when scaling the image in OpenGL 
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    mode with Nvidia on Linux and Mac.
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  - Change default output to opengl on Mac, as surface is very slow there in 64 bit.
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  - Add workaround for the mouse unlocking problem with X.org 1.20.1.
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  - Fix table access when USE_FULL_TLB is undefined (non-default configuration).
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  - Several fixes to prevent compilation errors.
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  - Update Visual studio file to fix missing files from 0.74-2.
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0.74-2
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  - Rewrite auto/max cycles algorithm to work better with windows 7, other 
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    OSes might benefit as well.
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  - Update 64bit recompiler to work on OSX and Linux.
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  - Several improvements to make the recompilers work with newer compilers and
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    add some workarounds about clang confusing itself.
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  - Fix several variables being the wrong size in the recompiler.
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  - Support absolute 64 bit addressing. (DRC:64 bit error messages)
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  - Zero extend data in dynrec core for LLVM compilation/
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  - Reduce overhead of the Mac version with a lot. Results in a speed increase.
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  - Replace NV_PixelDataRange with the more common ARB_PixelBufferObject 
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    extension. Should help with output=opengl.
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  - Reuse graphics window if possible instead of always creating a new one!
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  - Add patches to work better when called by WINE:
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    - support WINE style namemangling.
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    - allow Z:\ to be moved to a different drive. 
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  - Try to fix stuttering audio with opengl output on Linux. (or at least 
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    improve it. Linux users might need to increase the prebuffer option a bit)
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  - Fix automake and autoconf problems.
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  - Fix problems related to packed struct layouts.
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  - Fix compilation on gcc 4.4 and gcc 4.6.1.
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  - Fix compilation with -DPIC.
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  - Hopefully fix crash on shutdown, when unknown condition is encountered.
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  - Fix -lto with gcc.
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  - Fix clang compliation with asm fpu core.
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  - Fix mapper crash on startup and when changing the mapper key.
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  - Fix compilation in VS2015.
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  - Fix compilation on mingw64.
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  - Fix compilation on Frisbee and newer clang.
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  - Fix compilation machines that have X11 libraries installed, but use a SDL 
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    without X11.
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  - Fix a few problems relating to video capturing:
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    - Writing out the index too often. (slowdown with longer captures)
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    - Not being aware of when only the refresh rate changed.
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  - Fix call order when bitshifting the return order (VS C /O2 builds).
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  - Fix sign-extension error in S3 draw funcion, i.e. win3.1 analog clock.
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  - Fix expanddot not caring about the size of the inputbuffer.
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  - Some fixes for the debugger related to starting a program through debug.com.
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  - Bring OS/2 port code up to date.
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  - Reduce the amount of warning when compiling with quite a bit.
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  - Allow 15/26/32 bits input to the opengl output.
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  - Add cmd-q as exit key for macs.
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  - Fix icon and titlebar on very old setups.
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  - Fix off by one display size calculation errors with very large displays.
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  - Fix out of bounds access the unused byte in the 32 bit colour value of the 
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    hardware mouse cursor pixel was affected.
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  - Fix depreciated warnings on Mac, allow soundfont loading for coreaudio.
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  - Keep repeating a pressed key if another key was unpressed.
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  - Fix crash on OS X related to putting junk in the titlebar.
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  - Extend fullresolution=0x0 to work on Linux and Mac.
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  - Change gameblaster and tandy sound core to latest mame version.
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  - Improve numlock and capslock support on Linux and Macs. Still not perfect
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    on Windows.
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  - Added even more code to workaround Windows behaving weirdly with alt-tab.
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0.74
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  - Several small game specific fixes/hacks/support. (Offensive,
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    Roadhog, GTA installer, Kingdom O' Magic soundcard detection, 
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    Pirate booter, Armored Fist installer)
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  - Add the S3-specific 640x480 256 color mode. (fixes regression in "Wooden 
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    Ships and Iron Men" and "I Have No Mouth  And I Must Scream")
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  - Fix a stack overflow that could crash DOSBox.
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  - Add fake microphone input. (fixes Talking Parrot)
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  - Modify adlib turn off code, so that it doesn't turn off in 
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    cases where the same sound is repeated over and over again.
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  - Several small fixes to the CDROM audio code. (HOMM2, Redneck 
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    Rampage and others)
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  - Several improvements to the CDROM emulation code. (fixes Alpha
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    Storm and  GT Racing 97)
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  - Some small CPU fixes that might fix something.
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  - Handle opcode 0xff subcode 7 as invalid instruction. (fixes dif-2 & others)
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  - Some hercules fixes. (Testdrive)
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  - Improve support for blanked parts that wrap around to the start of
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    the screen. (fixes Magic Circle demo and Sid&Al)
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  - Remove old OPL cores as the new ones seem to work very nicely.
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  - Modify movie recording code so that the movies aren't corrupt when
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    you exit dosbox without stopping the movie.
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  - Change RGB3x scaler to look more pretty.
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  - Improve initial register values compatility of the GUS.
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  - Added autodetection for Gameblaster. (games can find it now)
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  - Change render preferences a bit to be more compatible with Windows 7.
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  - Add DOS fixes to terminate program. (fixes Fortune Teller) 
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  - Add FFREEP. (fixes Trucks)
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  - Improve FPU ST80 in C mode when writing zero. (fixes Antigok)
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  - Add special int10 scanline function. (fixes mz700 and probably lots
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    of games that mess with them)
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  - Fix scrolling in rarely used video modes. (fixes Orphee)
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  - Modify game specific hacks a bit so that Kick off 3 works again.
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  - Lots of fixes to the INT10 video parameter table. (Seven spirits 
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    of ra and others)
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  - Add VGA blanking in machine=vgaonly. (used by Alien Carnage)
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  - CGA, PCJr, Tandy: Add video blanking, change display start latch 
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    timing, sync pulse width correction.
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  - PCJr, Tandy: implement vertical retrace interrupt.
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  - PCJr, CGA: line-by-line video emulation.
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  - PCJr: support on-screen change of color modes 4medium to 16low. (used
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    by Ghostbusters booter)
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  - Hercules: Add green and amber monochrome support.
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  - All machines: only update the video timing when needed. (Jungle Hunt,
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    others that synchronize to the video screen might profit)
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  - Several small DOS fixes.
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  - Some UMB related fixes. (The Legacy without UMB)
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  - Fix version number of DSP for SB 1.5. (fixes a few games)
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  - Several VGA emulation improvements. (Allertone football manager)
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  - Some Tandy fixes. (Mech Warrior)
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  - Small improvements and fixes to the OPL emulation.
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  - Add low level Tandy DAC emulation.
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  - Some EMS fixes. (fixes Mortal Kombat and others)
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  - Change SoundBlaster DSP reset mechanism, add sb irq acknowledge logic.
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    (fixes stmik-based applications)
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  - Some interrupt pointer location modifications. (fixes Tinker Tales)
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  - Some fixes to the BOOT code. (fixes Last Mission)
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  - Respect write-only file information. (fixes Champions of Zulala)
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  - Some RTC fix. (fixes Tully Bodine and others)
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  - Improve mouse emulation to work better with Water World.
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  - Hopefully fix the translation of the configuration file.
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  - Speed up and fixes for the recompiler core. (pitfall2 pcjr)
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  - Change memory start location. (fixes 7th Guest installer)
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  - Several fixes to the batch file handling. (Shift and 
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    use the typed first %0 instead of the parsed %0)
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  - Improve file redirection and redirected line ends. (fixes 
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    Phantasmagoria 2 DOS installer)
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  - Fix compilation with new MAC os X version.
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  - Add 16C550A FIFO support to the serial port emulation.
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  - Improve modem emulation to get higher speeds.
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  - Change default samplerates to 44100, blocksize to 1024 and prebuffer to 20,
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    so that hopefully certain soundcards produce more fluent sound playback.
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  - Add some rarely used, but for some games critical flags to 
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    the internal commands.
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  - Add -userconf flag, so that the userspecific configuration can
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    easily be used together with -conf configfile.
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  - Improve internal timing with repeating timers (especially with 
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    the dynamic core).
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0.73
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  - Add two new opl2+opl3 emulators. (better speed, different implementation
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    approach)
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  - Improved DRO recording/better file structure.
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  - Add EGA emulation.
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  - Add special vga machine mode. Supports more of the exotic tricks like
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    changing the palette during screen updates, 9x16 fonts etc.
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  - Added special machine modes for the following svga cards:
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     - S3
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     - Paradise
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     - Tseng
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  - Fix problems with the vga split line feature.
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  - Improve vesa emulation.
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  - Add optional selection of old vesa mode for games that don't work
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    with certain vesa features.
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  - Improve video BIOS emulation to behave more like a real bios.
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  - Fixes for emulated 4bpp graphics modes.
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  - Fixes to paging system.
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  - Various fixes and improvements for the recompiling core.
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  - Add arm backend for the recompiling core.
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  - Add some mscdex quirks when dealing with files that are exactly 8.3 long.
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  - Small fixes to batch file handling.
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  - Small fixes to the XMS memory handling.
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  - Various fixes for aligned memory on hosts that want it.
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  - Various improvements to the mouse.
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  - Fixes and small speed ups to the debugger.
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  - Fix and improve lot's of compilation problems. (curses detection,
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    GCC 3.4 and GCC 4.X fixes)
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  - Added some basic auto keyboard layout handling. (windows only currently)
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  - Add basic support for evdev keyboard driver.
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  - Various fixes to the timer. (improve mode 2 timer changes,
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    implement mode 1, improve gate2 handling)
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  - Add audio extraction and mci audio support. Should enable CDROM audio
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    for Vista and adds volume control.
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  - Improve the directory cache speed a lot, especially with mounting slow
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    media like network paths.
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  - Various fixes to the create temporary file call.
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  - Don't keep batchfiles open during execution. Allows rewriting of the
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    active batchfile. (menu programs use this trick sometimes)
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  - Fix problems with filenames with 2 extensions.
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  - Add some more lowlevel dos tables.
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  - Fixes to hercules emulation.
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  - Fix flag handling for special case of ROR.
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  - Make the batchfile handling in regard to IF more flexible.
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  - Fixes to scrolling/panning feature.
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  - Add prefetch queue emulation.
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  - Make the emulated cpu type selectable. This is mainly the
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    identification commands and the way paging works.
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  - Some special EMS functionality added. (OS handles, zero-page handling)
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  - Improve support for EMS when booting a different OS.
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  - Improve cdrom speed detection by games.
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  - Improve stability of cycle guessing code, when there is background
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    activity.
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  - Fix various mscdex and cdrom detection schemes.
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  - Added Coremidi support on Mac OS X.
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  - Improve support for DOS devices when used to detect the existance
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    of directories in various ways.
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  - Add IRQ 2 emulation on VRET. (ega only)
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  - Added video parameter table and video state functionality.
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  - Increase default freespace to 250 MB.
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  - Some fixes to the fat filesystem handling for disk images.
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  - Some soundblaster fixes and command additions.
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  - Fix mixer 16bit direct transfers on bigendian hosts.
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0.72
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  - Fixed unitialized variable in joystick. (Fixes crashes on Vista and
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    Mac OS X)
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  - Some bugfixes and speedups to the 64 bit recompiling core.
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  - Fixed sign flag on soundblaster dma transfers (Space Quest 6 intro)
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  - Fixed a bug in keyboard layout processing code and fixed certain
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    layouts.
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  - Fixed Dreamweb.
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  - Improved speed unlocking when running cycles=max.
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  - Fixed a crash related to the tab completion in the shell.
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  - Improved aspect correction code. Should now be like how a real monitor
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    handles it.
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  - Fixed a bug in the xms status report code. (Blake Stone 1.0 shareware)
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  - Added a lot more keyboard layouts.
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  - Fix crash related to changing the scaler before a screen was created.
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  - Hopefully fixed compilation on *bsd.
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  - Enabled auto cpu core selection for recompiling core as well.
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  - Made the used joystick selectable when 4axis is specified.
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  - Added some hints for inexperienced DOS users to the shell.
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0.71
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  - Add a new recompiling cpu core, which should be easier to port.
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  - Add 64 bit version of the recompiling core.
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  - Add mipsel 32 bit version of the recompiling core.
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  - Fix a few small problems with FCBs. (fixes Jewels of darkness and
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    cyrus chess)
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  - Raise some more exceptions. (fixes vbdos)
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  - Fix a few problems with the dynamic core. (fixes Inner Words,
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    Archmimedean Dynasty and others)
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  - Improve/Fix fallback code for certain graphics cards.
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  - Fix a few cd audio related bugs.
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  - Add an undocumented MSCDEX feature. (Fixes Ultimate Domain)
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  - Fix some pcspeaker mode. (fixes Test Drive and similar games)
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  - Improve dos keyinput handling. (fixes Wing Commander 3 exit dialog)
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  - Remove Exit condition on fully nested mode. (fixes some demo)
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  - Add image file size detection.
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  - Add/Fix some ansi codes. (fixes PC Larn and certain versions of
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    infocom games)
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  - Several general DOS fixes. (fixes nba95, hexit and various other games)
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  - Add some valid input checks. (fixes 3d body adventure and similar
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    games)
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  - Fix digital joystick centering problem.
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  - Reenable textmode 54 and 55.
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  - Fix a pelmask problem with univbe 5.0 lite. (fixes Panzer General)
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  - Fix minor mixer underflow.
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  - Some general image and bios disk emulation fixes.
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  - Hopefully fix compilation on BSD and darwin.
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  - Try using ioctl cdrom access by default if possible.
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  - Fix some svga detection routine. (fixes Grandest Fleet 2 and Bobby Fischer
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    Teaches Chess)
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  - You can now close DOSBox using the status window in win32.
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  - Add support for NX enabled systems.
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  - Fix a casting error which only showed with certain compilers. (fixes
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    various games under mac os x and 64 bit linux)
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  - Improve timer and add gate 2 support. (fixes various games and
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    joystick problems)
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  - Improve mouse. Add undocumented backdoor. (fixes Last half of Darkness, 
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    PC-BLOX and others)
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  - Add/improve support for ~ and ~username in all commands.
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  - Fix a font problem with the pcjr/tandy. (fixes personal deskmate 2)
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  - Change dma routine a bit. (fixes ticks in sound in various games)
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  - Allow read-only diskimages to be booted. (fixes various booter
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    games)
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  - Add basic hidden file support on cdrom images. (fixes Player
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    Manager 2)
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  - Add some rarely used functionality to the int10 mode setup. (fixes
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    WW2 Battles of the South pacific)
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  - Add ability to force scaler usage.
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  - Speed up flag generation and make it more 386-like.
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  - Some colourful feedback in the mapper.
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  - General code cleanup.
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0.70
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  - Improve register handling and support with XMS.
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  - Fix some issues with deleting open files.(windows only issue)
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  - Add dummy LPT1 class. (windows only issue)
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  - Improve some of the internal dos commands. (choice, copy and shift)
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  - Improve ROM area. (for games that use it for random numbers or 
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    overwrite it as some sort of detection thing)
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  - Improve compatibility of dynamic core by making it handle certain
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    pagefaults earlier.
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  - Move internal dos tables around so we have more umb memory.
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  - Add some dos tables.
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  - Dynamic core supports io exceptions.
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  - Move some interrupt handlers to XT Bios locations.
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  - Add a dynamic fpu on x86.
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  - Improve fpu on non-x86.
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  - Trapflag gets strict priority over hardware IRQs.
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  - Trapflag support for the dynamic core.
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  - Add dummy TRx handling.
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  - Fix a few rarely used character functions.
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  - Improve auto cycle guessing code.
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  - Improve and extend the joystick support.
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  - Add autofire support.
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  - Improve the mapper so you can map keys to the joystick and vice versa.
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  - A few game specific video card fixes.
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  - Fix some 64 bit cpu bugs.
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  - Add support for certain cdrom detection schemes.
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  - Improve HSG/Red Book support.
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  - Improve MSCDEX.
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  - Improve dynamic core support under intel macs.
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  - Add basic support for clipper programs.
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  - Add support for different keyboard layouts.
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  - Add auto core guessing.
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  - Fix a few flags bugs.
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  - Fix a few small cpu bugs.
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  - Improve soundblaster detection rate by various programs.
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  - Improve EMS emulation. (allow mapping of non standard regions)
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  - Improve keyboard input codes on various OS-es.
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  - Fix problems with filenames having stackdata in them.
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  - Changed a few basic operations in DOSBox so they take emulated time.
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  - Improve dos ioctl functions.
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  - Extend cpu core so they are capable of detecting and raising a few
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    more exception types.
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  - Improve DOS functions when dealing with virtual drive.
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  - Improve FAT drives.
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  - Better handling of volume-labels in file functions.
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  - Image disk cycling capability. (prompt)
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  - Try to reduce the impact of using an analog joystick.
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  - Several measures to avoid code invalidation on certain types
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    of self modification in the dynamic core.
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  - Add dynamic core memory function inlining.
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  - A few small mouse improvements. (some games are using things they
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    shouldn't)
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  - Add nullmodem emulation.(h-a-l-9000)
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  - Some small cga and hercules fixes.
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  - Add more scalers (hq2x/hq3x/sai). (Kronuz)
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  - Change configuration file loading support. It now supports
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    multiple configuration files.
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  - Make dynamic core capable of running some win32s programs.
 | 
						|
  - Fix and add some rare soundblaster modes. (Srecko)
 | 
						|
  - Better soundblaster mixer controls. (Srecko)
 | 
						|
  - Make soundblaster installation under windows much easier.
 | 
						|
  - Add device control channel handling. 
 | 
						|
  - GEMMIS support (ems under windows).
 | 
						|
  - Support more colours in win 3. (vasyl)
 | 
						|
  - Don't show unmounted drives in windows filemanager.
 | 
						|
  - Fix some bugs in the int13 handler.
 | 
						|
  - Simulate some side-effects of bios interrupt handlers on flags.
 | 
						|
  - Add IPX functions needed by netbios.
 | 
						|
  - Make ports take emulated time.
 | 
						|
  - Tabcompletion is now aware of the CD command.
 | 
						|
  - Add suppport for the dac pel mask.
 | 
						|
  - Fixes to hercules emulation, better detection and bank switching.
 | 
						|
  - Fixes to tandy emulation, 640x200x16 mode and different sizes bank.  
 | 
						|
  - EGA/VGA memory changes detection for faster rendering.
 | 
						|
  - Gus 16 bit fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Many timer improvements. 
 | 
						|
  - Some pcjr fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Some booter fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Many small fixes.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
0.65
 | 
						|
  - Fixed FAT writing.
 | 
						|
  - Added some more missing DOS functions.
 | 
						|
  - Improved PIC so that it actually honours irq 2/9.
 | 
						|
  - Improved intelligent MPU-401 mode so that more games work with it.
 | 
						|
  - Some mouse fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Changed DMA transfers a bit so they bypass the paging tables.
 | 
						|
  - Added S3 XGA functionality.
 | 
						|
  - Improved paging so that read and write faults are handled differently.
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote exception handling a bit (no exception 0x0B with dos4gw anymore).
 | 
						|
  - Added IO exceptions in all but the dynamic core.
 | 
						|
  - Some ems improvements.
 | 
						|
  - Added midi-device selection code for the windows hosts.
 | 
						|
  - Fix crashes/segfaults related to the disabling of the pcspeaker.
 | 
						|
  - Added some more FILES=XX detection tricks.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some vga detection schemes.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed screenshot corruption when using -noconsole in a read-only directory.
 | 
						|
  - Fix wrong scaled screenshots.
 | 
						|
  - Added some hidden file functions when using diskimages. (helps with cdrom 
 | 
						|
    detection schemes)
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a bug in the mixer code, that muted the music in certain games.
 | 
						|
  - Added an assembly fpu core.
 | 
						|
  - Made the shell more flexible for batch files.
 | 
						|
  - Check for unaligned memory acces fixes hangups on ARM processors.
 | 
						|
  - Some 64 bit fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Added code to change configuration at runtime.
 | 
						|
  - Improved ADPCM emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a few cpu instructions.
 | 
						|
  - Always report vesa 2.0 and fix some colour issues with vesa games.
 | 
						|
  - Fix video mode 0x06 and 0x0a.
 | 
						|
  - Improvements to the joystick emulation. 4 buttons are supported as well.
 | 
						|
  - Add VCPI emulation for Origin games.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a lot of things in the boot code. Most booters work now.
 | 
						|
  - Lots of improvements to the IPX emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Rewritten modem emulation. Should work with more games.
 | 
						|
  - Improvements to the dos memory managment routines.
 | 
						|
  - Add UMB (upper memory blocks) support.
 | 
						|
  - Emulate the pause key.
 | 
						|
  - Improve Composite CGA mode emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Lots of vga compatibility changes.
 | 
						|
  - Improved support for chained video modes.
 | 
						|
  - Improved mode and palette handling in cga modes.
 | 
						|
  - Mount accepts ~ now.
 | 
						|
  - Added a few of the EGA RIL functions.
 | 
						|
  - Added TandyDAC emulation.
 | 
						|
  - OS/2 support.
 | 
						|
  - Improved and speed up the dynamic cpu core.
 | 
						|
  - Fix some errors in the CD-ROM emulation layer.
 | 
						|
  - Added an automatic work-around for some graphics chipsets.
 | 
						|
  - Add PCjr support.
 | 
						|
  - Allow mousedriver to be replaced. Fixes a few games that come with their
 | 
						|
    own (internal) driver.
 | 
						|
  - Improved dynamic cpu core so it can handle pagefaults and some obscure 
 | 
						|
    types of self-modifying code.
 | 
						|
  - Added -noautoexec switch to skip the contents of [autoexec] in the
 | 
						|
    configuration file.
 | 
						|
  - Improved v86 mode emulation (mainly for Strike Commander).
 | 
						|
  - Improved timer behavior.
 | 
						|
  - Improved extended keyboard support.
 | 
						|
  - Enhanced and added several DOS tables.
 | 
						|
  - Made core_full endian safe.
 | 
						|
  - Made pagefaults endian safe.
 | 
						|
  - Add support for moviecapturing
 | 
						|
  - Add support for 15/16/32 bit videomodes.
 | 
						|
  - Add some more VESA modi (4 bit).
 | 
						|
  - Add 1024x768 output.
 | 
						|
  - Changed screenrendering so it only draws changes to the screen.
 | 
						|
  - Allow remapping of the EMS page when the dma transfer was started from 
 | 
						|
    the page frame
 | 
						|
  - Made EMS and DMA work together when playing from a mapped memory page.
 | 
						|
  - Renamed several configuration options, so that they are unique.
 | 
						|
  - Merged mpu and intelligent into one option.
 | 
						|
  - Merged fullfixed and fullresolution.
 | 
						|
  - Extended keys should be handled better.
 | 
						|
  - F11 and F12 work.
 | 
						|
  - Compilation fixes for various platforms.
 | 
						|
  - Fix a few crashes when giving bad input.
 | 
						|
  - Removed interp2x and added few new scalers.
 | 
						|
  - Reintroduce the lockfree mouse. (autolock=false)
 | 
						|
  - Add a larger cache for the dynamic cpu core.
 | 
						|
  - Improved soundblaster DSP, so it gets detected by creative tools.
 | 
						|
  - Lots of bugfixes.
 | 
						|
  - Even more bugfixes.
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
0.63
 | 
						|
  - Fixed crash with keymapper (ctrl-f1) and output=surface.
 | 
						|
  - Added unmounting.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed multiple issues with drive labels.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed most if not all FILES=XX problems.
 | 
						|
  - Added redirection in the shell.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed crashes with subst.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed multiple crashes with the drive images support.
 | 
						|
  - Added a missing fpu instruction.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some cpu and fpu instructions.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a small bug related to font loading.
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote the devices support.
 | 
						|
  - Added capslock/numlock checks on startup.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed wave writing.
 | 
						|
  - A few internal DOS fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Timer fixes for the hybrid loader.
 | 
						|
  - Some small soundblaster fixes.
 | 
						|
  - The drive cache can now be cleared by a keycombo. (CTRL-F4)
 | 
						|
  - A few keyboard fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Compilation fixes on various platforms.
 | 
						|
  - Quite some debugger improvements.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed dir only showing files after the first run on cdrom drives.
 | 
						|
  - Added some cdrom detection checks.
 | 
						|
  - Enabled insert in the shell. (Easier editing of commands)
 | 
						|
  - Changed order in which executables appear with tab-completion.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some issues with raw opl recording and using a slightly different
 | 
						|
    format
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
0.62
 | 
						|
  - Added blinking support in the shell and some color fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed commandline parsing when .bat files involved (fixes -exit)
 | 
						|
  - Fixed issues with tabs in commandline not being processed correctly.
 | 
						|
  - Cleaned/improved shutdown sequence.
 | 
						|
  - Added some more bios functions (wait and delay functions).
 | 
						|
  - Made our XMS driver conform the specs better. (c2woody)
 | 
						|
  - Added support for some more ems functions.
 | 
						|
  - Added intelligent mpu401 emulation. (Srecko)
 | 
						|
  - Added soundblaster 16 emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote GUS emulation to sound more authentic.
 | 
						|
  - Improved pc speaker emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Added an internal (programmable) mixer.
 | 
						|
  - Added support a few soundblaster/adlib detection routines.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed lot's of bugs related to DMA transfers.
 | 
						|
  - Added interpolating prebuffering mixer routines.
 | 
						|
  - Added recording of OPL commands and raw midi.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some bugs with the wave recording.
 | 
						|
  - Changed sensitivity settings of the mouse.
 | 
						|
  - Added ps2 mouse-emulation in bios interrupts (c2woody).
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some bugs with mouse emulation limits.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a bug with an unterminated string in the drivelabel.
 | 
						|
  - Changed file search routines a bit to be more compatible.
 | 
						|
  - Added support for attribute-searching with fcb's.
 | 
						|
  - Added basic SDA.
 | 
						|
  - Added TPA and DIB.
 | 
						|
  - Added Lot's of missing dos tables (c2woody).
 | 
						|
  - Changed psp and dta functions to use dta.
 | 
						|
  - Returned filename in ds:dx in create-random-file (c2woody).
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a bug with date and time used on open files.
 | 
						|
  - Some mscdex fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Added the -version switch, which makes dosbox report its version.
 | 
						|
  - Added a keymapper.
 | 
						|
  - Added basic IPX emulation.
 | 
						|
  - Added cdrom iso support and floppy images support.
 | 
						|
  - Added the possibity to boot another dos version.
 | 
						|
  - Added Serial passthrough support (win32 only).
 | 
						|
  - Added the possibility to pause dosbox.
 | 
						|
  - Changed OpenGL so that it is initialized only when used.
 | 
						|
  - Make dosbox run at higher priority when active and lower when inactive.
 | 
						|
  - Added direct draw output support (win32 only).
 | 
						|
  - Added current running program to title bar.
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote video emulation to support new scalers.
 | 
						|
  - Added new graphics scalers like advmame3x,tv2x.
 | 
						|
  - Added a support for a few anti-debugger tricks.
 | 
						|
  - Improved the handling of the tab-key.
 | 
						|
  - Improved support for the numeric keyboard.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a few cpu opcodes.
 | 
						|
  - Added cpu core simple (for lowerend machines)
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some nasty bugs in the dynamic cpu core.
 | 
						|
  - Added a few (rarely used) fpu opcodes.
 | 
						|
  - Fixed various issues with GCC 3.4.
 | 
						|
  - Many internal timer improvements (PIT and PIC).
 | 
						|
  - Added some more PIC commands (c2woody).
 | 
						|
  - Added BCD counting to the timers.
 | 
						|
  - Fix some vesa functions.
 | 
						|
  - Add some basic support for 132x25 and 132x45 textmodes.
 | 
						|
  - Improved Tandy emulation a lot.
 | 
						|
  - Lowered cpu usage when dosbox is idle.
 | 
						|
  - Allow virtualisation of some basic IO-ports (c2woody).
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
0.61
 | 
						|
  - Added a beta dynamic cpu for x86 hosts (very unstable)
 | 
						|
  - Added opengl and hardware overlay display output
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote the vga screen updates to go in lines
 | 
						|
  - Added paging and v86 support to cpu emulation
 | 
						|
  - Added a config option to simulate a certain type of machine
 | 
						|
  - Added hercules graphics emulation
 | 
						|
  - Made CGA/TANDY modes more compatible
 | 
						|
  - Updated textmode drawing routines to support blinking colors
 | 
						|
  - Fixed VESA set page function that was documented wrong
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some wrongly emulated cpu opcodes.
 | 
						|
  - improved exception handling
 | 
						|
  - debugger: fixes; logging of gdt,lgt,idt, new commands(Fizzban)
 | 
						|
  - fixed some mscdex issues (drive letter header error, added get directory entry)
 | 
						|
  - added/fixed some bios funcs
 | 
						|
  - added some rarely used xms functions (thanks c2woody!)
 | 
						|
  - implemented GUS emulation
 | 
						|
  - Added 16-bit DMA support (for GUS and eventually SB16)
 | 
						|
  - Fixed many small bugs in filehandling routines
 | 
						|
  - Many small FPU fixes (c2woody/Fizzban)
 | 
						|
  - Some keyboard improvements (pharlab games)
 | 
						|
  - Some Timer and cmos/rtc fixes (Mirek/Srecko/Others)
 | 
						|
  - Lot's of mouse fixes (Help from various people)
 | 
						|
  - Enabled internal modem
 | 
						|
  - Made the DOS parsing routines a bit more flexible
 | 
						|
  - Added Subst (Srecko)
 | 
						|
  - Added cdrom ioctl support for linux (prompt)
 | 
						|
  - Many internal DOS fixes: memory/files/datastructures.
 | 
						|
  - Got some help from c2woody in allowing more than 1 irq being served
 | 
						|
  - Disabled DPMI (not needed anymore. DOSBox handles almost every extender)
 | 
						|
  - Search configfile in $HOME directory if none present in current directory
 | 
						|
  - Added another way to switch to protected mode. (Thanks Morten Eriksen!)
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some odd badly documented behaviour with PSP/DTA
 | 
						|
  - Added some warnings on opening of readonly files in writemode(DOS default).
 | 
						|
  - Many shell enhanchements
 | 
						|
  - Fixed a win32 specific bug dealing with filenames starting with a "."
 | 
						|
  - Fixed some bugs with the directory structure: not found/can't save errors
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
0.60
 | 
						|
  - rewrote memory system for future paging support
 | 
						|
  - fixed several EMS and XMS bugs and rewrite for new memory system
 | 
						|
  - added some support for tandy video modes
 | 
						|
  - added MAME Tandy 3 voice emulation
 | 
						|
  - added MAME CMS/GameBlaster emulation
 | 
						|
  - added serial port emulation with virtual tcp/ip modem (somewhat buggy)
 | 
						|
  - sound blaster emulation is now sb pro 2.0 compatible
 | 
						|
  - added basic support for 32-bit protected mode
 | 
						|
  - VGA now tries to emulate an S3 Trio 64 card with 2 MB
 | 
						|
  - VESA 2.0 support for some 256 color modes
 | 
						|
  - rewrote large piece of video bios code for better compatibility
 | 
						|
  - added support for the not inheritance flags.
 | 
						|
  - created functions for creating child psp.
 | 
						|
  - updated errorcodes of findfirst (thanks Mirek!)
 | 
						|
  - rewrote loggingsystem to generate less warnings
 | 
						|
  - added dos protected mode interface (dpmi)
 | 
						|
  - added cdrom label support
 | 
						|
  - improved cdrom audio playing
 | 
						|
  - fixed and improved directory cache
 | 
						|
  - debugger shows selector- and cpu mode info
 | 
						|
  - added SELINFO (selector information) command to debugger
 | 
						|
  - added reference counting for dos files
 | 
						|
  - added tab-completion
 | 
						|
  - added basic fpu support.
 | 
						|
  - fixed several bugs with case sensitive filesystems.
 | 
						|
  - added more shell commands and improved their behaviour.
 | 
						|
  - mouse improvements.
 | 
						|
  - real time clock improvements.
 | 
						|
  - DMA fixes.
 | 
						|
  - Improved .BAT file support.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
0.58
 | 
						|
  - fixed date and time issues with fcbs
 | 
						|
  - added more commands to the internal Shell
 | 
						|
  - corrected config system when a old configfile was used
 | 
						|
  - fixed cga put and get pixel
 | 
						|
  - fixed some vga register getting reset to wrong values
 | 
						|
  - improved support for foreign keyboards
 | 
						|
  - improved joystick support
 | 
						|
  - made dosbox multithreaded again
 | 
						|
  - lot's of soundblaster fixes
 | 
						|
  - dma fixes
 | 
						|
  - cdrom support
 | 
						|
  - midi support
 | 
						|
  - added scale2x
 | 
						|
  - reenabled screenshot support
 | 
						|
  - joystick support fixes
 | 
						|
  - mouse improvements
 | 
						|
  - support for writing wavefiles
 | 
						|
  - added directory cache and longfilename support (longfilenames will be mangled)
 | 
						|
  - mouse fixes
 | 
						|
  - date and time updates at z:\
 | 
						|
  - added (partial) direct disk support. (works probably only if directory is mounted under a:\)
 | 
						|
  - added support for env variables. (must be set before starting dosbox: DOSBOX_SECTION_PROPERTY=value
 | 
						|
    like DOSBOX_SBLASTER_IRQ=1)
 | 
						|
0.57
 | 
						|
  - added support for command /C
 | 
						|
  - fixed all fcb-write functions
 | 
						|
  - fixed fcb-parseline
 | 
						|
  - added debugger under linux/freebsd 
 | 
						|
  - added debugger memory breakpoints and autolog function (heavy debug)
 | 
						|
  - added loadfix.com program that eats up memory (default 64kb)
 | 
						|
    Usage  : loadfix [-option] [programname] [parameters]...
 | 
						|
    Example: loadfix mm2      (Allocates 64kb and starts executable mm2)
 | 
						|
             loadfix -32 mm2  (Allocates 32kb and starts executable mm2)
 | 
						|
             loadfix -128     (Allocates 128kb)
 | 
						|
             loadfix -f       (frees all previous allocated memory)
 | 
						|
  - added echoing of characters for input function
 | 
						|
  - added support for backspace for input function
 | 
						|
  - added partial support for int10:01 set cursortype
 | 
						|
  - fixed most of the problems/bugs with character input.
 | 
						|
  - fixed allocationinfo call.(darksun series)
 | 
						|
  - improved dos support for non-existant functions
 | 
						|
  - Split screen support
 | 
						|
  - prefix 66 67 support
 | 
						|
  - rewrote timingscheme so 1000 hz timers don't cause problems anymore
 | 
						|
  - update adlib emulation
 | 
						|
  - fixed some isues with the mouse (double clicks and visible when it shouldn't be)
 | 
						|
  - improved mouse behaviour (mickey/pixel rate) and detection routines.
 | 
						|
  - basic ansi.sys support
 | 
						|
  - Disney sound system emulation 
 | 
						|
  - rewrote upcase/lowcase functions so they work fine with gcc3.2
 | 
						|
  - SHELL: added rename and delete
 | 
						|
  - added support for command /C. Fixed crashes in the shell
 | 
						|
  - fixed various bugs when exiting dosbox
 | 
						|
  - fixed a bug in XMS
 | 
						|
  - fixed a bug with the joystick when pressing a button
 | 
						|
  - create nicer configfiles.
 | 
						|
  - bios_disk function improved. 
 | 
						|
  - trapflag support
 | 
						|
  - improved vertical retrace timing.
 | 
						|
  - PIT Timer improvements and many bug fixes
 | 
						|
  - Many many bug fixes to the DOS subsystem
 | 
						|
  - Support for memory allocation strategy
 | 
						|
  - rewrote cpu mainloop to act more like a real cpu
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
0.56
 | 
						|
  - added support for a configclass/configfile
 | 
						|
  - added support for writing out the configclass into a configfile
 | 
						|
  - removed the language file and made it internal
 | 
						|
  - added support for writing the language file (will override the internal one)
 | 
						|
  - improved mousesupport
 | 
						|
  - updated readme
 | 
						|
  - support for screenshots
 | 
						|
  - some cpu-bug fixes
 | 
						|
  - dma changes
 | 
						|
  - Real Sound support
 | 
						|
  - EMM fixes and new functions.
 | 
						|
  - VGA fixes
 | 
						|
  - new wildcompare
 | 
						|
  - support for size and disktype at mount.
 | 
						|
  - added new debugger functionalities: start/trace into INTs, write processor status log, 
 | 
						|
    step over rep and loop instructions, breakpoint support without using INT 03 (heavy debugging switch)
 | 
						|
  - Added more cpu instructions and changed the string operations.
 | 
						|
  - Added classes for most of the internal dos structures.
 | 
						|
  - Rewrote most of the fcb calls to use normal dos calls.
 | 
						|
  
 | 
						|
0.55
 | 
						|
  - fixed the errors/warnings in prefix_66.h and prefix_66_of.h (decimal too large becomming unsigned).
 | 
						|
  - fixed compilation error on FreeBSD when #disable_joystick was defined
 | 
						|
  - int10_writechar has been updated to move the cursor position.
 | 
						|
  - changed the basedir routines to use the current working dir instead of argv[0]. This will fix and brake things :)
 | 
						|
  - illegal command, now displays the command
 | 
						|
  - wildcmp updated to be case insensitive
 | 
						|
  - added fcb:open,close,findfirst, findnext.
 | 
						|
  - fixed rename in drive_local
 | 
						|
  - added new features to the debugger: breakpoint support / data view / command line
 | 
						|
  - partial support of list of lists (dos info block)
 | 
						|
  - full emm 3.2 support  
 | 
						|
  - partial emm 4.0 support
 | 
						|
  - fixes to graphics core fonts (text in sierra games is now correct)
 | 
						|
  - improved support for user mousehandlers
 | 
						|
  - fixed EGA graphics
 | 
						|
  - fixed VGA graphics
 | 
						|
  - fixed write with size 0
 | 
						|
  - changed memory management.
 | 
						|
  - fixed and cleaned up the cpu flags.
 | 
						|
  - changed interrupt handler.
 | 
						|
  - speeded up the graphics.
 | 
						|
  - speeded up the cpu-core
 | 
						|
  - changed dma 
 | 
						|
  - improved dma streams from emm memory
 | 
						|
  - added some cga videomodes
 | 
						|
  - added more funtions to the keyboard handler
 |