I have just uploaded the latest release of my BBC Micro emulator for UNIX
and X11 to /pub/incoming.

name: xbeeb-0.3.tgz
size: 246201 bytes
platform: any UNIX and X Windows
short: BBC Micro Emulator for UNIX and X11
directory: pub/emulators/bbc/xbeeb


Xbeeb v0.3, a BBC Micro emulator for UNIX and X11 is now available.

Features :

    o Support for the NMOS 6502A and CMOS Rockwell 65C02 and 65C12
      processors including all undocumented/illegal opcodes.

    o Emulates a Model A or Model B machine.

    o Near complete support for the 6522 VIAs -- most of the time you
      probably won't miss what I haven't implemented yet.

    o Support for MODE 7 teletext (including its own teletext fonts).

    o All the bitmapped screen modes including hardware scrolling and
      odd screen geometries, all done via emulation of the 6845 CRTC
      and video ULA.  A few minor bugs remain here.

    o Full colour support, including flashing colours.  (And the stripy
      screen in MODEs 3 and 6 if you do VDU 19,0,4,0,0,0).

    o Sound (under Linux/VoxWare) -- at the alpha stage at the moment.

    o Emulated DFS.  Xbeeb comes with it's own DFS ROM to allow emulation
      of many of the Acorn DFS commands.  File images are created as part
      of the standard UNIX directory structure.

    o Sideways ROM/RAM are fully supported.

    o Two keymaps are available -- one which uses the key legends as input
      to the emulator and another which bases the keypress information on
      the position of the key on the keyboard, making many games much
      easier to play.

    o Start-up MODE and keyboard DIP-swtich setting from the command line.

    o Runs about 90% of the games that I have tested so far, including
      Frak!, Zalaga, nearly all the Acornsoft games and many of the Ultimate
      games.  Notable exceptions at the moment are Elite, Revs and Acheton.
      I'm working on those :-)


The source is known to compile and run under Solaris 2.5 and Linux.

James.
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