uBee512 2.5.0 released

New version of the MicroBee emulator for PC.

Changelog:

New for this release:
* Added configuration file settings allowing global declaration and use of customised sections.
* Added user's monochrome configuration type 'u' to the --monitor option.
* Added --mon-fg-x, --mon-bg-x, and --mon-fgl-x options for a user configurable monochrome monitor.
* Added --basic, --basica, --basicb,--basicc, --basicd, options to override default BASIC in ROM based models.
* Added --pak, --pak0 to --pak7 options to override PAK ROMs in ROM based models.
* Added --netrom option to override net ROM in ROM based models.
* Added --rom1, --rom2, --rom3 options to override ROMs in DRAM models.
* Added --charrom option to override the default character ROM.
* Added --colprom option to override early colour internal PROM values.
* Added --sys option to define the system name, this will be appended to some files so that different operating systems using the same model can still have unique names for certain files.
* Added 48 --rgb-nn-x options to custom configure the alpha+ colours.
* Added --lcon option to list section names in the configuration file.
* Added --lmodel option to list the available models.
* Modified --fullscreen option to now have a toggling action.
* Character ROM may now be a 2K (2716) or 4K (2732) image type.
* Added Teleterm model emulation option in addition to the existing 256TC Telecomputer emulation. (Teleterm model requires testing)

Fixed:
* 2mhz model now only able to access the first 2K of character ROM.

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Never heard of this system before but im interested!

Just having problems getting the thing to run, apart from the bios file/files x4? Do i also need a rom image?

Will the bios files from MESS work with this and if so which ones and where do i put them? :-)

cheers, paul

Hi Paul,

As a minimum you need to have character rom, all ROMs normally reside in the roms directory, the actual roms you need will depend on the Microbee model you want to emulate. Starting with this release you can specify roms on the command line to override the internal defaults.

Please check the README file in the doc directory. This contains all the information you should need, search for the 'Installation' section and read that section.

You may like to join this Forum that is dedicated to this Microbee Microcomputer:

http://microbee.no-ip.com/beeboard/

Hope this helps.

Cheers
Stewart