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Spectral v1.07
Posted by retroK on Monday, April 21, 2025 - 01:14 (82 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • Thanks to @imneme! Her OMSE emulator (MIT) showed me how the clock should be controlled by the ULA, not the CPU!
  • new: multicolor (action force 2, buzzsaw, oldtower, gluf, yazzie, multidude, el stompo, space monsters meet the hardy, sunbucket, blacklamp, ringo) (not yet: plyuk)
  • new: rainbow graphics (eliminator, uridium, bad dream, venom mask 3)
  • new: border effects (vectron 48, jaws, blade warrior, starion, terrorpods) (not yet: aquaplane, venom mask 3)
  • new: border overscan (border break, breakspace, defenders of the earth, rotatrix, sentinel 48, bordertrix 48, darkstar 48 hiscore, super wonderboy128 paused)
  • new: floating bus (emlyn hughes, saucer, wizball, cobra, shortcircuit, terracresta, duet) (not yet: arkanoid, sidewize)
  • new: fast disk loading option (+3, Pentagon)
  • new: emulate hardware bugs present in HAL10H8 chip (128/+2)
  • new: kempston2 joystick support (port 55) (see: BombMunchies)
  • new: revamped joystick menu screen. added new joystick mappings
  • new: zipped instructions support (IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade)
  • new: added manual play/stop tape controls. also, disable auto-stop/play when manual tape is enabled
  • chg: added warning message when bonus tracks are not played in ideal conditions
  • chg: added leading tape silence (100ms) to help UX when clicking tape preview bar on the left border
  • chg: allowed backspace key to close game filter dialog
  • chg: by default, use 48K for load local tapes when no model can be inferred
  • chg: different ordering of zxdb color flags
  • chg: highlight loaded game in local browser
  • chg: if user has changed medias, keep using that when switching different zx models
  • chg: infer zx model from local filenames whenever possible (Cabal.dsk, Pietro(Pentagon).tap, Manic128.tap, etc)
  • chg: made media screen layout extra compact (preallocated space for upcoming savegame thumbnails)
  • chg: updated bescii font to v3.1 (cz/sk/hu/slavic languages support)
  • chg: updated github workflow to use SignPath signed binaries (Windows)
  • chg: updated github workflow to use ubuntu22.04, since ubuntu20.04 is deprecated now (Linux)
  • chg: use polyfill-glibc for backwards/legacy glibc compatibility (Linux)
  • chg: while toggling turborom, avoid additional reset whenever possible
  • fix: 1-byte memory stomp
  • fix: allowed backspace key while browsing local folders
  • fix: allowed to read embedded zxdb database from any cwd (ie, ../../dir/spectral)
  • fix: could not change zx model after loading from local .zip files
  • fix: displayed alias titles in # tab when no digit/punct char is found (zxdb) (see: ¡Hundido!)
  • fix: fixed pentagon INT timing (borderbreak.trd)
  • fix: fixed some empty search results in search tab (zxdb) (see: Floromaníaco while searching for "mania")
  • fix: fixed ¿¡ chars not being sorted (zxdb)
  • fix: removed slavic entries from # tab (zxdb)
  • fix: fixed the .scr viewer, that prevented the app from closing
  • fix: fixed UB in realloc() when game searching for empty strings a few times in a row
  • fix: fixed bug where window titlebar() might ignore temporary strings built from va() (Windows)
  • fix: fixed many +3 dsks, which were not being properly initalized/mounted (see: dynasty wars, final fight, forgotten worlds, gng, led storm, last duel, mercs, wrestling superstars, time scanner, the vindicator, ...)
  • fix: wrong titlebar after loading some local files
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BasinC v1.8
Posted by retroK on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 - 11:08 (163 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

BasinC LogoBasinC ist ein Spectrum BASIC Development environment für Windows (Open-Source in Pascal ursprünglich von Paul Dunn und seit 2011 von Arda Erdikmen).

Note:

After Two Long Years, Finally a BasinC Update!
The ultimate IDE for ZX Spectrum development is back with new features and dozens of bug fixes.

Changelog: https://arda.kisafilm.org/blog/?p=1480&lang=en#more-1480

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ZXSEC 2025.03.21
Posted by retroK on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 - 11:02 (140 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

ZXSEC LogoEine neue Version des ZX Spectrum Emulators ZXSEC ist erschienen.

Note:
  • 20250321 -- minor patch fixing the sRGB calculations (Gigascreen would "darken" images in motion because it assumed Gamma 2.0 instead of 2.2), several colour palettes (CPCEC: OLD+PLUS; ZXSEC: ULA+ULAPLUS; MSXEC: V9938) and a bug in the scarcely used GZIP writer. MSXEC now supports 8-MB cartridges and new cartridge headers ("ROM_ASC8", "ROM_AS16", "ROM_KON4", "ROM_KON5", "ROM_NEO8", "ROM_NE16", "ASCII16X") and patches a bug in the V9958 YAE video render.
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Spectral v1.06
Posted by retroK on Saturday, April 05, 2025 - 01:33 (192 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • new: mp3s support. play Side-B bonus tracks (see: EveryonesAWally, KingdomOfKrell, Corruption, DodgyGeezers, etc.)
  • new: added zoom/panning (see: maps, inlays, instructions)
  • new: allow mousewheel within dialogs for those games with ridiculous amount of cheats (see: ManicMiner)
  • new: dimmed thumbnails when filtering is enabled
  • new: flash currently loaded game while browsing
  • new: combined local+wos search tab
  • new: zxdb 'alias' option
  • tzx: increased bits for pilot tones (fixes SpecialProgram11-ITA-bootleg.tzx)
  • tzx: improve tape preview by creating large pause gaps between important blocks: before any of [ .bas block, glue block, 48KStopTape block ] + any text block with 'side' or 'b' strings in it)
  • tzx: disable select block (only present in LoneWolfMirrorOfDeath and four minor compilations)
  • chg: improve texture resampling quality by going cubic instead of bilinear (maps, inlays, instructions)
  • chg: ctrl+mousewheel to advance pages while browsing
  • chg: auto-scan ZX_FOLDER setting on launch
  • chg: invert mousewheel (linux,windows)
  • chg: reduced the time needed to detect long keypresses
  • fix: fixed wrong characters when writing utf8 filenames (mp4, mpeg1, png files) (Windows)
  • fix: fixed case where repeated zxdb ids in a listing would not display its alt title (see: gremlins2)
  • fix: made ui_print() to work in any surface resolution
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Xpeccy 0.6.20250404
Posted by retroK on Saturday, April 05, 2025 - 01:33 (152 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Der Spectrum Emulator Xpeccy wurde aktualisiert. Xpeccy ist eine Weiterentwicklung des Sinclair Emulators SAMulator für Linux und Windows.

 

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Spectral v1.05
Posted by retroK on Monday, March 31, 2025 - 08:37 (230 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • new: zxdb: mousewheel
  • new: zxdb: media selector
  • new: zxdb: new 'page' option
  • new: zxdb: new 'media' option
  • new: zxdb: added bookmarks and compatibility flags to local file browser
  • new: saved local folder location
  • chg: zxdb: grouped authors into a single screen
  • chg: zxdb: can search release seqs now
  • chg: added F1 F2 F3 ... hyperlinks into about screen
  • chg: changed ui to detect release mouse presses instead.
  • fix: clear rzx when no rzx media is inserted (see: afterburner.rzx)
  • fix: clear tape when disk is inserted (see: seraphima.scl)
  • fix: launch, browse, search where time, browse - should not be in local mode
  • fix: search/local should clear dialogs (media)
  • fix: opening browse should close media dialog
  • fix: disable /both win+/ accesibility keys while app in use (Windows)
  • fix: ay: envelope 15 fix (ay1 core) (thanks @leiradel!)
  • fix: ay: dropped YM mode from AY2 core
  • fix: restored glx window attribs to what v1.03 was using (Linux)
  • fix: fixed embedding zxdb build step, broken since v1.04 (Linux,MacOS)
  • fix: ui edge case where hyperlinks could not be hovered if they were wider than app canvas
  • fix: fixed accidental tape interactions while clicking bottom games within browsers list.
  • fix: expanded va() buffers. changed impl. hopefully addresses temporary files leak.
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Spectral v1.041
Posted by retroK on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 09:13 (139 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • fix: reverse order of zxdb entries so we stop being tagged as false positive (Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml) (Windows Defender)
  • fix: compilation fixes for zxdb tool
  • chg: finder: single backspace to delete last char, hold backspace to clear field
  • chg: zxdb: new shorcuts: ctrl+b toggle bookmark, ctrl+space toggle compatibility flag
  • chg: zxdb: update db to 1.0.209
  • lab: irc client
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Spectral v1.05 wip
Posted by retroK on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 11:50 (116 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • fix: reverse ZXDB entries so we avoid being threated as false positive (Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml) (Windows Defender)
  • fix: compilation fixes for zxdb tool
  • lab: irc client
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Spectral v1.04
Posted by retroK on Sunday, March 23, 2025 - 03:46 (127 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • new: gamepad bindings (up to 16 buttons)
  • new: github releases workflow by @zpl-zak (1,000 thanks!)
  • new: next iteration of our local file browser
  • new: support light/dark OS theme (Windows)
  • new: +SHIFT key to capture UI layer (PIC,REC buttons)
  • new: ZXDB made ids clickable (forwards to SC page)
  • new: logos and branding images
  • chg: added hints for zx models
  • chg: avoid enforced UI recording within videos
  • chg: display dialog titles whenever possible
  • chg: ESC/RMB presses will cancel the UI top layer (dialog/overlay layer) before switching to game browser
  • chg: highlighted current selected option whenever possible
  • chg: increased internal buffers for va() calls
  • chg: removed Screenshot action from PRINT_SCREEN key mapping
  • chg: replaced native (i)nfo dialog
  • chg: simplified makefile: removed embed tool (MAKE)
  • fix: do not poke translations before loading any game (AfterTheWar)
  • fix: do not shorten tape silences when TurboROM is enabled (see: Alkatraz/TopoSoft games)
  • fix: fixed bug that prevented excessively long named games (+128chars) from being included in zxdb listings (TheMojonTwins)
  • fix: reduced heuristics for Kempston Mouse detection from (X+Y+MB to X+MB) since Arkanoid does not use Y coord :o)
  • fix: made xinput library to be loaded dynamically; fixes those installations where DirectX is not pre-installed (Windows)
  • fix: fixed issue2 from being selected within new UI menu
  • fix: fixed local file browser while identifying some false positive file extensions (like .c)
  • fix: fixed wrong window priority when displaying search dialog in fullscreen
  • fix: use AVX in X64 builds and SSE2 in X86 builds (Windows)
  • wip: toggled different GLX attributes in the hope that hw accelerated surface gets enabled (Linux)
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Spectral v1.04 wip
Posted by retroK on Sunday, March 16, 2025 - 02:58 (114 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • v1.04 wip
    • fix: do not shorten tape silences when TurboROM is enabled (see: Alkatraz/TopoSoft games)
    • chg: removed Screenshot action from PRINT_SCREEN key mapping
    • chg: replaced native (i)nfo dialog
    • chg: do not translate games before loading (AfterTheWar)
    • chg: highlighted current selected option whenever possible
    • fix: fixed issue2 from being selected within new UI menu
    • new: support light/dark OS theme (Windows)
    • chg: do not record UI layer in videos
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Spectral v1.03
Posted by retroK on Saturday, March 15, 2025 - 04:08 (113 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • Kudos & thanks to korb/lincoln welch for the extensive issue tracking he's doing on Discord!
  • new: ui dialogs
  • new: mp4 recording
  • new: mpeg1 recording
  • new: joystick autofires
  • new: redefineable FN keyboard mappings
  • new: **added turbosound (turbo-ay) on pentagon128 model
  • new: revamped main options interface (use shift+click for old behavior)
  • new: revamped ZXDB cheats interface (smoother experience now)
  • new: tweakable z80 speed: 50%, 100%, 150%, 200% (7MHz), 400% (14MHz)
  • new: option to use a few different zx palettes
  • new: ui expert mode (UI buttons+RMB)
  • new: update zxdb to latest 1.0.208
  • new: restored NMI button
  • chg: added pentagon128 to the main list of models
  • chg: add icons next to keyboard mappings
  • chg: added discord badge to readme
  • chg: ask user for confirmation before binding command that was already assigned beforehand
  • chg: be explicit about the licensing terms in the LICENSE file
  • chg: disallow cursor joystick unless while in BASIC
  • chg: faster init
  • chg: highlight current loaded game in zxdb/list view
  • chg: if available, prefer clang-cl over cl (make.bat)
  • chg: integrate browser v1 into v2 tab
  • chg: pure black borders in fullscreen mode
  • chg: replaced ResourceHacker with a much nicer RC-Edit tool (MAKE, Windows)
  • chg: search should provide more results now
  • chg: simplified zxdb gallery controls
  • chg: tweaked Spectral palette, darker black and less pure white now
  • chg: ui layout, right sidebar
  • chg: updated bescii font to latest
  • chg: zxdb gallery added a secondary worker thread (hopefully faster decoding in most cases)
  • chg: zxdb gallery speed up by not doing recolor on 1:4,1:8 thumbnails (since they were already recoloured during 1:2 thumbnails decoding)
  • chg: zxdb updated stb_image_resize2 to latest 2.13
  • fix: app titlebar when loading localized files from disk, like Russian ones (Windows)
  • fix: bottom, overscan lines in pentagon mode
  • fix: fixed bug that prevented using search toolbar twice in a row
  • fix: fixed bug that prevented using thumbnail icon after search toolbar
  • fix: oops! zxdb 48k-only games were wrongly loaded in 128 mode (minder,cerius,nuclear bowls,punch & judy,rebelstar raiders,rubicon,etc.)
  • fix: partial clipped links could be hovered when fullscreen was in use
  • fix: replaced discord invite link
  • fix: search game when no input was provided
  • fix: x86 build (internal)
  • lab: grid shader
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zxian v24
Posted by retroK on Thursday, March 13, 2025 - 10:50 (99 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Eine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows: zxian wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von Sebastian Mihai).

Note:
  • v24 - corrected R register behaviour (7bit counter instead of 8bit). This fixes games such as Robin of the Wood, Ping Pong, Sanxion
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Spectral v1.02
Posted by retroK on Thursday, March 06, 2025 - 06:17 (592 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • Fixed malware false positives (thanks to everyone!)
  • Fixed compatibilty with Haswell X64 and earlier architectures
  • Gamepad support (Windows, Linux)
  • ZXDB AY player
  • Updated ZXDB to latest
  • Many UI/UX QoL changes
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zxsp v0.8.34
Posted by retroK on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 03:30 (192 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

zxsp Logozxsp ist ein ZX Spectrum Emulator für macOS. Emuliert die folgenden Systeme: ZX80 und ZX81, ZX Spectrum Modelle mit 16K und 48K RAM, +128, +2, +2A/+2B und die spanischen sowie die französischen Varianten (Open-Source in C++ von Kio / Megatokio).

Note:

2025-02-23: Version 0.8.34: fixed a bug which could cause screen flickering in the lower part of the screen

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Spectral v1.02 wip
Posted by retroK on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 01:21 (173 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Spectral LogoEine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows, Linux und macOS: Spectral wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von r-lyeh).

Note:
  • wip: partial RZX support
  • wip: partial SZX support
  • new: ZXDB use screen$ as background during AY play
  • new: ZXDB include ripped AY tunes chg: unzip() may accept wildcards now
  • fix: misplaced pixel in ui_notify() messages
  • chg: update zxdb to latest (1.0.207)
  • fix: fixed osx compilation errors (thanks imneme!)
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zxian v23
Posted by retroK on Sunday, February 09, 2025 - 05:10 (233 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Eine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows: zxian wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von Sebastian Mihai).

Note:
  • v23 - fixed a border rendering bug after fast tape loading finishes. Fixed a TAP loading bug concerning custom-length header blocks. This fixes games such as Lemmings
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#CSpect v3.0.1.0
Posted by retroK on Sunday, January 26, 2025 - 07:47 (628 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

#CSpect ist ein Spectrum Emulator für Windows, macOS und Linux (von Mike Dailly).

Note:

This is the first public release of #CSpect V3, please see the change logs below for changes. The MacOS mouse  still isn't working.

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swan v0.9.8
Posted by retroK on Sunday, January 26, 2025 - 07:25 (661 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Eine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows und Linux: swan wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / Pascal von Zoran Vučenović).

Note:
  • Many improvements since previous release.

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zxian v22
Posted by retroK on Monday, January 20, 2025 - 06:19 (496 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Eine neue Version des ZX-Spectrum Emulators für Windows: zxian wurde veröffentlicht (Open Source / C von Sebastian Mihai).

Note:
  • v22 - added support for saving SNA snapshots
  • v21 - added support for more options to the UI. Fixed a border rendering bug in fullscreen display modes. Fixed minor scanlines effect bugs
  • v20 - first 64bit version
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ZEsarUX-12.0 Bubble Bobble edition
Posted by retroK on Friday, January 17, 2025 - 08:49 (279 Reads)
Topic Spectrum
Spectrum

Der ZX-Spectrum (ZX-Uno, ZX80, ZX81, Z88) Emulator ZEsarUX wurde aktualisiert. ZEsarUX ist Open-Source und läuft u.a. auf Windows, Mac OS X und Linux. Changelog

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