Release Notes for openMSX 0.9.1 (2012-09-30)
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This release mostly fixes a bug in dir-as-disk that was introduced in openMSX
0.9.0, when adding support for the DMK format and low level disk emulation. We
not only fixed that bug, we rewrote dir-as-disk almost completely, making it a
lot more robust.

Here´s the list with all highlights:

MSX device support:
- Accuracy improvements:
- improved some details on the laserdisc emulation
- improved timing of the VDP LINE command (thanks to NYYRIKKI for the ideas)
- added Toshiba HX-21, Toshiba HX-22 and Toshiba HX-22I. The latter two have a
switchable RS-232C interface (use the new toshiba_rs232c_switch setting)

New or improved emulator features:
- fixed crash with fast resampler and 8192 samples
- dir-As-Disk:
- dir-as-disk works properly again and is now a lot more robust
- improve error reporting when something goes wrong
- console support/scripts:
- added script to save current screen to file in MSX loadable format, thanks
to NYYRIKKI
- performance improvements:
- improved console rendering speed (uses less CPU)
- improved Tcl integration
- speed up low level disk emulation
- optimized rendering of superimposed modes (Video9000, laserdisc)
- several other performance improvements

Build system, packaging, documentation:
- Added build support for DragonFly BSD, thanks to John Marino

And of course the usual various bug fixes.

In "doc/manual/index.html" you can find a set of HTML manuals for openMSX.
Make sure you read this if you haven´t used openMSX before, but also to learn
more about the new and changed features.

CPU and graphics performance varies a lot, depending on the openMSX settings
and the MSX hardware and software you´re emulating. Some things run fine on a
200 MHz machine, others are slow on a 2 GHz machine. For performance tuning
tips, see the Setup Guide.

openMSX is confirmed to run on the following operating systems: Linux, Windows,
Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD; on x86, x86-64, PPC, ARM, MIPS and Sparc
CPU´s. Running on other operating systems (wherever SDL runs) or CPU´s should
be possible, but may require some modifications to the build system. If you are
compiling on a new platform, please share your experiences (see below for
contact info), so we can make openMSX more portable.