0.247:
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- a2600.cpp: Combined TV Boy and Atari 2600 drivers and merged driver source files [Wilbert Pol].
- a7800: Use lowercase for descriptive text and uppercase for proper nouns in descriptions in 'a7800.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- a800: Add support for the ICD R-Time 8 cartridge [AJR].
- abc1600: Update todo list [Curt Coder].
- adam.cpp: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'adam_cart.xml', 'adam_cass.xml' and 'adam_flop.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- am9516: General improvements. Don't initialise variables in header [Patrick Mackinlay].
- atm.cpp: Fixed I/O addressing, and disabled RAM writes when ROM is active. Improved banking, video and COVOX emulation, promoting ATM-Turbo 2 to working [holub].
- atm: Changed description to 'ATM-Turbo (ATM-CP)'.
- atmtb2: Machine promoted to working and changed description to 'ATM-Turbo 2' [holub].
- ave_arb.cpp: Add clickable element that presses 2 buttons at the same time [hap].
- aviion88k.cpp: Driver moved to "dg/" sub-folder.
- ax208p: Changed description to 'AppoTech AX208 (AXC51-CORE) (prototype?)'.
- bmcfball: Changed description to 'Football Classic (Bambino)'.
- c2color.cpp: Dumped internal ROM [Peter Wilhelmsen, David Haywood].
- cdi.cpp: Use lowercase for descriptive text and unabbreviated country names in descriptions in 'cdi.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- channelf: Use lowercase for descriptive text and unabbreviated country names in descriptions in 'channelf.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- chessmst: Same thing as arb, clicking reset button auto clicks halt button on top of it [hap].
- cmi.cpp: Hooked up MIDI port 1, and cleaned up code [Ryan Holtz].
- cr16b: Fix sign extension of branch displacements in disassembly [AJR].
- csc: Improve irq active duration [hap].
- ctk551.cpp: Adjusted CTK-601 LCD background color [Devin Acker].
- ec1840_0002: Changed description to 'EC1840.0002 (MDA)'.
- eturtles: Add game speed control [hap].
- gamate: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'gamate.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- gameboy: Converted data sizes to hexadecimal, and noted probable under-dump of lunchasep in 'gameboy.xml' [kmg].
- gb.cpp: A bit of cleanup. Combined driver source files. Split up state classes and got rid of legacy start/reset callback overrides. Use configured banking for GBC RAM (fixes some save state issues, but there could be more lurking). Moved notes about cartridge hardware to more appropriate places. Use taps to handle the boot ROM overlay. Don't show BIOS patch configuration switch for Mega Duck [Vas Crabb].
- gb_rom: Changed description to 'Game Boy Cartridge'.
- gb_rom_atvrac: Changed description to 'Game Boy ATV Racin' Cartridge'.
- gb_rom_lasama: Changed description to 'Game Boy LaSaMa Cartridge'.
- gb_rom_tama5: Changed description to 'Game Boy Tamagotchi Cartridge'.
- gb_rom_wisdom: Changed description to 'Game Boy Wisdom Tree Cartridge'.
- gb_rom_yong: Changed description to 'Game Boy Young Yong Cartridge'.
- gbcolor: Added notes on what happens if you bypass the boot check for Rocket Games cartridges in 'gbcolor.xml' [Vas Crabb].
- h8: MULXS & MULXU are slower without a MAC [AJR].
- hh_tms1k.cpp: merlina is a bad dump afterall [hap].
- hp3478a.cpp: Driver moved to "hp/" folder.
- hpz80unk.cpp: Driver moved to "hp/" folder.
- ibm3153.cpp: Driver moved to "ibm/" sub-folder.
- ibm5170: Added the status="nodump" to the missing floppy disks dump. Replaced the N and a degree symbol by the Numero Sign [ArcadeShadow].
- ibm6580.cpp: Driver moved to "ibm/" sub-folder.
- imds2.cpp: Corrected PIO controller ROM, and fixed iSBC202 floppy controller emulation [F. Ulivi].
- imds2: Correct dump for PIO microcontroller [F. Ulivi].
- interpro.cpp: Driver moved to "intergraph/" sub-folder. Don’t use title case in software list description in 'intellect02.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- intv: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'intv.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- jazz.cpp: Driver moved to "microsoft/" sub-folder.
- lantransp: Changed description to 'Language Translator (patent)'.
- lk3000.cpp: Driver moved to "handheld/" sub-folder [hap].
- lynx: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'lynx.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- mac.cpp: Move V8 family machines (LC, LC II, Classic II, Color Classic) to new separate driver [R. Belmont]. Additional small cleanups to Mac drivers, getting rid of MCFG overrides [AJR].
- maclc2: Machine promoted to working [R. Belmont].
- macquadra700.cpp: Hook up EASC IRQ [R. Belmont].
- mbc55x: Remove some residual debugging stuff [AJR].
- mdndclab: Remove stray escaped chars in mdndclab.lay [hap].
- megaduck: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'megaduck.xml' [ArcadeShadow]. Added explicit info about cartridge banking. There are three kinds of cartridge: 32K flat, 16K fixed plus 16K switchable, and 32K switchable. Cart implementation will come later [Vas Crabb].
- megaduck_rom: Changed description to 'MegaDuck Cartridge'.
- merlin: Changed description to 'Merlin - The Electronic Wizard'.
- midiin: Send All Notes Off channel mode message when unloading a MIDI file [Devin Acker].
- minitel_2_rpic.cpp: Driver moved to "philips/" sub-folder.
- monon_color.cpp: Driver moved to "misc/" sub-folder. Adjusted protection simulation [Peter Wilhelmsen, David Haywood]. Corrected the English translations of game titles in 'monon_color.xml' [Qiangong2]. Allocate large buffer at machine_start time [AJR].
- mononcol: Get rid of a pile of copy/pasted crud [Vas Crabb].
- msx.cpp: Merge msx_m.cpp and msx.h into msx.cpp and cleaned up code a little [Wilbert Pol].
- myvision.cpp: Driver moved to "nichibutsu/" sub-folder.
- nes: Use unabbreviated country names, lowercase descriptive text and uppercase initialisms in descriptions 'nes.xml' [kmg].
- nes_pachinko: Changed description to 'Coconuts Japan Pachinko Controller CJPC-102'.
- nes_txc_strikew: Changed description to 'NES Cart TXC 01-22000-400 PCB'.
- news_38xx.cpp: Driver moved to "sony/" sub-folder.
- news_68k.cpp: Driver moved to "sony/" sub-folder.
- news_r3k.cpp: Driver moved to "sony/" sub-folder.
- newton.cpp: Driver moved to "apple/" sub-folder.
- notetaker.cpp: Driver moved to "xerox/" sub-folder.
- ns32082: Correct rdval/wrval logic. don't clear translation error status unless a new error is generated [Patrick Mackinlay].
- pegasus.cpp: Driver moved to "ausnz/" sub-folder.
- pensebem.cpp: Driver moved to "handheld/" sub-folder.
- pentagon.cpp: Cleaned up implementation of differences between 128 K and 1024 K variants. Fixed freeze on main menu (MT08390), and cleaned up code [holub].
- powerstack.cpp: Driver moved to "motorola/" sub-folder.
- rtpc.cpp: Driver moved to "ibm/" sub-folder.
- saturn: Remove some residual debugging stuff [AJR].
- snes: Use lowercase for descriptive text and unabbreviated country names in descriptions in 'snes.xml' [ArcadeShadow]. Made checksum and address formatting consistent in log messages when loading cartridges and fixed some parent/clone relationships in 'snes.xml' [kmg].
- sns_rom_soulblad: Changed description to 'SNES Soul Blade'.
- snspellit: Changed manufacturer to 'Texas Instruments / Clementoni'.
- spec128.cpp: Adjusted border rendering (MT08264)  [holub].
- spec128: BugFIX#08342 [Sound] (sinclair/spectrum.cpp) spec128 [cobrasar and clones]: Voiceover missing in Cobra's Arc [spectrum and clones] (a99e48b) [holub].
- specpls3: Improved floppy drive configuration. Default to a single 3" SSDD drive, allow 3.5" SSDD drives [Vas Crabb].
- spectrum.cpp: Play cassette output through speaker (MT08342) [holub].
- spellba: Do the tms0270 ctl fix in the driver [hap].
- ssfball: Changed description to 'Super Star Football (Bambino)'.
- swtpc09, swtpc09d3, swtpc09i, swtpc09o, swtpc09u: Machine promoted to working [68bit].
- swtpc09.cpp: Marked machines as working and added comments with usage notes [68bit].
- thomson.cpp: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'mo5_cart.xml', 'mo5_cass.xml' and 'mo5_flop.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- tms0270: Fix problem with power off and ctl direction [hap].
- tms1000: Increase R port to 32bit. Added tms1475. Add stack levels to constructor list. Move known pinouts to device headers. Added tms2xxx skeleton devices. Move common memory maps to base file. Added disassembler for tms1400, tms2100, tms2400. Add read/write prefix to k/r/o devcb names [hap].
- trs80dt1.cpp: Driver moved to "trs/" sub-folder.
- vboy.cpp: Allow it to run unmapped reads with no cartridge [Vas Crabb].
- vectrex: Use lowercase for descriptive text in descriptions in 'vectrex.xml' [ArcadeShadow].
- x68k.cpp: BugFIX#08377 [Graphics] (sharp/x68k.cpp) keeper: Tree on title screen appears in front of Success logo. Do the final mix in a single loop per-pixel. Change layer drawing order and make pcg and text layers mask each other [cracyc].
- Renamed (axc51core) to (ax208p), (lantutor) to (lantransp) and (spellb79) to (spellba).
- Added AMD Am186EM, AMD Am188EM, Apple Eagle system ASIC, Apple Spice system ASIC, Apple V8 system ASIC, Coconuts Japan Pachinko Controller CJPC-101, Generic SPI Flash handling, HP 1TV3-0302 SPIFI3 SCSI-2 Protocol Controller, ICD R-Time 8, Monon Color Cartridge Slot, Monon Color ROM cartridge, National Semiconductor PC8477B FDC, SCSI CD-ROM NEWS, Sony CXD8403Q DMAC3 DMA Controller, Sony CXD8442Q WSC-FIFOQ, Sony CXD8452AQ WSC-SONIC3, Texas Instruments TMS1475, Texas Instruments TMS2100, Texas Instruments TMS2170, Texas Instruments TMS2300, Texas Instruments TMS2370, Texas Instruments TMS2400, Texas Instruments TMS2470, Texas Instruments TMS2600 and Texas Instruments TMS2670 devices.
- Brice Onken added Sony NET WORK STATION NWS-5000X system.
- Devin Acker added Casio Celviano AP-10 and VTech Phusion systems.
- Devin Acker, Gabriel Miceli added Casio CTK-601 and Casio GZ-70SP systems.
- Guru added Samsung Samsung NUON Enhanced DVD Player / DVD-N501 system.
- hap, David Haywood, Sly DC added Nippon Mail Service Micom Mahjong system.
- hap, Sean Riddle added Texas Instruments Language Teacher system.
- hap, Sean Riddle, Darksoft added Texas Instruments Language Translator system.
- hap, Sean Riddle, Parotaku, eggs added Tsukuda The Dracula (Tsukuda) system.
- hap, Sean Riddle, Rik, eggs added Tsukuda Game Pachinko system.
- kmg added Sharp My Computer Terebi C1 system.
- Thomas Jentzsch, kmg added Systema? TV Boy (PAL) system.
- Brice Onken added news_r4k.cpp driver.
- Devin Acker added phusion.cpp driver.
- hap added micom_mahjong.cpp driver.
- Osso added dvd-n5xx.cpp driver.