DCMO6 - Thomson MO5NR, Thomson MO6 and
Olivetti Prodest PC128 emulator for Windows
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Version 8.3 - December 2003
 home http://dcmo6.free.fr
games http://mo5.free.fr


DCMO6 is a MO5NR, MO6 & PC128 emulator for Windows.
It is the successor of DCMO6 for DOS.
English and French languages are supported.


Requirements :
- Pentium or Pentium compatible processor.
- Clock frequency 500 MHz or better.
- Windows 95/98/ME or Windows NT/2000/XP.
- Display resolution 640x480 or better, 65536 colors or better 


Installation :
- Unpack the zip archive
- Make a shortcut to the program (optional).
- Run the .exe file
- Read on-line help for more information.


History :

2002.05.26: Version 2.0
- First Windows version 

2002.07.14: Version 2.1
- Added DAC support
- Sound latency reduced from 400 ms to 100 ms
- New display method improving overall performance
- Added PC joystick, wheel and pedal support
- dc6809 emulator upgraded to version 5
- Many other improvements
- Left and right SHIFT key bug fixed
- Minor bugs fixed

2002.10.19: Version 2.2 (never released)
- Added 50 Hz signal simulation at address &HA7C3
- Display bug fixed : now OK when video page is > 0
- Added special bitmap 4 video mode emulation 
- ROM overlapping by RAM emulated
- Added experimental debugger
- New function to protect/unprotect Basic programs

2002.11.07: Version 2.3
- Memory bank switching improved
- Init RAM with the same pattern as actual computer
- Many minor bugs fixed

Note: No released version between 2.3 and 8.0

2003.04.19: Version 8.0 
- Same program modules are shared by DCMO5 and DCMO6
- Same version numbering for DCMO5 and DCMO6
- One executable emulates the 3 computers : MO5NR, MO6, PC128
- 6809 emulation  module upgraded to version 5
- Display function improved
- Left and right SHIFT key bug fixed
- Added debugger and 6809 disassembler
- Memory and registers contents can be saved and restored  
- New tape mamagement functions (dir, rewind, fast forward)
- Emulator is now synchronized by audio adapter clock
- Status bar showing computer, tape and cartridge status
- Speed improvement 
- Fixed program freeze on slow computer
- No more warning message when joystick is unavailable
- K7 path and cartridge path are saved
- Many minor improvements

2003.12.25: Version 8.3 
- Quick Disk Drive emulation
- 5"25 & 3"5 Floppy Disk Drive emulation
- Debug function improvement
- Previous session cartridge loaded when starting emulator
- Previous session tape loaded when starting emulator 
- Previous session disk loaded when starting emulator 
- Many minor fixes and improvements


Help and bug report :
danielcoulom@hotmail.com
