CPCEMU v1.5 - The CPC Emulator for the PC
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What is CPCEMU ?
  CPCEMU emulates an Amstrad CPC on a PC AT. You need at least a AT 386
  with VGA graphics.  The CPC ROMs are included.


Fast start:
  Copy the archive CPCEMUxx.ZIP into a directory of your hard disk and
  decompress it with  'PKUNZIP CPCEMUxx.ZIP' .
  Then use INSTALL.BAT. Now run CPC6128.BAT to have a first look.
  You can try the new online help by pressing F1.
  When questions arise, simply read the completely new documentation
  CPCEMU_E.TXT. No panic, it is shorter as it seems at the first glance.
  The user part ends with chapter 6.



New in v1.5:
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  - perfect Soundblaster sound support by Ulrich Doewich
  - complete Spanish documentation thanks to Gerardo Briseno
  - updated French documentation thanks to Jean-Pierre Marquet
  - autostart of BASIC programs from disk images
  - 4DOS descriptions in file selection menus
  - online help now allows topics including spaces
  - path names in configurations are saved relative
  - file selection: now up to 1500 directory entries (formerly 500)
  - direct printer port access when using PRINTER=""
  - set data rate with CPCTRANS v2.3g
  - SNA2GIF v1.2: user-configurable colour palette, better auto-scale
  - CPCPARA v1.2: possible to disable fast sending (e.g. for Vortex)
  - extended poke database
  - some minor changes


New in v1.4:
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  - GUS sound support by Ulrich Doewich
  - online help system in English, German, French and Spanish
  - complete French documentation
  - support for 2 joysticks
  - VESA videomodes for higher resolutions
  - improved setup menu and configuration file
  - load and save configurations from setup menu
  - improved FDC routines for non-standard formats
  - Extended disk format
  - user-configurable colours and keys
  - improved CPCTRANS (v2.3)
  - new SNA2GIF (v1.1): grab screens from snapshots


New in v1.3b:
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  - Since v1.3 there was no Soundblaster sound with some (non Pro)
    cards.


New in v1.3a:
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  - With v1.3 of CPCEMU, the interrupt mode 2 of the Z80 did not work
    (try Boulder Dash).


New in v1.3:
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  - realtime CPC: In this mode CPCEMU tries to be as fast as a real CPC.
  - the ROMs are (c) by Amstrad and Locomotive Software
  - French documentation
  - menu system with mouse support
  - poke database for easy "poking"
  - re-format disk images with CPCEMU
  - insert disk images with read-only DOS attribute
  - debug menu: 'find' added
  - 'fast Z80': does not crash the computer when using Z80 instructions
    with word access at 0xffff
  - parallele adapter: new PCPARA, CPCPARA with up to 19000 baud
  - CPCTRANS: compiled for 8086 to use it also on an XT
  - ...



  You can find further information in the English, German, French or
  Spanish documentation CPCEMU_E.TXT, CPCEMU_D.TXT, CPCEMU_F.TXT,
  CPCEMU_S.TXT respectively.


Write your comments to:

        Marco Vieth
        Auf dem Uekern 4
        33165 Lichtenau
        Germany

        or by e-mail:
          cpcemu@hotmail.com
          (ali@uni-paderborn.de  only valid until 10/01/98)

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