HxC Software updates

[Jeff_HxC2001]

New HxC Software version ! : HxCFloppyEmulator 2.1.20.1



https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... r_soft.zip

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... _notes.txt

22 December 2018 : HxCFloppyEmulator 2.1.20.1

General : Faster/better file images identification and loader.
General : Many loaders now use the new generic raw file loader.
General : Lots of code improvements.
Internal tracks generator : Now support "weak" sectors.
HFEv3 writer : Remove any possible parasitic opcodes coming from the stream.
New Loader : NEC PC98/PC88 FDI.
CPCDSK loader/writer : Now support the SAMDisk method for DSK with weak bits.
Roland DD XML : Fix tracks skew.
New XML format : ABB disks formats.
New XML format : Automatix RAIL DD disk format.
New XML format : COMX disks formats.
New XML format : DEC RX55 format.
New XML format : Didaktik Spectrum disk format.
New XML format : Dynacord HD disks formats.
New XML format : Gravograph ISIS 640KB disk format.
New XML format : Memotech disks formats.
New XML format : Oerlikon Balzers disks formats.
New XML format : OpusDiscovery disk format.
New XML format : Oric Jasmin disk format.
New XML format : OS9 DD disks formats.
New XML format : PUMA arm robot disks formats.
New XML format : Tatung Einstein disks formats.
New XML format : Timex FDD3000 formats.
New XML format : TRS80 disk format.
New XML format : Unitel Videotex format.
New file image support : SAB Diskette Utility / *.SDU floppy image.
SCP Loader/Writer : Fix single sided SCP file export.
New writer : Dragon VDK format.

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[Jeff_HxC2001]

New HxC Software version ! : HxCFloppyEmulator 2.2.2.1

HxCFloppyEmulator_soft.zip

hxcfloppyemulator_soft_release_notes.txt

8 December 2019 : HxCFloppyEmulator 2.2.2.1

-> macOS Catalina support : Switch to 64bits build + minimum OS version needed changed to 10.9 (Mavericks)

-> Internal environment variables support to tweak/change the default internal library settings/behavior.

-> Script support introduced.

-> GUI : New advanced parameters window added.

-> GUI : Script execution menu entry added.

-> Command line tool : Script execution option added.

-> Floppy Stream dump analysis bitmap export support. (Stream HFE, SCP, KryoFlux Raw)

-> SPS CAPS library loader support added for Linux.

-> SCP loader : Fix/set the number of heads to 2 when the number of head(s) field is set to 0.

-> New files Support : Kurzweil K25 (K2500) and K26 (K2600) file support.

-> Game Doctor SF3 / SF7 file support added.

-> zlib updated to v1.2.11

-> FLTK updated to v1.3.5 for all platforms.

-> Linux build : Automatic FLTK package download and preparation.
FLTK build : Use the fltk automatic flags to match with your graphic stack.

-> General : Lots of code fixes and improvements !

[npomarede]

Great tool, being able to browse all kind of disk formats with only one program is really nice.
And thanks for making it available under Linux too

[Jeff_HxC2001]

HxC Floppy Emulator software v2.5.5.1 released with a plethora of improvements and fixes ! (See the release notes)

Happy new year 2021 !

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... r_soft.zip

https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_dri ... _notes.txt

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HxCFloppyEmulator 2.5.5.1

-> New hardware support introduced : Pauline ! The ultimate stream based floppy drive simulator / floppy dumper :)
   Pauline control and real time stream viewer window added. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZiyms6lo4U )

-> macOS : CAPSlib loader added (IPF, CTRAW...). (Windows/Linux/macOS CAPSlib loaders code merged)

-> macOS : macOS Big Sur support fixed.

-> New Loader/Writer : HxC Quickdisk images.

-> New Writer : Oric DSK images ("MFM_DISK" format).

-> New Loader : DiscFerret *.DFI stream files. (WIP!)

-> New Loader : AppleSauce *.A2R stream files. (WIP!)

-> XML loader : Add new properties and fix long track to support Quickdisk and Hardsectored disks.
                New proprerties (micro-seconds time length/position parameters) :
                index_len_us , add_index_us, track_len_us, pregap_us.

-> New XML format : Olivetti TOP 100 / Triumph-Adler Gabriele PFS typewriter Quickdisk format.

-> New XML format : FLEX disk formats.

-> New XML format : SORD M68 HD disk.

-> New XML format : Bung MGD2 disk.

-> Windows "Save as" file selector : Fix the overwrite prompt regression.

-> Kryoflux stream loader : Code re-factored and fixed.

-> IPF Loader : The CAPS library DI_LOCK_INDEX flag turned off by default (fake index track buffer realignment).
                Can be enabled with the LOADER_IPF_CAPS_DI_LOCK_INDEX parameter.
                "Weak bits" support fixed.

-> CPC EDSK writer : Fix EDSK export with unformatted track(s).
                     Fix export with unaligned track size.
                     Keep the last unformatted tracks.
                     Discard the second side if unformatted. (parameter CPCDSK_WRITER_DISCARD_UNFORMATTED_SIDE)
                     Limit the sector data size to 6144 bytes. (parameter CPCDSK_WRITER_LIMIT_SECTOR_SIZE)

-> Atari ATR Loader : Loader fixed.

-> SCP Loader : Input file sanity checks added.

-> SCP Writer : Randomize stream on weak-bits.

-> SCP Writer : Fix single sided disks export.

-> STX Writer : Support sectors headers without data part.

-> TD0 Loader : More robust with corrupted images.

-> TRS80 DMK Loader : Fix FM / SD track ID / Data mark clock patching.

-> TRS80 DMK Writer : Byte align tracks (WIP!).

-> Macintosh disk support : Macintosh GCR decoding, CLV disks stream import (WIP!).

-> Disk viewer : Resizeable window.

-> Disk viewer : Realistic physical floppy disk state representation (3"1/2 135TPI, 5"1/4 96TPI, 5"1/4 48TPI, 8" 48TPI).

-> Disk viewer : Track markers support.

-> Disk viewer : New stream viewer modes !
                 You can see the stream files at the signal level ! :
                 SuperCard Pro *.SCP, Kryoflux *.raw, Pauline Stream HFE, DiscFerret *.DFI, AppleSauce *.A2R...

-> QuickDisk Thomson MO5 Sector/track support added (Set "BMPEXPORT_ENABLE_QD_MO5_ENCODING" to 1 to enable it).

-> Apple II : Track generator fixed : GCR 6&2 Sync bits and sector GAP fixed.

-> Apple II : Various fixes in the track analyzer.

-> QM loader : Regression fixed.

-> S900 raw files support : Low level/track format now match with the real S900 to fix the compatibility
                            with the Oberheim DPX-1.

-> Windows target : Now use MinGW32 / MinGW64 instead of VC 6.0 to build the software.
                    32 bits and 64 bits targets supported.
                    Speed performances significantly increased.

-> Flux Stream Analyzer : Perfectly aligned revolutions (index+stream) issue fixed.
                          (Some good tracks was marked as weak/bad).

-> Flux Stream Analyzer : Revolution overlap search depth reduced to 1.5% (+/- 3ms) -> Faster execution.

-> Floppy disk dump window redesigned. More options added.

-> USB HxC Floppy Emulator : Packet size can be set with the USB_HXCFLOPPYEMULATOR_DEFAULT_PACKET_SIZE variable.

-> And a plethora of others improvements and fixes !

[derkom]

2021 already better than 2020! Thanks!