Download WinUAE 2.8.1

Version 2.8.1 of WinUAE has been released. This Windows port of the UAE Amiga Emulator is able to emulate a Commodore Amiga perfectly. All models, from the very first Amiga 1000 to the Amiga 4000, are supported. However, you should keep in mind that WinUAE comes without kickstart, so to speak the bios/firmware of an Amiga, or other software. More information can be found in the Amiga Emulator FAQ are being found. WinUAE runs on Windows 2000 and above, and the download is less than 4MB in size. Amiga Forever is a possible solution for a kickstart and programs, with prices starting at 10 euros. Below you can find everything that has changed since version 2.7.0.

WinUAE 2.8.1

2.8.0 bug fixed:

• JIT on/off on the fly switching was unreliable.
• A500 reading write-only/non-existing registers method introduced in 2.8.0 was incorrectly also used in AGA modes.

Updates:

• Fast CPU mode audio DMA wait hack compatibility improved (workaround for programs that use CPU delay loops in audio code)
• Some chipset emulation updates, Critical Mass / Parallax finally works.
• AROS ROM updated.

New features:

• Directory filesystem MorphOS compatible >4G file size DOS packet support.
• Paths panel relative path mode now supports relative paths that point outside of winuae root directory.

Bug fixes:

• Filter modes in DirectDraw crashed in some situations.
• Disk insert using GUI after emulation was started inserted disk in write protected state.
• Quickstart disk eject button was unreliable.
• Video recording with “Capture before filtering” unticked used wrong video size.
• “Toggle between mouse grabbed and un-grabbed” input event fixed.

WinUAE 2.8.0

Standard A500 compatibility is now practically as good as it can get without knowledge of blitter’s undocumented internal logic design. (Mainly problem with some demos that accidentally modify blitter registers while blitter is already active)

New features:

• Full A4000T and A4091 NCR53C710 SCSI emulation.
• A590/A2091 and A4091 boot ROM GUI selection.
• Separate graphics filter settings for native and RTG modes.
• 256k ROM image inserted in floppy drive emulates A1000 KICK disk.
• Super Card Pro image file support (.scp).
• SLIRP network inbound port support (default: 21, 22, 23 and 80, others can be added by editing configuration file)
• Input panel previously toggle-only events can be optionally set to on and off state, audio/video recording input event added.
• Joystick/joypad can be used to control light pen cursor.

Updates:

• Remaining 68000 cycle-exact mode timing fixes.
• 68000 reading from write-only or non-existing custom register compatibility improved.
• Big chipset edge case compatibility update, for example demos with vertical “copper” bars work perfectly, real hardware glitches in horizontal scaling are now accurately emulated and much more.
• 68040/68060 without emulating unimplemented FPU instructions is now fully compatible with Motorola FPU emulation library, FSAVE special FPU exception stack frames implemented.
• Programmed modes (Super72 etc) now automatically select best fit horizontal resolution and is more compatible with different filter modes, also display positioning is improved.
• Recently dumped Arcadia arcade system ROM images supported.
• Debugger full FPU and 68020+ bitfield, and other previously missing 68020+ only instructions supported in disassembler.
• Magic mouse + mousehack mode now always stops keyboard input when mouse is outside of emulation window, even if window still has focus.

2.7.0 bug fixes:

• Unformatted partition hardfiles didn’t mount and had incorrect geometry.
• Resolution autoswitch was not compatible with new interlace scanline modes.
• 68020 CE mode FPU exceptions fixed, broke for example KS 1.3 FPU detection.
• Sound glitches in games that use OCS compatible “fake 60Hz” screenmodes.

Bug fixes:

• Keyboard led indicator state syncronization problems fixed.
• Fixed very rare JIT FPU bug introduced in 1.2.
• Vertical centering works again, improved horizontal centering.
• Full tablet emulation boot guru fixed.
• Graphics glitches in some borderblank and border sprite modes.
• Master floppy write protection setting was not loaded from config file.
• Some narrow AGA modes clipped some pixels from right edge of display.
• A590/A2091 didn’t work in all supported CPU modes.
• CPU polled disk reading was unreliable in some situations.