Changes, additions, and bug fixes in recent SoftMac releases ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ SoftMac 8.20: (March 2002) ========================== - tested to work with Windows Server Beta 3 and 3GB mode - fixed memory allocation on Windows XP to eliminate bogus out of memory errors - changed mode selection UI to make switching Mac modes more obvious - tray icon shuts down properly at shut down - dialogs resized to fit properly on lower resolution screens such as Vaio - faster speed on all processors due to smaller code - many Pentium 4 optimizations SoftMac 8.11: (October 2001) ============================ - tested with golden release of Windows XP - added tray icon, clicking icon pops up main dialog - built in Xpress (Windows 2000/XP) and Classic (Windows 95/98/Me) Editions - merged some minor fixes into SoftMac 8.03 and released as SoftMac 8.04 SoftMac 8.10: (July 2001) ========================= - tested with Windows XP Beta 2 and release candidates - eliminated need for ASPI on Windows XP - made settings be stored per-user on XP - supports minimum 32 megabytes, 1024x768 resolution - fixed file system hooks to support drag and drop to NTFS partitions - new program icon works with Windows XP - use new XP2 emulation engine in Xpress Edition, dropped Windows 95 support SoftMac 8.03: (May 2001) ======================== - fixed fail to boot problem on Windows 2000 - faster 68040 floating point, floating point fixes SoftMac 8.02: (December 2000) ============================ - Pentium 4 optimizations SoftMac 8.01: (December 2000) ============================= - support for Sony Vaio 1024x480 resolution - workaround for bug in newly released DirectX 8 SoftMac 8.00: (November 2000) ============================= - workaround for ATI video bug (the Disable Monochrome menu) - workaround for idle on mobile CPUs (Disable Power Savings menu) - DirectX related fixes: true black background, handle Ctrl+Esc Alt+Tab - new non-DirectX full screen mode, gracefully handle failure of DirectX - added 19200x1200 video mode, support for 3dLabs video cards - fixed mouse tracking in zoomed mode (handle overlapping windows) - fixed support for MODE32, 24-bit / 32-bit mode switching - support Memory & Sound and the Startup Disk control panels - support Mac OS 8.0 Drive Setup utility - new disk imaging commands built-in (floppy to image, image to floppy) - additional crash protection due to rewritten memory manager - faster bootup time (shorter "Rebooting...") time - lower memory overhead, partly due to non-DirectX full screen mode - no speed loss between 24-bit and 32-bit modes - merging of Online and Premium Edition versions (due to 24/32 merging) - better ZIP drive support (USB, SCSI, parallel, IDE) - Clear PRAM menu item added - Mac IIci/LC mode eliminated due to better selection of CPU to ROM type - Mac II mode now support 68040 emulation, runs Mac OS 8 - improved Shutdown and Restart reliability, less hanging on Shutdown - new Shutdown Detection, pops up SoftMac main dialog when Quadra shuts down - the disk imaging commands added to Tools menu - disk imaging commands enhanced to accept a size of disk image to create - supports minimum 24 megabytes, 800x600 resolution - SoftMac now saves settings as SOFTMAC.INI, Gemulator saves as GEM2000.INI