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New page: == Release Date == MAME 0.144u7 was released on 29 January 2012. == Contributors == The known contributors for this version are, in alphabetical order: * Aaron Giles * [[Angelo Sal...

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== Release Date ==
MAME 0.144u7 was released on 29 January 2012.

== Contributors ==
The known contributors for this version are, in alphabetical order:

* [[Aaron Giles]]
* [[Angelo Salese]]
* [[Arzeno Fabrice]]
* [[Barry Rodewald]]
* [[Belegdol]]
* [[Bonky0013]]
* [[Brian Troha]]
* [[C. Stefano]]
* [[Carl]]
* [[Curt Coder]]
* [[David Haywood]]
* [[f205v]]
* [[Fabio Priuli]]
* [[Grull Osgo]]
* [[Guru]]
* [[hap]]
* [[J. Wallace]]
* [[kanikani]]
* [[M. Krug]]
* [[MooglyGuy]]
* [[N. A. Jimenez]]
* [[N. Francfort]]
* [[O. Galibert]]
* [[Phil Bennett]]
* [[R. Belmont]]
* [[R. Mucciarelli]]
* [[Roberto Fresca]]
* [[ShiggsUnderground]]
* [[Smitdogg]]
* [[Ted Bailey]]
* [[Tafoid]]
* [[The Dumping Union]]
* [[The Flying Ape]]

== Specific Contributions ==
The known contributions for this version are, in the order specified in the whatsnew:

* [[Aaron Giles]] rewrote tilemap.c as a C++ class. For now kept the global functions and just inline mapped them to the class. Will do a pass soon to actually update drivers to use the C++ methods directly. Also, the tilemap callbacks are now delegates which should make for cleaner integrating into modern devices and drivers going forward.

* [[David Haywood]] and [[R. Belmont]] added libjpeg; converted Sliver to decompress pictures on the fly.

* [[Aaron Giles]] removed support for 4bpp packed graphics. These only manifested for drivers that used GFX_RAW support for 4bpp systems, and yet we had a bunch of extra code to support it. Updated these drivers to do without it and removed all the extra code for supporting it.

* [[Aaron Giles]] made tagmap just a C++ template now. Added iterators to it as well. Updated a few outlying uses.

* [[Angelo Salese]] updated the VGA core: Fixed Double Scan / Maximum Scan Lines condition, and removed a bunch of kludges.

* [[Angelo Salese]] updated the CGA core: fixed display disable read flag.

* [[Carl]] updated the i386 core: BTR and page fault fixes.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: basic implementation of FIST and FBLD FPU instructions.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: Fixed BSR/BSF and CMPS based on test-i386 output.

* [[Angelo Salese]] updated the VGA core: first attempt at adding proper refresh rates.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: Fixed STR and SLDT instructions.

* [[Curt Coder]] added Intersil IM6402 UART emulation.

* [[Tafoid]] added documentation (pinout/dips/chip ID) for popobear based on PCB picture and manual.

* [[Carl]] updated the i386 core: fixed a bug with JCXZ opcode.

* [[Belegdol]] provided changes for GCC 4.7 compatibility.

* [[David Haywood]] and [[R. Belmont]] added FLAC (lossless audio) codec support plus experimental hooks in samples and chdman. Bumped up CHD-CD hunk size to get better compression ratios on both zlib and flac.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: Made stack limit checks better handle the difference between 16 and 32-bit stacks in IRET and RETF.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: Stopped IOPL from being changed by IRET when CPL is zero.

* [[Fabio Priuli]] updated the ppu2c0x: converted NES PPU to be a modern device.

* [[J. Wallace]] provided further Stepper clean-ups.

* [[O. Galibert]] updated the floppy code: Do specific UI handling.

* [[Roberto Fresca]] added Pluto 5 technical notes about clocks, EPROM config, and addresses/data scrambling for different EPROM types on 16-bit mode.

* [[Aaron Giles]] moved devices into a proper hierarchy and handle naming and paths consistently for devices, I/O ports, memory regions, memory banks, and memory shares.

* [[Carl]] fixed pcap network device search.

* [[David Haywood]] converted Lemmings, Wizard Fire, Desert Assault, Rohga and Schmeiser Robo to use deco generic sprite device.

* [[Angelo Salese]] did a major overhaul of VGA memory handlers, added CGA, monochrome emulation and fixed text banking while at it.

* [[Phil Bennett]] rewrote i386 x87 emulation:
** Use SoftFloat arithmetic functions.
** Implemented tag word updates.
** Implemented status word/exception flag updates.
** Implemented stack underflow/overflow behaviour.

* [[Carl]] updated the i386 core: Various protection mode fixes.

* [[kanikani]] fixed some dipswitch defaults and added diplocations to many Konami and Namco games.

* [[Barry Rodewald]] updated the i386 core: added 32-bit operand size version of SMSW.

* [[R. Belmont]] fixed bad assumption by the (pre)GX video mixer.

* [[R. Belmont]] updated the ksys573 driver: fix disk regions, games boot again.

* [[R. Belmont]] updated the taitogn driver: fix card region, games boot again.

* [[Brian Troha]] verified and corrected the Sega Security CPU number (317-xxxx) for one of the two unknown Turbo Out Run sets.

* [[R. Belmont]] updated the oki6295 core: force creation of banks so loading a state from after the game has set a bank before the game sets the bank doesn't die.

* [[R. Belmont]] and [[The Flying Ape]] updated the SDL port: don't show misleading message for .BDF UI fonts.

* [[Carl]] updated the i386 core: Major update to segment limit and protection checking.

* [[Grull Osgo]] fixed VGA memory map writes.

== Game Support ==
'''New games added or promoted from NOT_WORKING status'''
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/stealsee Steal See (& Get Land)]

'''New clones added'''
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/cawingbl Carrier Air Wing (bootleg)]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/fsharkbla Flying Shark (bootleg, set 2)]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/acheart Arcana Heart]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/rapidfira Rapid Fire v1.1 (Build 238)]

'''New games marked as GAME_NOT_WORKING'''
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/ichiban Ichi Ban Jyan]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/mtkob2 Mushiking The King Of Beetle 2K3 2nd]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/virnbap Virtua NBA (prototype)]
* [http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/romset/popobear Popo Bear]

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Osso: New page: == Release Date == MAME 0.144u7 was released on 29 January 2012. == Contributors == The known contributors for this version are, in alphabetical order: * Aaron Giles * [[Angelo Sal...