Releases: picocomputer/rp6502
Release list
Version 0.30
Picocomputer 6502 release
Flash rp6502_ria_w.uf2 and rp6502_vga.uf2 to the two Pi Pico 2 boards
(see README.txt in the zip).
macOS rp6502-emu.app is unsigned/un-notarized. First launch is blocked by
Gatekeeper — right-click → Open once, or run
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine rp6502-emu.app.
Linux rp6502-emu-x86_64 / rp6502-emu-aarch64 are built on Ubuntu 24.04 and
need a recent glibc plus GL/X11/ALSA runtime libraries installed.
Web itch.io.zip is the ready-to-publish itch.io sample (serve over HTTP).
What's Changed
- The Emulator by @rumbledethumps in #155
- small fixes for MacOS by @jasonfrowe in #156
- big emu improvement by @rumbledethumps in #157
- tablet and multi touch by @rumbledethumps in #159
- ci by @rumbledethumps in #160
- move firmware to fix board select by @rumbledethumps in #161
Full Changelog: v0.29...v0.30
Version 0.29
DISKtool added.HELP DISKandHELP DISK FORMATetc. for more info- All localization is now in the src/ria/def folder
- Mode 2 now allows any dimension tiles up to 16x16
- Raw midi (sans SMF timing) added
- Simple SSID scan added to
HELP SET SSIDandAT+SSID! - Various fixes and TinyUSB update
Version 0.28
- All new time API. The RP6502-OS can do all the time conversion operations normally done with the C library. Monotonic 31-bit timers are available in 1 sec, 1/10, 1/100, and 1/1000 variants from the attribute system.
- LLVM-MOS and CC65 should be at feature parity now. The time system was the only thing missing previously. Some effort was made to ensure no gaps in standard calls.
- Terminal enhanced with custom palettes and underline color.
- RLN_SUPPRESS_NL added for using cooked input on last terminal line without scrolling.
- Locale setting and Polish translation. See
HELP SET LOC. It is recommended toSET CP 0on upgraded systems to change to the new default. - Multiple keyboard layouts can be selected. See
HELP SET KB. This allows you to cycle between them with Super+Space (Win+Space). - Wi-Fi RSSI shown on status
- Tenet now uses NAWS for terminal sizing which feeds into rln for better terminal size detection.
- USB MIDI added.
Version 0.27
This release includes a massive improvement to the terminal and read line system (cooked input). There's so much improved that it deserves its own documentation page: https://picocomputer.github.io/term.html
The terminal adds (partial list): blink, dec line graphics, strikethrough, overline, underline, double underline, italic, scroll region, cursors, and an alternate screen buffer.
The read line (rln.c) system now detects terminal size. All monitor help and status is word wrapped and paginated to the detected size. MS-BASIC uses the read line system to paginate program listings. Multi-line input now works on all terminals (not just VGA).
For a tour of new read line features, run ansi.c and form.c from the examples. Make sure you have our latest cc65.
SIGINT was moved to the IRQ register. VSYNC was moved to bit 7 (nobody was using).
CP720 added, all monitor messages are utf-8 internally, help system made fully ready for localization. https://github.com/picocomputer/rp6502/blob/main/src/ria/str/str_locale.def#L7-L11
We're also looking for keyboard layouts. https://github.com/picocomputer/rp6502/blob/main/src/ria/hid/kbd.h#L17-L29
We have plenty of room for translations and keyboard layouts since they live in ROM.
Version 0.26
- Fix SIGINT not working from USB keyboard. This fixes CTRL-C in MS-BASIC.
- Add simple COPY and MOVE commands to monitor. No glob or recursion.
Version 0.25
Version 0.25 has the complete feature set for an upcoming 1.0 release.
Please report even small bugs, typos, and annoyances.
- The more prompt in the console will now adjust for telnet and serial
terminals. Note that if you have both a serial and telnet terminal
attached, both will reply to the query and you'll get undefined behavior. - All ?Verify error bugs should now be gone. Multiple things can cause
this. It should happen only with true hardware errors now. - A couple dozen unreported bugs were fixed in a Claude.ai code review.
All minor issues not worth listing. - FLASH command added to monitor. The Picocomputer 6502 can update itself
from .uf2 files on a flash drive. - Microsoft BASIC was ported with new features added to enable 6502
applications to enhance the stdin line editor. You can see this in action
by typing a line number and pressing TAB. The same powerful editor the
console uses can now be enhanced with tab completion, history, and whatever
else you can think up.
Version 0.24
-
Telnet console. Reach the monitor and running 6502 from a remote
telnet client. Seehelp set portandhelp set key. -
Hayes modem. Dial out, answer incoming calls, over raw TCP or
telnet. Ten persistent profiles with phonebooks, up to four modems
open at once. Open asAT:orAT0:–AT9:; see the docs for the
AT command set. -
Dev tools updated. Update your project tools and delete
.rp6502
from your project root to pick up the new telnet settings.
Version 0.23
- New sprite mode 5, see Docs
- Rewrote the scanvideo library. Our custom fork allows for instant canvas switching without an HDMI/TMDS resync. The only time resync will happen is when you are switching in and out of HD widescreen mode (SET VGA 1 only). You will never see a resync if you have a 4:3 or 5:4 display.
- ALT-F4 close-to-launcher shortcut added. Use CTRL-ALT-DEL for system maintenance. Use ALT-F4 for normal forced shutdown of a ROM. ALT-F4 won't exit a launcher, so you'll never drop to the monitor from a launcher.
- Small performance improvement to read_xram().
Version 0.22
- Mass storage is 8X faster. Floppy drives ~15 KB/sec. Flash drives ~512 KB/sec.
- NFC tool (nfc.rp6502) added to examples. Read/write tags from 6502.
- Improved BLE compatibility.
- Replaced bugged HID parser.
Version 0.21
We're nearing 1.0 so please report bugs no matter how small. Read the updated docs for more info about these new features. Update your project's tools and compiler to use the new launching features. Compiler updates have been submitted, use our fork until it makes it upstream.
- The amount of RP6502-OS calls that manipulate a single integer was increasing. These have been moved to ria_get_attr / ria_set_attr.
- The 6502 clock can be changed while running with RIA_ATTR_PHI2_KHZ. It will return to the stored setting when the ROM stops.
- ROMs can register to receive argc/argv into main(). ROMs can launch other ROMs with ria_execv() and ria_execl().
- A ROM may register as a "launcher" with the bool RIA_ATTR_LAUNCHER. If it launches a ROM with ria_exec* the registered launcher will be re-loaded when the ROM exits.
- NFC cards can be used to launch programs using a USB PN532 reader.
- Special devices CON: and TTY: made available for native OS developers.
- The console now has a BEL. Applications can disable with RIA_ATTR_BEL.