[Coco] VCC Color Computer 3 Emulator v2.0.1 - Public Release (finally!)

[Nick Marentes]

On 2/10/2015 11:39 AM, Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
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>   After using the new VCC v2.0.1 for a little over a month now, I feel it is stable enough for a binary release.
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> There have been only a couple of changes from VCC 1.4.2 & VCC 1.4.3b.
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> 1. The sources were moved from the antiquated "MS Visual C++ 6" (Win95 era) to "MS Visual Studio 2015 Community". VCC should now perform a little better on more "modern" versions of Windows. It also gives us a more modern developement platform.
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> 2. The "Becker Port" has been moved from the main VCC code to a "becker.dll" module much like the other modules for VCC ("fd502.dll", orch90.dll", mpi.dll", etc). This should keep the Becker Port from interfering with VC mainline code.
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> Please download a copy and give it a go (sorry, MS Windows only... for now) and let me know if there's any problems or of any suggestions you might have... and no starting the "Coco 4" stuff like: 10,000,000 colors, 10,000 x 10,000 resolution, accessing SATA drives.... Let's get the Coco 3 right FIRST!
> We'll worry about enhancements later.


Should the emulator be configured to run as a standard 512K CoCo3 with 
standard ECB (plus DECB?) rather than HBDDOS, Becker ports, drivewires, 
hardrives, Orchestra 90 packs , multipacks?

Let the pro user configure the addons. Make it easier for a new user to 
enter the world of CoCo3 and less confusing for those unfamiliar with 
all the enhancements and "non-standard" add-ons.

And maybe don't distribute an incomplete 
still-being-fixed-with-untested-issues out in the wild. Do we want a 
myriad of different versions out there to confuse people?

I find it better to assign a handful of people as beta testers to do all 
the testing, report their findings to the main developer and release a 
near "perfect" version when it's a bit more matured.

Just my 2 cents worth.   :)

Nick