What's New in APE 1.17

See the Ape Users Manual for a complete description of all new features.

• Summary of main program changes.
  • Fast computers would halt with error 200. Fixed.
  • Colors restored on program exit.
  • Broken ATR images could cause APE to abort. Fixed.

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What's New in APE 1.16

• Summary of main program changes.
  • APETIME.COM now included free with APE.
    • Included on image APE_F32G.ATR
    • Source code available.
    • Downloads the PC time to the Atari and updates the Spartados clock.
    • Compatible w/ both Spartados and Spartados X.
    • Atari 800 and XL/XE compatible.

  • REMOTE.COM now included free with APE.
    • Included on both APE_F32G.ATR and APE_WARP.ATR
    • Allows user to perform all APE functions from the Atari keyboard.
    • Atari 800 and XL/XE compatible.
    • Compatible w/ all DOS systems.
    • See users manual for a complete description.

  • Feature [F]ind Image implemented.
    Can recursively search an entire set of drives for any image(s)

  • Path configuration now supports 10 'spider' paths.
  • Configuration Option [5].
    Cables using the CTS line now supported.
  • Configuration Option [P].
    Registered users can now use persistent sessions.
  • Configuration Option [Q].
    Registered users can now bypass the startup screen permanently.
  • Configuration Option [T].
    Attempts to use Windows95 long filenames can be manually disabled.
  • Configuration Option [U].
    Force use of old smaller PC-MIRROR. (Spartados X)
  • Configuration Option [B/F].
    R: Atari Modem emulation can be manually disabled.
  • Configuration Option [C/1-0].
    Spider path settings.
  • Configuration Option [C/D].
    Default search drive list for find and REMOTE.COM
  • Configuration Option [C/F].
    Default filespec for find function.
  • Configuration Option [C/R].
    Persistent PC-MIRROR path switch.

• Summary of PC-Mirror changes.
  • Maximum file write size is now 7,864,320 bytes.
    Old limit was 93,000 bytes.
  • Maximum read size is now unlimited.
  • Configuration Setting allows switch back to old small image method.
  • Special SpartadosX 4.20 rom patch available on request.
  • Mirror can now be swapped like any other image, using keys 1-8.
  • Mirror path and filespec are now separate items.

• Summary of APELOADER changes.
  • Now moves up a directory when backspace is pressed.
  • Now executes APE macros on PC when Shift 1-0 pressed.
  • Complete loader rewrite, now totally relocatable anywhere in memory.

• Bugs Fixed in APE
  • Screen color corruption in menu Z/C fixed.
  • DCM Decompression code fixed.
    Thanks to Ernest Schreurs (see IMAGIC.DOC).
  • Faster, more consistent, serial I/O routines written.
  • Keyboard buffer expansion code rewritten.
    Problem with an international keyboard driver.
  • Work around for faults in Microsoft's Win95 serial interrupt processing.
    Could cause APE to stop responding when Win95 drops an interrupt.

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What's New in APE 1.15

• When a DOS shell is launched (Key !),
  APE will now try and swap itself out to EMS or disk.
• Free's up about 300k of memory for shell usage.
• New Config Opt: Default swap method.
  • EMS
  • DISK
  • NEVER

• Various Screen Update Bugs Fixed
• Fixed READ-ONLY File Problem w/ PC-MIRROR
• New Printer Options
  • Print to file now supported
  • Print to any printer port supported
  • Turn off printer (allows real Atari printer to talk)
  • Print to file supports APPEND or OVERWRITE
  • (Next version will support multiple emulated printers e.g. P2,etc)
• New Config Opt: Disable Happy/Syncromesh Detect
• Patch available for Spartados X 4.20 for Ape Warp+ (request)
• Added HARD Write protect, acts like a real drive (error returned).
• New Config Opt: Hard/Soft Write Protect (Soft allows old method)

• APELOADER Software Created
• APELOADER Added via direct boot from PC-MIRROR drive.
• (see Ape User's Manual for all the features!)
• APELOADER updated to run even broken EXE files
• APELOADER menu updated, allow base address switch from Atari keyboard
• New Config Opt: Default APELOADER base address

• Full support for .CAS digital cassette images added (key Y)
• (see Ape User's Manual for all the features!)

• New PC modem configuration interface
• New configuration manager interface