Atari800Win PLus 3.1 BETA (2002.09.09)

This release is powered by Atari800 kernel version 1.2.4+

Added:

1. Network games support using Kaillera library (experimental; in fact,
   I don't even know it the feature works at all). Use the Input/
   Network game menu option to join to or to create a network game.
   Look at http://www.kaillera.com/ to learn more about Kaillera.
   Note 1: Console and regular keys as well as joysticks can be used
   for network games (mouse is not supported at the moment). The first
   player (game creator) has an exclusive control over the keyboard.
   Note 2: You may start your network game using cartridge, disk or
   tape image.
   Note 3: It may be VERY buggy, so be careful, please :)
2. Sector counter (use the View/Save video/Sector counter menu option
   for activating this feature). Thanks to Paul Irvine for the idea.
3. There is a new Do not allow activating attract mode option in the
   Advanced Atari Settings dialog box. The "attract" mode is often
   called the "screen-saver" mode. Thanks to Larry White for the idea
   and detailed explanations.
4. There is the possibility to set different screen refresh frequency
   for full speed mode (see the Performance Options dialog box).
5. Scroll Lock key may be used for turning the "keysticks" off and on.
6. The name of an attached disk image is displayed on the status bar
   when the File/Turn disk (Alt+N) option is activated (thanks to Piotr
   Fusik for the idea).

Changed:

1. When the emulator is about to turn off the video or sound recording,
   the user is requested to confirm the action.
2. The monitor console window has been slighty modified.
3. Some changes to GUI have been made for making use of new Atari800
   kernel features.

Fixed:

1. A nasty bug causing emulation slowdown when using "keysticks" has
   been fixed (thanks to Michal Kowalski for the bug report).
2. Problems with some keys being improperly detected by the emulator
   when using "keysticks" have been removed.
3. There were some problems when trying to exit from the monitor under
   certain circumstances (thanks to Piotr Fusik for the bug report).
4. "Indicator bar" should be properly positioned regardless of desktop
   screen resolution.
5. Some problems with keys assigning when preparing keyboard templates
   have been fixed (thanks to Ron Fucci for the bug report).
6. Ctrl+Help and Shift+Help keystrokes are properly recognized by the
   emulator (freeze option in Q-Meg finally works now, thanks to Daniel
   Kozminski for the bug report).
7. A few other errors.

User-visible changes introduced by new Atari800 kernel:

1. 576 and 1088 kB RAM supported.
2. 16 kB RAM machines (Atari 400/600XL) emulated.
3. Separate Antic access to extended memory for 130 XE and 320 Compy
   Shop.
4. 256K, 512K and 1024 XEGS carts supported (thanks to Nir Dary).
5. 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K and 1024 MegaCart carts supported
   (by Nir Dary).
6. MultiJoy4 interface (4 joysticks for XL/XE).
7. ANTIC mode E + GTIA mode 9 ("Unconventional 2k", "Ass Kisiel").
8. A small fix for better quality of sound (Adam Bienias).
9. Amiga/ST mouse right button ("Bombdown").

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