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                             History For AdvanceCD
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ADVANCECD VERSION 2.6.2 2005/04
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* Upgraded makebootfat 1.4.
* Added the missing sbm36.raw file.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.6.1 2005/02
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* Fixed a build error in the makecd.bat script.
* Upgraded makebootfat 1.3.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.6.0 2005/02
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* Upgraded syslinux 3.08-pre4 and makebootfat 1.2. This removes
  the limitation of 1 GB on the USB disks, and improves
  the USB boot support.
* Added preliminary instruction for configuring an Arcade Monitor.
* Fixed the hiscore saving on USB writable devices.
* Added the AdvanceMAME `advcfg' and 'advv' utilities.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.92.1, AdvanceMESS 0.92.0.0 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.4.6.
* Upgraded ALSA 1.0.8.
* Upgraded busybox 1.00.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.5.0 2004/12
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* Added a new "run" command in the configuration file
  advcd.rc to run a specific game instead of
  the menu.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.89.1, AdvanceMESS 0.89.0.1 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.4.5.
* Upgraded makebootfat-1.1.
* Upgraded ALSA 1.0.7.
* Upgraded syslinux 2.11.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.4.0 2004/06
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* Added support for booting from USB and Fixed disks.
* Fixed the customization of the advmenu.rc file.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.83.0, AdvanceMESS 0.83.0.0 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.3.5.
* Upgraded Linux 2.4.26.
* Upgraded ALSA 1.0.5a.
* Upgraded syslinux 2.10-pre5.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.3.0 2004/05
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* Added AdvanceSCAN support to check your roms before making
  the CD.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.82.0, AdvanceMESS 0.82.0.0 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.3.4.
* Upgraded ALSA 1.0.4.
* Upgraded syslinux 2.09.
* Upgraded busybox 1.00pre10.
* On shutdown all the manually mounted filesystems are now unmounted.
* On shutdown the advcd0.sh script is executed if present.
* Added the SiS driver on the Linux kernel.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.2.0 2004/03
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* New look.
* Added support for the most recent Radeon and GeForce boards.
* Auto eject of the CD before the shutdown.
* Added support for custom configuration of the Advance programs.
* Enabled the configuration interface in the emulators. It's
  required to load software in MESS.
* Removed the use of doublescan modes. This is a workaround to solve
  some problems on buggy drivers like Radeon.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.79.2, AdvanceMESS 0.79.0.1 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.3.2.
* Upgraded ALSA 1.0.3b.
* Upgraded BusyBox 1.00-pre4.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.1.0 2003/10
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* Added support for the nVidia GeForce4 and GeForceFX boards.
* Added support for the Intel 740 boards.
* Added support for the ATI Mach64 and Rage boards.
* Removed all the old SCSI drivers. Now only the chipset
  AIC7xxx, AIC79xxx and NCR/SYM53C8xx are supported.
  This speedup the boot process and solve some compatibility
  problems with new laptops.
* Fixed some problems with PCs with 1GB or more system memory.
* Fixed the detection of the Joysticks connect on the game port.
* Added support for booting from an UDF filesystem.
* Added some extra key mappings.
* Added the `probewin.exe' Windows utility to check if your video card is
  supported or not.
* Added a list of supported sound cards.
* Fixed the support of .chd games. The .dif files are now written
  in memory.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.76.1, AdvanceMESS 0.74.0.1 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.2.14.
* Upgraded ALSA 0.9.7c.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.0.1 2003/09
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* Fixed a typo in the mkcdnix.sh script.


ADVANCECD VERSION 2.0.0 2003/09
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* Simplified the ISO image creation process.
* The Scale2x effect is now automatically enabled for games with
  a small screen.
* Now only the the Linux FrameBuffer drivers are used. The SVGALIB
  library was removed.
* Added a new graphics skin for the booting process and for AdvanceMENU.
* Before the poweroff you have time to eject the CDROM.
* Disabled all the special MAME keys and menus. Now you can only
  play games.
* Upgraded AdvanceMAME 0.73.1, AdvanceMESS 0.73.0.1 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.2.12.
* Upgraded Linux 2.4.22 + i810fb/savagefb/vmwarefb patches.
* Upgraded ALSA library 0.9.6.
* Upgraded syslinux 2.06.


ADVANCECD VERSION 1.1.0 2003/04
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* Added detailed instructions on how to add roms
  at the CD.
* Added isapnptools/pciutils/usbutils to detect
  PnP/PCI/USB hardware. This reduces a lot the
  boot time.
* Updated AdvanceMAME 0.66.0, AdvanceMESS 0.66.0.0 and
  AdvanceMENU 2.2.4. This solves the problem with
  the 3dfx video boards, add a global volume control,
  and fixes a FrameBuffer color problem.
* Removed the old not PnP hardware detection.
  The boot is now a lot faster.
* Added a preliminary Linux Frame Buffer support.
  You can select it at boot time. Try it
  if the SVGALIB video drivers are not working.
* Added SCSI support.
* Removed support to boot from floppy.
* Upgraded ALSA 0.9.1.
* Added some patches at the SVGALIB 1.9.17 library to
  solve some possible problems.
* The emulators are now configured to exit after 3 minutes of
  inactivity.


ADVANCECD VERSION 1.0.0 2003/01
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* First public release.
