gsplus/README.md
Dagen Brock f14cb94a68 rename
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GSPLUS

An Apple IIgs emulator for Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux.

Screenshot of starting the program

ABOUT

This is an early release of an experimental project to modernize the KEGS/GSport emulator platform and eventually extend it.

The first steps are represented here. This release features a new SDL2 driver. SDL or "Simple DirectMedia Layer" allows me to write one driver to handle input and output (video, mouse, keyboard, audio, joystick). The hope is that I can leverage the multi-platform nature of SDL to provide first-class support for the major plaforms supported by SDL, which includes Mac OSX, Windows and Linux.

USAGE NOTES

You need to provide the ROM file and disk images and a config file. I'd recommend you just drop it in your current GSport or KEGS folder and run it from there.

I took out the "middle-click to enter debug" because it's stupid. No one wants to use their mouse wheel to enter a debugger. smacks forehead If you want to enter debug, it's shift-F6. F6 is speed up, same as right and middle mouse.

The big feature is FULLSCREEN SUPPORT! Yaya! Hit F11 for full-screen. My Mac has some stupid expose feature mapped over this, so I basically hit control-fn-F11 and it works. Stupid Macs. :P

I haven't changed much else at this point. This is an experimental driver and a very early release, so I'm not looking for feedback. Please don't tell me about it rendering weird, making funny noises, crashing your computer, stealing your car, or blowing up your house.

Please be aware that this is based on KEGS original source by Kent Dickey, so I must provide the source as per the original license.

I'd recommend you not really try building it at this time, but if you want, go for it.

https://github.com/digarok/gsplus

I'll keep a page for this at http://apple2.gs/plus

Dagen Brock Saturday, January 30, 2016 1:18PM

Build Instructions

See the /doc/ directory for "Developer-Quickstart" docs which cover building for the various platforms. (as fast as I can write them :P )