v1.4.1

This release brings audio CD and cue/bin image support to Snow! Big thanks to @beholdnec for contributing this. Also added host/guest clipboard sharing, more options to tweak fast-forward mode, native file dialogs, improved mouse control in fullscreen and many other ease of use features!

What's Changed

• Support .bin/.cue CD images by @beholdnec
• Audio CD support by @beholdnec
• Various performance improvements by @beholdnec
• New audio backend: replaced SDL2 with cpal (SDL2 still available under audio_sdl2 feature)
• System native file dialogs (see Options menu) by @beholdnec
• 'Type clipboard contents' function
• Implement copying emulator clipboard to host
• Fast-forward speed limit and dynamic fast-forward
• Implement pcap packet capture for emulated Ethernet
• Save Ethernet link type in workspace
• Add option to bind Cmd to Right Ctrl
• Add option to hide 'right click to exit' toasts
• FPU: implement FASIN, FACOS
• Auto switch to relative mouse mode in fullscreen, change mouse mode on the fly
• Warn users when they try to load a volume HDD image
• Support MacRoman encoding in BlueSCSI Toolbox file sharing by @mihaip
• Updated Rust toolchain to 1.95 stable, edition of all crates to 2024

New Contributors

• @beholdnec made their first contribution in #237

What happened to 1.4.0?

1.4.0 came with a minor mistake introduced in Mac model detection. The only difference between 1.4.0 and 1.4.1 is that being fixed.

Full Changelog: v1.3.1...v1.4.1

v1.3.1

This is mostly a bug fix release for HTTPS stripping NAT, LocalTalk-over-UDP and FPU fixes for SimCity 2000.

What's Changed

• NAT: fix possible duplicate headers on first request by @twvd in #227
• Rename main executable to 'snowemu' by @twvd in #231
• Add more flexibility in how audio data is sent by @mihaip in #222
• FPU fixes by @twvd in #234
• FPU: fix FINT not respecting rounding mode by @twvd in #235
• Use DiskImage trait for CD-ROM devices too by @mihaip in #236
• Add --floppy command line argument by @twvd in #242
• BlueSCSI Toolbox Updates by @erichelgeson in #243
• Add Windows ARM64 CI build support by @tordona in #245
• Address some LocalTalk over UDP issues by @erichelgeson in #247

New Contributors

• @tordona made their first contribution in #245

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.3.1

v1.3.0

Snow v1.3.0 - Networking Edition

This release focuses on networking features and brings Ethernet and LocalTalk-over-UDP to Snow! This allows you to network your Snow-emulated Macs to real Macs, other emulators and allows you to easily browse the web through userland NAT and integrated HTTPS stripping.

Documentation is available at https://docs.snowemu.com/
Thanks to everyone that contributed code, bug reports or helped in any other way!

New features

• LocalTalk over UDP by @erichelgeson
• Emulated SCSI Ethernet adapter (DaynaPORT SCSI/Link)
• Userland NAT support for emulated Ethernet
• HTTPS stripping for emulated Ethernet over userland NAT
• Tap (layer 2) Ethernet bridge support (Linux only)
• Write support for 1.44MB disks
• Configurable multi-pass shader pipeline
• Zen mode - hides all UI clutter from the window
• Show effective speed in the UI when running in fast-forward mode by @mihaip
• High-pass filter on audio
• Detachable framebuffer window

Bug fixes and misc

• Improved 68030/PMMU performance
• Fixed modifier keys getting stuck when emulator window loses focus
• Fixed CPU interrupt masking race condition that caused Prince of Persia to crash
• Audio will suspend if the emulator is running too slow
• Improved compact Mac reset behavior
• Fixed SE/30 video ROM error message
• SDL2 is no longer statically linked by default (use -F sdl2_static if you want this)
• Fixed 68000 trace bits and other accuracy improvements thanks to new tests
• Added assets to assist in packaging for desktop Linux
• Updated Rust toolchain to 1.92

New Contributors

• @Owen-sz made their first contribution in #185
• @mihaip made their first contribution in #199

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.3.0

v1.2.0

New features

• Macintosh SE/30, IIx, IIcx model emulation (68030 still pretty experimental)
• Easy file sharing, powered by the BlueSCSI protocol, by @erichelgeson
• New Snow mascot! Thanks to @dbalsom
• Serial port bridging over TCP and pty, by @erichelgeson
• Add labels to Disassembly view by @rezafouladian
• Drag and drop support for ROMs, floppies, disk images, ISOs, etc.
• Added a CRT-shader
• Accurate compact Mac open bus behavior (see https://thomasw.dev/post/compact-mac-openbus/), fixing a number of applications and copy protections
• Option to show all framebuffers
• Macintosh 15" Portrait monitor support
• Allow saving floppy in workspace by @erichelgeson
• Drive RPM variance simulation

Bug fixes and misc

• SCSI updates and fixes, by @erichelgeson
• Fixed a crash on long filenames when creating ISO-files
• Many ASC (sound) fixes
• Fix incorrect memory size in memory view when changing sizes
• Disassembly widget fixes and toggle to show/hide labels
• MacII: implement proper RAM size detection
• Updated Rust toolchain version to 1.91.1

New Contributors

• @cmykflutterby made their first contribution in #162

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

v1.1.0

What's Changed

• I-cache, bus timing accuracy and other improvements to the 68020
• Use bundled SDL library for MacOS builds
• Implement save states
• IWM and floppy fixes to support more copy protections
• New icon by Andrew Yaros
• Implement drag and dropping files into emulator window. Supports workspaces, state files, ROMs, floppies, HDDs and CD-ROM.
• Emulation accuracy fixes on the compact Macs fixing ChipWits, Animation Toolkit
• Added icon to the Windows executable
• Fixed showing some traps mistakenly as unknown in System trap history
• Work-in-progress PMMU (still very experimental)

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.0.0

First Snow release

Emulates Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plus, SE, Classic and Macintosh II.