ZX Spectrum Diagnostics v0.35

Brendan Alford acaba de disponibilizar a v0.35 do excelente utilitário ZX Spectrum Diagnostics. Este firmware permite fazer um teste funcional completo ao vosso Spectrum ou clones, ferramenta fundamental para quem tem hardware físico e dispensa os emuladores. A nova versão tem muitas novidades conforme poderão verificar aqui e onde a poderão também descarregar.

New ROM sets detected in this release:

• Spanish +3 v4.0, Spanish v1 and v2 128 ROMs, v1.43 +3E ROMs

New features:

• First public release to support Dandanator Mini board

Deprecated features:

• Spectranet is no longer supported as of this release (v0.35) onwards. Use v0.33 if you have such a device.

Enhancements:

• Add failure beeps if a RAM issue is detected in soak test mode
• Allow Kempston/Sinclair joystick to select testcard / ULA / soak testing
• Add countdown beeps prior to test start; any key cancels
• Change memory browser control keys to be friendlier, along with a general revamp
• Add message to check multiplexer ICs if all 48K upper RAM is faulty (as opposed to missing)

Bugfixes:

• Fix issue with Timex port conflicts during ULA test
• Handle rollover of soak test count properly
• Fix 48/128 ALTPATA/ALTPATB fencepost errors causing writes to ROM