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| 1 | + |
| 2 | +Binary Release v2022.4.20 |
| 3 | +========================= |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +User Release Notes |
| 6 | +------------------ |
| 7 | + - printer support ported to Linux and MSWindows in addition to the already |
| 8 | + working macOS implementation |
| 9 | + - fixed settings dialog to directly enter ROM and Flash file names |
| 10 | + in input fields |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Binary Release v2022.4.19 |
| 14 | +========================= |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +User Release Notes |
| 17 | +------------------ |
| 18 | + - printer support, printer driver is built into REX |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +Toolkit Release Notes |
| 21 | +--------------------- |
| 22 | + - NewtonScript host file access |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +Binary Release v2022.4.18 |
| 26 | +========================= |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +User Release Notes |
| 29 | +------------------ |
| 30 | + - new setting to scale the Newton screen at startup |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +Toolkit Release Notes |
| 33 | +--------------------- |
| 34 | + - NewtonScript strings can now have a tab character in them |
| 35 | + - new NS command `MakeBinaryFromARM` translates ARM assembler into binary data |
| 36 | + - new Script command `PatchFileFromARM` to patch ROM files using ARM assembly code |
| 37 | + - Toolkit remembers the recent eight Script files for quick access |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +Binary Release v2022.4.17 |
| 41 | +========================= |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +This is our first automated binary release for Einstein. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Release 4.17 contains a few unfinished features for early |
| 46 | +testing. After collecting user somments, a full featured |
| 47 | +set will be implemented in v2022.5.0. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +User Release Notes |
| 50 | +------------------ |
| 51 | + - Y10k problem is always fixed, time and date is set automatically |
| 52 | + - Newtwork setup now emulates DHCP, many more network emulation fixes |
| 53 | + - Added Credits and Licenses section to the About panel |
| 54 | + - Added Essentials panel for easy install of common tools and apps |
| 55 | + - print screenshots (FLTK) |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +Developer Release Notes |
| 58 | +----------------------- |
| 59 | + - serial port drivers changed internally |
| 60 | + - many fixes to building, bug finding, and deployment |
| 61 | + - many fixes to formatting and ease of maintenance |
| 62 | + - REx can now compile on modern machines |
| 63 | + - the REx is now part of the app (Cocoa) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +Releases come for different CPUs: |
| 66 | + - x64 stands for Intel 64 bit CPUs |
| 67 | + - arm64 binaries run on 64 bit ARM systems |
| 68 | + - universal binaries run on Apple Intel and M1 Apple silicon |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +Releases use different User Interface libraries: |
| 71 | + - Cocoa is Paul's original version running on MacOS without additional software |
| 72 | + - FLTK adds PCMCIA and Toolkit support and runs on all desktop platforms |
| 73 | + - the Androis version uses NDK directly and is not yet part of this release yet |
| 74 | + - due to restriction in the Apple Stroe, the iOS version needs to be built from source as explained in BUILDING.md |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +And as always, enjoy, and give us feedback, no matter if good or bad. |
| 77 | + |
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