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0.72
  - Fixed unitialized variable in joystick. (Fixes crashes on Vista and
    Mac OS X)
  - Some bugfixes and speedups to the 64 bit recompiling core.
  - Fixed sign flag on soundblaster dma transfers (Space Quest 6 intro)
  - Fixed a bug in keyboard layout processing code and fixed certain
    layouts.
  - Fixed Dreamweb.
  - Improved speed unlocking when running cycles=max.
  - Fixed a crash related to the tab completion in the shell.
  - Improved aspect correction code. Should now be like how a real monitor
    handles it.
  - Fixed a bug in the xms status report code. (Blake Stone 1.0 shareware)
  - Added a lot more keyboard layouts.
  - Fix crash related to changing the scaler before a screen was created.
  - Hopefully fixed compilation on *bsd.
  - Enabled auto cpu core selection for recompiling core as well.
  - Made the used joystick selectable when 4axis is specified.
  - Added some hints for inexperienced DOS users to the shell.

0.71
  - Add a new recompiling cpu core, which should be easier to port.
  - Add 64 bit version of the recompiling core.
  - Add mipsel 32 bit version of the recompiling core.
  - Fix a few small problems with FCBs. (fixes Jewels of darkness and
    cyrus chess)
  - Raise some more exceptions. (fixes vbdos)
  - Fix a few problems with the dynamic core. (fixes Inner Words,
    Archmimedean Dynasty and others)
  - Improve/Fix fallback code for certain graphics cards.
  - Fix a few cd audio related bugs.
  - Add an undocumented MSCDEX feature. (Fixes Ultimate Domain)
  - Fix some pcspeaker mode. (fixes Test Drive and similar games)
  - Improve dos keyinput handling. (fixes Wing Commander 3 exit dialog)
  - Remove Exit condition on fully nested mode. (fixes some demo)
  - Add image file size detection.
  - Add/Fix some ansi codes. (fixes PC Larn and certain versions of
    infocom games)
  - Several general DOS fixes. (fixes nba95, hexit and various other games)
  - Add some valid input checks. (fixes 3d body adventure and similar
    games)
  - Fix digital joystick centering problem.
  - Reenable textmode 54 and 55.
  - Fix a pelmask problem with univbe 5.0 lite. (fixes Panzer General)
  - Fix minor mixer underflow.
  - Some general image and bios disk emulation fixes.
  - Hopefully fix compilation on BSD and darwin.
  - Try using ioctl cdrom access by default if possible.
  - Fix some svga detection routine. (fixes Grandest Fleet 2 and Bobby Fischer
    Teaches Chess)
  - You can now close DOSBox using the status window in win32.
  - Add support for NX enabled systems.
  - Fix a casting error which only showed with certain compilers. (fixes
    various games under mac os x and 64 bit linux)
  - Improve timer and add gate 2 support. (fixes various games and
    joystick problems)
  - Improve mouse. Add undocumented backdoor. (fixes Last half of Darkness, 
    PC-BLOX and others)
  - Add/improve support for ~ and ~username in all commands.
  - Fix a font problem with the pcjr/tandy. (fixes personal deskmate 2)
  - Change dma routine a bit. (fixes ticks in sound in various games)
  - Allow read-only diskimages to be booted. (fixes various booter
    games)
  - Add basic hidden file support on cdrom images. (fixes Player
    Manager 2)
  - Add some rarely used functionality to the int10 mode setup. (fixes
    WW2 Battles of the South pacific)
  - Add ability to force scaler usage.
  - Speed up flag generation and make it more 386-like.
  - Some colourful feedback in the mapper.
  - General code cleanup.

0.70
  - Improve register handling and support with XMS.
  - Fix some issues with deleting open files.(windows only issue)
  - Add dummy LPT1 class. (windows only issue)
  - Improve some of the internal dos commands. (choice, copy and shift)
  - Improve ROM area. (for games that use it for random numbers or 
    overwrite it as some sort of detection thing)
  - Improve compatibility of dynamic core by making it handle certain
    pagefaults earlier.
  - Move internal dos tables around so we have more umb memory.
  - Add some dos tables.
  - Dynamic core supports io exceptions.
  - Move some interrupt handlers to XT Bios locations.
  - Add a dynamic fpu on x86.
  - Improve fpu on non-x86.
  - Trapflag gets strict priority over hardware IRQs.
  - Trapflag support for the dynamic core.
  - Add dummy TRx handling.
  - Fix a few rarely used character functions.
  - Improve auto cycle guessing code.
  - Improve and extend the joystick support.
  - Add autofire support.
  - Improve the mapper so you can map keys to the joystick and vice versa.
  - A few game specific video card fixes.
  - Fix some 64 bit cpu bugs.
  - Add support for certain cdrom detection schemes.
  - Improve HSG/Red Book support.
  - Improve MSCDEX.
  - Improve dynamic core support under intel macs.
  - Add basic support for clipper programs.
  - Add support for different keyboard layouts.
  - Add auto core guessing.
  - Fix a few flags bugs.
  - Fix a few small cpu bugs.
  - Improve soundblaster detection rate by various programs.
  - Improve EMS emulation. (allow mapping of non standard regions)
  - Improve keyboard input codes on various OS-es.
  - Fix problems with filenames having stackdata in them.
  - Changed a few basic operations in DOSBox so they take emulated time.
  - Improve dos ioctl functions.
  - Extend cpu core so they are capable of detecting and raising a few
    more exception types.
  - Improve DOS functions when dealing with virtual drive.
  - Improve FAT drives.
  - Better handling of volume-labels in file functions.
  - Image disk cycling capability. (prompt)
  - Try to reduce the impact of using an analog joystick.
  - Several measures to avoid code invalidation on certain types
    of self modification in the dynamic core.
  - Add dynamic core memory function inlining.
  - A few small mouse improvements. (some games are using things they
    shouldn't)
  - Add nullmodem emulation.(h-a-l-9000)
  - Some small cga and hercules fixes.
  - Add more scalers (hq2x/hq3x/sai). (Kronuz)
  - Change configuration file loading support. It now supports
    multiple configuration files.
  - Make dynamic core capable of running some win32s programs.
  - Fix and add some rare soundblaster modes. (Srecko)
  - Better soundblaster mixer controls. (Srecko)
  - Make soundblaster installation under windows much easier.
  - Add device control channel handling. 
  - GEMMIS support (ems under windows).
  - Support more colours in win 3. (vasyl)
  - Don't show unmounted drives in windows filemanager.
  - Fix some bugs in the int13 handler.
  - Simulate some side-effects of bios interrupt handlers on flags.
  - Add IPX functions needed by netbios.
  - Make ports take emulated time.
  - Tabcompletion is now aware of the CD command.
  - Add suppport for the dac pel mask.
  - Fixes to hercules emulation, better detection and bank switching.
  - Fixes to tandy emulation, 640x200x16 mode and different sizes bank.  
  - EGA/VGA memory changes detection for faster rendering.
  - Gus 16 bit fixes.
  - Many timer improvements. 
  - Some pcjr fixes.
  - Some booter fixes.
  - Many small fixes.

0.65
  - Fixed FAT writing.
  - Added some more missing DOS functions.
  - Improved PIC so that it actually honours irq 2/9.
  - Improved intelligent MPU-401 mode so that more games work with it.
  - Some mouse fixes.
  - Changed DMA transfers a bit so they bypass the paging tables.
  - Added S3 XGA functionality.
  - Improved paging so that read and write faults are handled differently.
  - Rewrote exception handling a bit (no exception 0x0B with dos4gw anymore).
  - Added IO exceptions in all but the dynamic core.
  - Some ems improvements.
  - Added midi-device selection code for the windows hosts.
  - Fix crashes/segfaults related to the disabling of the pcspeaker.
  - Added some more FILES=XX detection tricks.
  - Fixed some vga detection schemes.
  - Fixed screenshot corruption when using -noconsole in a read-only directory.
  - Fix wrong scaled screenshots.
  - Added some hidden file functions when using diskimages. (helps with cdrom 
    detection schemes)
  - Fixed a bug in the mixer code, that muted the music in certain games.
  - Added an assembly fpu core.
  - Made the shell more flexible for batch files.
  - Check for unaligned memory acces fixes hangups on ARM processors.
  - Some 64 bit fixes.
  - Added code to change configuration at runtime.
  - Improved ADPCM emulation.
  - Fixed a few cpu instructions.
  - Always report vesa 2.0 and fix some colour issues with vesa games.
  - Fix video mode 0x06 and 0x0a.
  - Improvements to the joystick emulation. 4 buttons are supported as well.
  - Add VCPI emulation for Origin games.
  - Fixed a lot of things in the boot code. Most booters work now.
  - Lots of improvements to the IPX emulation.
  - Rewritten modem emulation. Should work with more games.
  - Improvements to the dos memory managment routines.
  - Add UMB (upper memory blocks) support.
  - Emulate the pause key.
  - Improve Composite CGA mode emulation.
  - Lots of vga compatibility changes.
  - Improved support for chained video modes.
  - Improved mode and palette handling in cga modes.
  - Mount accepts ~ now.
  - Added a few of the EGA RIL functions.
  - Added TandyDAC emulation.
  - OS/2 support.
  - Improved and speed up the dynamic cpu core.
  - Fix some errors in the CD-ROM emulation layer.
  - Added an automatic work-around for some graphics chipsets.
  - Add PCjr support.
  - Allow mousedriver to be replaced. Fixes a few games that come with their
    own (internal) driver.
  - Improved dynamic cpu core so it can handle pagefaults and some obscure 
    types of self-modifying code.
  - Added -noautoexec switch to skip the contents of [autoexec] in the
    configuration file.
  - Improved v86 mode emulation (mainly for Strike Commander).
  - Improved timer behavior.
  - Improved extended keyboard support.
  - Enhanced and added several DOS tables.
  - Made core_full endian safe.
  - Made pagefaults endian safe.
  - Add support for moviecapturing
  - Add support for 15/16/32 bit videomodes.
  - Add some more VESA modi (4 bit).
  - Add 1024x768 output.
  - Changed screenrendering so it only draws changes to the screen.
  - Allow remapping of the EMS page when the dma transfer was started from 
    the page frame
  - Made EMS and DMA work together when playing from a mapped memory page.
  - Renamed several configuration options, so that they are unique.
  - Merged mpu and intelligent into one option.
  - Merged fullfixed and fullresolution.
  - Extended keys should be handled better.
  - F11 and F12 work.
  - Compilation fixes for various platforms.
  - Fix a few crashes when giving bad input.
  - Removed interp2x and added few new scalers.
  - Reintroduce the lockfree mouse. (autolock=false)
  - Add a larger cache for the dynamic cpu core.
  - Improved soundblaster DSP, so it gets detected by creative tools.
  - Lots of bugfixes.
  - Even more bugfixes.

0.63
  - Fixed crash with keymapper (ctrl-f1) and output=surface.
  - Added unmounting.
  - Fixed multiple issues with drive labels.
  - Fixed most if not all FILES=XX problems.
  - Added redirection in the shell.
  - Fixed crashes with subst.
  - Fixed multiple crashes with the drive images support.
  - Added a missing fpu instruction.
  - Fixed some cpu and fpu instructions.
  - Fixed a small bug related to font loading.
  - Rewrote the devices support.
  - Added capslock/numlock checks on startup.
  - Fixed wave writing.
  - A few internal DOS fixes.
  - Timer fixes for the hybrid loader.
  - Some small soundblaster fixes.
  - The drive cache can now be cleared by a keycombo. (CTRL-F4)
  - A few keyboard fixes.
  - Compilation fixes on various platforms.
  - Quite some debugger improvements.
  - Fixed dir only showing files after the first run on cdrom drives.
  - Added some cdrom detection checks.
  - Enabled insert in the shell. (Easier editing of commands)
  - Changed order in which executables appear with tab-completion.
  - Fixed some issues with raw opl recording and using a slightly different
    format

0.62
  - Added blinking support in the shell and some color fixes.