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All download files are Sparkives / zip files. For a self extracting
version of !SparkPlug go to
David Pilling - Free Software page
Technical queries to :- support@aleph1.co.uk.
Sales queries to :- sales@aleph1.co.uk.
Current software revision
PCPro software is only for Acorn RiscPC computers with PC cards this is
the only software that is Y2K complient and StrongARM compatable. PCPro3
is required for RISC OS 4 users. It is backward compatible and it is
not dependent on the type of ARM CPU or PC card fitted.
PCPro 3.xx is a chargeable
upgrade for all Second Processor users, with a reduction for current PCPro
users.
Free Upgrades from PCPro v3.xx
After completing the Aleph One PCPro3
Registration Form free Upgrades are available either by completing the web form or sending an appropprite email. The upgrade will
then be posted as an attatchment to the registerd email address.
!PC Version history
Software in development
The following software developments are either underway or planned:
- NT and Linux support ( Both on hold at this pressent time )
Patches available on this page are to upgrade PCPro2. Ensure you
obtain the correct upgrade or patch for the version of !PC you are using.
Upgrading to !PC 213p is required to be fully Y2K complient.
None of these upgades or patches will function with Acorn !PC486 or !PCx86
software.
The best upgrade is to obtain is PCPro3.
Upgrade patch for !PC 2.13 and 213p This is a zip file the filetype
should read archive when on a RISC OS formatted drive. Follow the
instructions in the ReadMe file within. This just patches the !Runimage in
!PC 2.13 making it version 213p.
Upgrade !PC 2.03 to !PC 213p This is a zip file the filetype should
read archive when on a RISC OS formatted drive. Follow the instruction in
the ReadMe file within. The update also contains.
- BugRep. For reporting ALL faults.
- Docs. Directory containing an updated Impression and text manual.
- Misc. Directory containing updated and additional drivers.
- Drivers. Copy of the Drivers Directory which should be on your C: drive.
- !Boot. For updating !Boot.
- !Freshen. For upgrading !PC 2.03 to !PC 213p
Thanks to David Pilling for his excellent !Freshen software to enable this
update to be done over the net rather than sending in floppy discs.
PCPro upgrade
(from v2.02 to v2.03). Also fixes 'Incorrect System Version'
error when running DOS box in Win3.xx on early 2.03 release.
Below are some Sparkives that can be downloaded.
- SerialFix patch.
This patch will release the serial port when !PC 2.13 and 213p is quit.
This will not cure the problem with the PC serial link drop when switching
to or from single and multiple task.
- 32bit CDROM driver for Windows 95.
For !PC 2.13 and 213p Protected-mode CDROM driver supporting Windows 95
functionality: 'joliet' format CDs, Long Filenames, Autorun, Autoinsert.
- New Sound installer
To fix the 'disappearing sound' problem in Win95.
Early versions of the
PCPro Windows 95 sound installer (supplied with v2.02 and a few v2.03 before
Oct 1996) did not overcome a problem where the sound stops working after
other applications are installed. This version fixes this.
- Windows Driver v2.16
This fixes a clipping bug in the driver affecting some multimedia CDs
(eg Macmillan's 'Perfect Plants')
- AMD and FPEPC compatible PCSleep
This recognises the AMD CPU
used in CJE Micros PC cards, thus preventing problems on booting the PC with
one of these cards. It also knows about Warm
Silence Software's PC Card Floating Point Emulator (FPEPC) and takes
appropriate action.
This software has been removed because it is noy Y2K complient. You will
need to obtain PCPro3.
Current software revision
- The current Release software revision level is:
2.06e (672K). Also available in .zip form (624K)
Current software revision
- The current Release software revision level is:
2.06sf (725K). Also available in .zip form (677K)
Current software revision
- The current Release software revision level is:
2.06a This is now Y2K fixed.
Here is a list of new features by version since version 1.72:
- v3.06
- PCMEM works with Castle Kinetic card correctly
!PCinstall and SYSupdate allow for 350.modules.toolbox existing
!PCinstall can install MemFix for ROS 4.03 and URIconv
Improved VESA 2.0 BIOS support
Direct SCSI recognises Fat32 drives
- v3.05
- PCMEM/!PC fixed to work with RISCOS 3.71+ StrongARM
!PC saves all files in !Boot so it will work on Read-only drives
'Current configuration' file moved from wimpscrap$dir.PCconfig to
wimpscrap$dir.PC.PCconfig
- v3.04
- PCMEM fixed to work properly with RISCOS 4 and 256Mb RAM
SINGLET/MULTIT/QUIT utils fixed to exit on all versions of DOS
ScanDCI4 automatically records results in wimpscrap$dir.PC.EtherX file
- v3.03
- !PC, !PCconfig, !PCinstall and !UpdateSYS compatible with RISCOS 4
!PC (PCmem module) can now allocate 32MB available memory even when 128Mb SIMMs are present.
Warm Silence's CDROMFS is now supported
!PC is now compatible with RC5PC and Debugger Plus
!PCconfig v0.85
* Compatible with RISCOS 4 look and feel
* 'revert to defaults' option added
* Scaletofit option re-instated
- v3.02e
- Revised manual (issue 8) supplied.
New !PCConfig.MKDOSDisc deals with !GuardDD transparently
- v3.02c/d
- InstallPC v0.81 - fixes problem with Network Links registration codes
- 3.02c
- !InstallPC v0.81 - fixes problem with Network Links
registration codes.
- 3.02b
- ARMASPI v0.07c modules included - fixes problems with
epson scanners.
- 3.02a
- Bug fixed where wrong memory size reported for <16Mb RAM with no VRAM
allocated.
DOS driver installation now puts lines at start of files
not the end, to avoid the problem of loading drivers after Windows
or shells
!MkBootDisc Setup.bat is more robust, especially for Windows 3.x users
- 3.01
- !PCConfig v0.81:
* doesn't allow TurboDriver bodge selection without Direct Parallel
* bug fixed where it forgot about drives dragged onto it if the window didn't have focus.
* the DOSDisc creator has bug fixed which made flawed boot sectors in v3.00 (this stops SYS from working properly)
!UpdateSys tries harder to unplug old modules
!PC can now be used on a locked disc.
- 3.00d
- Readme Updates, Windows keyboard patch only applied on RISC
OS 3.7.
Missing XCOPY put on boot/driver disc. Co-exists with v2.13 better.
- 3.00c
- Setup.bat deals properly with Windows 3.1 as well as 3.11
- 3.00a
- More robust !UpdateSys
- 3.00
- First Release of PCPro3. Multiple configs, DirectX driver,
VESA2 support, Video speedups, New installer, 32bit ASPI support, new front
end, etc.
- 2.13
- Uses Diva$ConfigFile for config info. Freeze,
full screen and quit on main menu. Timeslice options put in config file.
- 2.12
- CPUs & CDROM speedups
- 2.11
- Start-up banner. StrongARM 32Mb RAM allocation fixed
- 2.09
- Win95 keyboard support.
- 2.07
- As 2.06 but without DMA changes since v2.03+ (test version)
- 2.06
- Joystick support added to BIOS, PCsleep made AMD-compatible
- 2.04
- Extended Keyboard key scan codes improved
- 2.03c
- Milennium updated from RISCOS
- 2.03b
- Floppy disable option
- 2.03
- Fixes VGA & Windows driver problems with StrongARM
- 2.02
- PCPro release: Windows 95 Sound & Video
installers. New !PCInstall app.
- 2.01
- VESA support
- 2.00
- Shared memory windows driver.
- 1.995
- Sound-with-video crashes fixed, Faster CDROM
& Disk access. (Configurable for use on problem hardware).
- 1.993
- VGA changes for Win95, Win95-style installer for
video. Now includes ARMDRV v1.99 which fixes 'stripey icons'.
- 1.991
- First HPC version. New CDROM device driver
- 1.92
- Win95 icon colour DIBs fixed. Temp fix for Win95
startup corruption.
- 1.91
- SoundBlaster emulation (2nd processor cards
only)
- 1.90
- CD-ROM support upgrade, including PhotoCD and CD Audio
- 1.90
- Serial port shared with RISCOS (2nd processor cards
only)
- 1.90
- All CPUs auto-detected
- 1.89
- New style !PCconfig (2nd processor cards
only)
- 1.88
- CPU startup sleep mode to reduce
heat and power consumption (2nd processor cards
only)
- 1.85
- Co-processor auto-detection
- 1.83
- Network Links upgrade for DCI4 Ethernet Drivers (allows any Ethernet card to be used)
- 1.81
- Support for 1.7Mb (MDF/XDF) floppy format
- 1.80
- SWI conflict with !Larger removed
- 1.80
- Support for 256-colour palette setting in DOS and
Windows (Risc PCs only)
- 1.73
- Support for 16-bit and 24-bit colour displays in
Windows (if host supports it)
- 1.73
- Various bug fixes for known bugs
Last Updated: 2005.11.07
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