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b2 v20250808 has been released as a cross-platform BBC Micro emulator, allowing users to run BBC games or develop software on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The update includes an option to hide the BBC cursor when out of focus, support for larger MOS ROM images, and improved compatibility for View Trilogy and Instant Mini Office II. It addresses multiple input focus issues, enhances Video NuLA accuracy, and offers performance improvements for Windows, including reduced CPU usage during display sleep. The update can be downloaded from the provided source link.
b2 v20250808 has been launched. This is a cross-platform BBC Micro emulator, allowing you to use your Windows/Linux PC or macOS device to enjoy classic BBC games or create new BBC software.
Changelog for b2 v20250105:
Introduced the option to conceal the BBC cursor when out of focus
Added support for larger MOS ROM images: 64 KB (Compact/PC 128 S), 128 KB (Master 128 MegaROM), 512 KB (modern multi-OS)
Included support for View Trilogy and Instant Mini Office II
Allowed sideways ROM load failures during config changes: now merely a warning, enabling BBC to boot
Resolved various input focus issues: assigned keyboard focus to the BBC at startup; released BBC keys when out of focus; enabled clickthrough on focus for all platforms
Enhanced Video NuLA accuracy
Windows: compiled with Visual Studio 2022
Windows: corrected fast user switching issues
Windows: minimized CPU usage when display is inactive
Windows: incorporated newer libcurl
Windows, macOS: adapted to utilize the latest SDL2
