Start replacing special device macros with additional constructors,
starting with ISA, INTELLEC 4 and RS-232 buses.
Allow an object finder to take on the target of another object finder.
(For a combination of the previous two things in action, see either the
INTELLEC 4 driver, or the Apple 2 PC Exporter card. Also check out
looping over a device finder array to instantiate devices in some
places. Lots of things no longer need to pass tags around.)
Start supplying default clocks for things that have a standard clock or
have all clocks internal.
Eliminate the separate DEV versions of the DEVCB_ macros. Previously,
the plain versions were a shortcut for DEVICE_SELF as the target. You
can now supply a string tag (relative to current device being
configured), an object finder (takes on the base and relative tag), or
a reference to a device/interface (only do this if you know the device
won't be replaced out from under it, but that's a safe assumption for
your subdevices). In almost all cases, you can get the effect you want
by supplying *this as the target.
Eliminate sound and CPU versions of macros. They serve no useful
purpose, provide no extra checks, make error messages longer, add
indirection, and mislead newbies into thinking there's a difference.
Remove a lot of now-unnecessary ":" prefixes binding things relative to
machine root.
Clean up some miscellaneous rot.
Examples of new functionality in use in (some more subtle than others):
* src/mame/drivers/intellec4.cpp
* src/mame/drivers/tranz330.cpp
* src/mame/drivers/osboren1.cpp
* src/mame/drivers/zorba.cpp
* src/mame/devices/smioc.cpp
* src/devices/bus/a2bus/pc_xporter.cpp
* src/devices/bus/isa/isa.h
* src/devices/bus/isa/isa.h
* src/devices/bus/intellec4/intellec4.h
- High level emulation of serial keyboard (only sort of works; probably should be less sophisticated)
- Add double height and double width attributes
- Adjustable start of screen pointer (necessary for SET-UP mode)
- Reconfigure screen for 80/132-column and 50/60 Hz modes
dikeyboard: Add scan_complete callback (nw, sort of hacky but cit101 keyboard works worse without it)
- Use device_resolve_objects to resolve callbacks in output_latch_device (nw)
Note that this renaming is not just for human convenience; genie seems to get confused by modifications to a header called latch.h and decides to recompile everything involving gen_latch.h as well.
* xavix - tidy ups, reorganization, current notes etc.
* didn't mean to push a copy (nw)
* shift some common code around for palette handling (nw)
* lean less heavily on memory system (nw)
* revert 'shift some common code around for palette handling (nw)' to be revisited later.
* add missed include guards (nw)
* new machines marked as NOT WORKING
Skannerz TV [Sean RIddle, Peter Wilhelmsen]
This will need the communication protocol with the barcode scanner unit reverse engeering (the scanner unit has it's own MCU that isn't dumped and for which we have no method of dumping) this also probably means it will need improvements to the general vii.cpp handling of interrupts and serial ports (which Cricket needs too)
also made rainbow islands extra a parent, since it has it's own game code, own c-chip and is generally considered a semi-sequel rather than a bugfix / revision of the original game.
(best I can tell behavior matches the differences between original and extra that were present in the simulation at least, but obviously the real chip could be hiding more secrets)
* use real dumped c-chip for bonzeadv, remove simulation [Team Caps0ff]
this most likely fixes MT00377, MT00205
* typo (nw)
* missed a file (nw)
* no longer fights (nw)
* tidy here too (nw)
* c+p typo (nw)
* c-chip: use dumped c-chip for Volfied [Team Caps0ff]
interrupt source still needs to be verified, but I've tested this to the end and it works fine with the real dump.
* less static (nw)
* hook the coin counters back up (nw)
* tweaks (nw)
* was too close after tweak (nw)
* add support for dumped superman c-chip too, removed simulation [Team Caps0ff]
also made the 68k and upd7810 use different banked windows into the RAM, this seems to prevent the fighting I was seeing, and also superman suggests that it might be correct, as it puts response values in a bank for the 68k but then changes the window so the 68k can't see them. needs further testing tho (other c-chip dumps might tell us more later)
* use the 68k side handlers on megab too, even if it really doesn't care about anything (nw)
* remove debug structure (nw)
