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MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System) is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:
MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System) is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:


* TI-99/2 (not working)
* TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/4QI, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
* TI-99/8
* TI-99/8
* Geneve 9640
* Geneve 9640
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A number of peripherals are also emulated, ranging from various disk controllers (up to HFDC), to serial interfaces, USB interface, IDE interface, HSGPL, and also SGCPU.
A number of peripherals are also emulated, ranging from various disk controllers (up to HFDC), to serial interfaces, USB interface, IDE interface, HSGPL, and also SGCPU.


I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.  
The emulator is freely downloadable from [http://www.mamedev.org/release.html mamedev.org] as a pre-built binary for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms.  


The emulator is currently available as [http://www.mess.org/downloads version 0.147] pre-built for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms. If you want to build MESS from source, do not forget to download the corresponding MAME source package first, unzip it, and unzip MESS over MAME. You get MAME from http://mamedev.org/.  A good location for that is the [http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php MESS message board].
You can download and work on the MAME source codes, since all MAME components have been relicenced under an open-source licence (BSD or GPL). If you want to contribute, you should get in contact with the maintainers, though. A good location for that is the [http://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=1&page=1 MESS message board].


 
I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.  
You can download and work on the MESS source codes, but MESS is not an open source project in the GPL sense. If you want to contribute, download the sources, and get in contact with the maintainers.
 
=== Important changes in the latest version ===
 
* Since MESS 0.145, hard disks are stored in CHD version 5 format. You must use '''chdman''' to convert your hard disk image if they are stored as version 4 or lower.
 
* Since MESS 0.145, the [[Setting up the HSGPL for MESS | HSGPL]] stores the contents of its Flash ROMs as '''separate files'''. You should reinstall your HSGPL; alternatively you must split the file into four pieces at offsets 0x000001 (DSR), 0x080003 (U4), 0x100005 (U1), and 0x180007 (U6); each file is 512K + 2 bytes long. Start MESS and close it again to find out how the files are named.
 
* Since MESS 0.145, [[MESS TI emulation usage|configuration]] has considerably changed. The expansion cards are plugged in as separate devices that you either specify on the command line (like ''-peb:slot8 hfdc'') or by using a frontend like QMC2 where you can specify "slot options".


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==Installing and setup==
==Installing and setup==


* [[Building MESS]] from source
* [[Building MAME]] from source
* [[Installing MESS on Windows|Installing on Windows systems]]
* [[Installing MESS on Windows|Installing on Windows systems]]
* [[Installing MESS on Linux|Installing on Linux systems]]
* [[Installing MAME on Linux|Installing on Linux systems]]
* [[Alternative MESS front-ends|Alternative front-ends]]
* [[Alternative MESS front-ends|Alternative front-ends]]
* Configuring
* Configuring
* [[TI ROM dumps for MESS|Getting the ROMs]]
* [[TI ROM dumps for MESS|Getting the ROMs]]
* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MESS]]
* [[Setting up the HSGPL for MAME]]
* [[Setting up the Horizon Ramdisk]] <span style="font-weight:bold; color:red">NEW</span>
* [[Setting up the GRAMKracker]]
* [[Configuring the QMC2 frontend]]
* [[Installing and running MESS on Raspberry Pi | Getting MESS to run on Raspberry Pi]]
 
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==Using==
==Using==
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* [[General MESS features]]
* [[General MESS features]]
* [[Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MESS]]
* [[Features of the TI and Geneve emulation in MESS]]
* [[MESS TI emulation usage|Working with the TI/Geneve emulation]]
* [[MAME TI emulation usage|Working with the TI/Geneve emulation]]
* [[Tools for MESS|Tools]]
* [[Tools for MESS|Tools]]
* [[MESS and TI cartridges|Cartridges]]
* [[MESS and TI cartridges|Cartridges]]
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==Questions and Troubleshooting==
==Questions and Troubleshooting==
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* [[MESSFAQ | Frequently Asked Questions]] related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
* [[MESSFAQ | Frequently Asked Questions]] related to the TI/Geneve emulation in MESS.
* [[Change MESS menu mode key]] from Scroll Lock to another key
* [[Change MESS menu mode key]] from Scroll Lock to another key
* Hassle with the [[MESS keyboard modes]]
* [[MESS changes|Important changes]] to consider when updating MESS
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==Details==
==Details==
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* Basics: [[Emulation and Simulation]]
* Basics: [[Emulation and Simulation]]
* [[Guided tour through MESS|Get a look under the hood of MESS]] <span style="font-weight:bold; color:red">NEW</span>
* [[Guided tour through MESS|Get a look under the hood of MESS]] <span style="font-weight:bold; color:red">NEW</span>
* The [[MESS_multicart_system|cartridge system]] of MESS version 0.131 and later
* The [[MESS cartridge handling|cartridge system]] of MESS
* Programmer's Guide to MESS
* Programmer's Guide to MESS
* [[MESS version history]] with features, fixes, and regressions list
* [[MAME version history]] with features, fixes, and regressions list
* [[MESS issues and non-issues | MESS issues]]
* [[MESS issues and non-issues | MESS issues]]
* [[MESS Serial connection|RS232 emulation]]
* [[MESS Serial connection|RS232 emulation]]
* [[MESS Work in progress]]
* [[MESS Work in progress]]
 
* [[MAME Internals]]
* [[MAME Floppy sound emulation | Floppy sound emulation]]
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[[Category:Emulation]]
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[[Category:MESS]]
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Revision as of 11:19, 7 January 2019

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MESS (Multiple Emulator Super System) is a multi-system emulator which emulates more than 400 computer systems, many of them from the good old days of the Home Computers. Among them are also a number of TI platforms:

  • TI-99/2 (not working)
  • TI-99/4, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
  • TI-99/4A, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
  • TI-99/4QI, 50 Hz and 60 Hz
  • TI-99/8
  • Geneve 9640

A number of peripherals are also emulated, ranging from various disk controllers (up to HFDC), to serial interfaces, USB interface, IDE interface, HSGPL, and also SGCPU.

The emulator is freely downloadable from mamedev.org as a pre-built binary for Windows systems, and as a source zip archive for all platforms.

You can download and work on the MAME source codes, since all MAME components have been relicenced under an open-source licence (BSD or GPL). If you want to contribute, you should get in contact with the maintainers, though. A good location for that is the MESS message board.

I would be happy to see more people from the TI community helping to improve the TI emulation in MESS.

Installing and setup

Using

Questions and Troubleshooting

Details