Selamat pagi! Salam mahasiswa!
Terinspirasi dari komen-komen di thread gua sebelumnya, gua ingin compile beberapa must-have tools, stuff, and websites untuk kalian yang baru saja jadi mahasiswa atau sedang menjalani studi.
Gue akan memisahkan ke beberapa kategori, yaitu Wajib Punya, Wajib Punya Untuk Anak [Jurusan], Boleh Punya, Cukup Tau, dan Jangan Pernah Sentuh. Dalam kategori tersebut akan diisi dengan kombinasi apps, website, dan alat-alat fisik. Untuk yang bersifat bajakan, sorry to say gua gak akan link di sini, kecuali Sci Hub atau Gen Lib.
Bagi redditor yang bukan anak psikologi, tolong bantuin gua ya dengan comment berisi suggestion kalian.

WAJIB PUNYA

1. WhatsApp, LINE, dan sometimes Telegram. : Ya menurut lo aja deh, hari gini masih SMS?
2. Flash drive : Get an 8GB stick, walaupun sekarang udah serba digital, kadang dosen masih minta print-out tugas. Plus, tukang fotokopi pasti sibuk dan gak ada waktu buka e-mail (walaupun ada), akan lebih praktis kalau data yang mau lo print atau submit pindahin dulu ke sini. Side note : Untuk anak DKV, Arsitektur, Desain Produk, Musik, dan Film, sepertinya kalian wajib beli external hard-drive minimal 500GB. Kalau bisa SSD ya, biar file terus protected (tapi agak mahal).
3. Google Drive dan isinya (Sheets, Docs, Draw, Slides) : Lo akan mobile for most of your campus life, GDrive gunanya bukan hanya sebagai backup tapi sebagai base of operations dari perkuliahan lo. Separate folders into semesters, lalu di dalamnya bikin folder per matkul, dan di dalamnya pun ada folder buku, tugas, class notes, and etc.
4. Google Calendar : Start planning through this app. Its highly underrated and I suggest you take time and learn how GCal works. Most people only use this after they started working, getting a head start is always better.
5. Mendeley atau reference manager lain : Lu akan menghabiskan waktu 4 tahun baca artikel ilmiah, kadang mereka suka aneh formatting filenya kalo di-download dan mereka udah pasti gak appealing untuk di-save di laptop. Mendeley cuts off all of the problems and puts all of your references in one place. (Available on desktop and mobile)
6. Google Scholar : Berhubungan dengan sebelumnya, Google Scholar akan menjadi wikipedia elu di perguruan tinggi. You will access this site almost every day in uni.
7. Genesis Library : Adalah perpustakaan terlengkap di jagad internet. Gak usah beli textbook kalau lu gak mampu, download aja di sini.
   1. Side points : Perpusnas punya akses e-book gratis pula, mostly koleksi mereka ada di situ. Appnya bisa dicari di Google Play Store (iOS setau gua belom ada).
8. Sci-hub : This is the scalpel of academia, the tool of a true mahasiswa. Sometimes lo akan ketemu artikel yang BAGUS, tapi sayang lo harus bayar ke publishernya. Nah, this bypasses that and you can have the PDF for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Add extensionnya https://github.com/allanino/sci-hub-fy
9. E-book manager like Calibre (for PC and iOS) and Aldiko (for Android) : Pretty self-explanatory karena most of the time mahasiswa tingkat awal itu gak tau cara manage folder di laptop.
10. m-Banking app from your bank : Sekarang apa-apa sudah serba digital, belom lagi kalau lo butuh bayar-bayar atau patungan sama temen. Dengan adanya mbanking app, lo udah gak butuh ke ATM. Bahkan, sekarang mbanking bisa bayar ke OVO, Gopay, or Shoppee Pay lewat QRIS.
11. Go-Jek or Grab (and OVO) : Kemana-mana dan bayar apa-apa lebih gampang.
12. Kartu emoney, Flazz, Brizzi, dan sejenis : Silahkan beli salah satu dari kartu ini untuk kalian yang harus menggunakan moda transportasi seperti KRL atau Transjakarta. Plus, very handy untuk beli air putih di Indo/Alfamart. Kalau bisa yang satu jenis dengan bank kalian, agar top-up dapat dilakukan secara mudah di ATM atau app mbanking (bagi yang memiliki NFC hpnya)
13. Cheap OEM earphones : You will have some solace from annoying pieces of shit when you're reading or doing assignments. Browse through any ecommerce site and search for "headset samsung/iphone grosir" and buy 10.
14. Masker : Well, duh.
15. Zoom/Skype/Hangouts/Microsoft Teams : Please check on your faculty's specification, sekarang lagi pandemi and I don't think you guys are going back to school any soon.
16. Powerbank : Trust me, you will forget to charge your phone. One powerbank on the ready will be a life saver, especially during late nights.
17. OpenOffice or LibreOffice : I do not condone the piracy of a certain word processing software. Get open-source and just relax. Alternatively, you can go all-out with Google's existing apps inside Drive.
18. JASP : I also do not condone the piracy of a certain statistics software.
19. Canva : Untuk anak-anak non-design yang gak bisa design, ditambah gak punya duit untuk hire designer (ya menurut lo), please take time to learn Canva. I would recommend GIMP a few years ago, but Canva has been gold standard of designing for non-designers.
20. Sumatra Reader : Lighter and more superior version of Adobe Reader.
21. 7zip : Lighter and superior version of WinRAR.
22. CamScanner : For scanning documents. Available on iOS and Android
23. Condoms : Just, bring it.
24. Kartu Perpusnas
25. MSDN : Kadang Microsoft kerjasama dengan kampus, check on your faculty.
26. Tar tambah lagiiiii.......

WAJIB PUNYA UNTUK ANAK.....

Teknik

1. Kalkulator scientific : Bisa cari di toko buku atau e-commerce. Get Texas Instrument or Casio.
2. KOPI SACHET
3. Meteran
4. nanti kali ya

Arsitektur

1. Kopi sachet yang banyak
2. Kotak P3K
3. Penggaris segitiga atau meteran

MIPA

1. Graphic Calculator

Psikologi

1. APA Publication Manual : Sebagai S.Psi gua akan menekankan PENTINGNYA MEMILIKI PDF INI DI SEMUA DEVICE ELU. Pelajarin dan cross-check semua style tulis dengan editorial style APA. Dosen PASTI BAKAL PERIKSA GAYA TULISAN ELU DENGAN APA.
2. KBBI : Dosen Psikologi paling terkenal dengan penulisan dan artikulasi kata, tolong pelajari bentuk baku kata-kata bahasa kita.
3. 3D Brain : Untuk bantu Psiko Abnormal dan Faal.

Hukum

1. Buku KUHP dan KUHPER, e-book or printed.
2. Black Law
3. UU yang berkaitan dengan kelas, e-book or printed.
4. Printer dengan tinta isi ulang alias nyuntik

CompSci, Teknik Informatika, or Sistem Informatika

1. Git Student Pack

​

BOLEH PUNYA

1. Spotify Premium : Check if your school is eligible for student discount! I do not condone using modified APK for Spotify Premium.
2. Audacity : Boleh lah punya kalau mau coba-coba bikin podcast.
3. Da Vinci Resolve : Kalian akan sewaktu-waktu dapet tugas buat edit video, either untuk kelas atau organisasi. Ini software open source yang lumayan powerful untuk editing.
4. SSDs for laptops : This is me speaking from experience, you'll need this if your risk of being in an accident is high. Upgrading to an SSD is 0-1, not only you get great booting and transfer speeds, but your data is almost always protected if amit-amit ketabrak atau laptop kenapa-napa.
5. Powerstrip : Ini bisa wajib, bisa enggak. Kadang berguna kalau kalian nugas di cafe, tapi kalian gak mati juga kalau gak punya.
6. Write Monkey : Ini dapat meng-enhance pengalaman kalian menulis, gue menggunakan program ini saat skripsi. Fungsinya cuma satu : Biar nulis lebih enak. Cocok bagi yang jurusannya rajin ngetik. Again, lo gak akan mati kalo gak punya ini.
7. Eventbrite : Cocok buat yang pengen cari group activities atau seminar gratisan.
8. TIX.ID : For the time being, jangan ke bioskop dulu. Tapi TIX suka banyak promo buy1get1. Lumayan buat irit duit.
9. Trello or Asana : Nah, sebenarnya ini wajib untuk orang kantoran (depends industrinya), tapi menurut gua kalau kalian coba aja pelajarin agile project management, mungkin performance group akan lebih naik. Ditambah ini lagi pandemi, nugas akan lebih gampang menurut gua dengan ini. Kakak-kakak yang udah kerja di kantor agile pasti bisa jelasin.
10. Jobstreet, Kalibrr, JobsDB, Glints : For work opportunities.
11. Halodoc : Truth be told, this app have saved my life multiple times. I would suggest a healthy diet, but having this on your phone will not hurt one bit.
12. Pisau lipat Victorinox : Handy untuk yang berencana jadi anak alam atau bocah camping. But basically handy untuk segala situasi, sih.
13. Aplikasi sekuritas : Bisa mulai belajar, setau gua macem MNC Sekuritas bisa mulai trading dengan Rp100.000.
14. Discord : Lumayan handy untuk jadi basis chat angkatan. Tapi, mereka lebih cater ke gaming crowd, walaupun fiturnya sebagus Slack Enterprise, tapi entah kenapa susah banget penetrate mainstream user.
15. To be added later...........

CUKUP TAU

1. Netflix : Bisa patungan sama temen-temen. I don't suggest buy shady accounts.
2. Premier League app : Seru loh bikin liga fantasy sama temen-temen.
3. GrabKios : Lumayan bisa jual pulsa di kampus.
4. Saran minum oleh theblackmandarin
5. To be added later...........

JANGAN PERNAH SENTUH

1. Kredivo dan any P2P lending app : Tolong banget jangan kejebur sama trap ini. Kalian masih mahasiswa, belom punya penghasilan tetap.
2. PayTren or any other MLM apps : Idem
3. Judi bola : Idem.
4. Rokok : Idem
5. Forex/Crypto : Idem
6. Dota 2 : Udah gak usah sentuh.
7. Mobile Legend : Buang-buang waktu push rank, IP lo gak naek juga.
8. Amfetamin : Gak baek ngedrug muda-muda.
9. Red Bull : Gak baek, bisa gak tidur.
10. Kopi ABC/78C/botolan : Ini sama kayak Red Bull, udah pasti gak tidur.
11. ​
12. To be added later...........

Segitu dulu guys, tolong ya kakak-kakak yang sudah lulus mohon ditambah. Terima kasih!
EDIT 1 : Nambahin banyak BUANGET. Thanks mie-sedaap elonelon theblackmandarin debukosmik JanganLupaSkripsian didunianyata ysupr selemenesmilesuponme ichhassesommer ANJINGHARAM AnjingTerang lukuntul imamsupriadiBPK pm-me-your-nenen

I receive emails in a specific outlook folder, Stock Distributions, periodically. These are structured as follows:
Security Name: XYZ Inc
Distribution Date: 09-03-2020
Security identifier type: Ticker
Security Identifier: XYZ
Investment Date: 01-01-2001
Distribution Agent: Financial Institution
Distribution cost: 5.5
Currency: USD
Fund Name: ABC Inc
Distribution Amount: 1050 USD
Distribution price: 10.50
Number of shares: 100
Forex Rate: 1.00
All of the data is variable, but the identifiers are always in the same order, and the date is in the same format. The identifiers preceded the colon on each line, and the data I need after is proceeding the colon. For the distribution amount, I’d need to delete the currency part and leave the integer value.
The price per share and distribution costs can be any amount 0 to infinity and also have more than 2 decimal places after, for example cost could be 2.34678
Would there be an easy way to use VBA to extract the data from emails as they come in and populate an excel file with the following columns: Fund Name, Security Name, Currency, Forex Rate, Distribution Date, Distribution Amount, Number of Shares, Distribution Price, Distribution Cost
Basically I want to parse the data and have it auto populate a spreadsheet based on the data identifier, and use the identifiers I need (the others aren’t relevant to me) as the column headers and get the data to the right of the identifiers into the rows under their appropriate headers.
Is that doable? Is it easy enough that a beginner could do it over a weekend?

get free forex trading signals by Simple ABC Correction
What should you look for when searching for measured moves? Here’s a list • Measured moves act as reversals of the prevailing price trend. For MMUs, look for a downtrend before the chart pattern begins. For measured move down , look for an uptrend preceding the pattern.
• The first leg should be a straight-line run with little curve to it.
• The corrective phase should be proportional to the first leg. Prices usually retrace 40% to 60% of the first leg move. Be suspect of larger retraces. Pair large first legs with large retraces; small first legs with small retraces. Avoid patterns that look like horizontal saw teeth—the retrace has gone too far.
• The second leg should approximate the slope of the first leg, but allow variation.
• Volume trends downward throughout the pattern.
Simple ABC Correction Trading Tips and free forex signals
Draw a trendline from A to C and extend it downward. When price closes above the trendline, buy.
• For more aggressive traders, draw a trendline down from C and buy when price closes above it (see the dashed line in the figure). Also, a close above the intraday high at valley B works.
• For more conservative investors, a close above C or even A is the buy signal.
• Buy only if the market and industry are both trending upward, so the stock can make the most of upward momentum.
• Be prepared for price to reverse at A—36% do, and prices drop, confirming a double top.
The larger the corrective phase retrace, the better the chance of meeting the price target
www.freeforex-signals.com
free forex signals presents forex trading signals via SMS , Email and WhatsApp for Free
​

I saw a discrepancy when looking at FX quoting conventions.
In Schweser Notes it says this: https://imgur.com/a/IJ5FNFN +It is also the same way on the CFA L2 learning portal.
On Investopedia is says this: https://imgur.com/a/vDJ3KpW +During work training (Sales & Trading), I was also taught that this is the standard convention. +It is also like this on sites like Forex.com.
Which one is correct? For example, ABC/DEF, which one is the base currency ABC or DEF? Which one is the price currency?
Thanks.

The majority of people already recognize concerning the ketogenic diet plan – especially if you’re looking at this write-up. Shark Tank Keto Pills could possibly be unfamiliar with some people. However, if you’re active on social network sites, you’ve probably considered Shark Tank Keto Pills adverts. Your interest to understand much more about these keto capsules lead you here.
​
Aside from, you could be struggling with weight-loss, in addition to a choice is all you want. Most keto supplements backlink to a keto diet regime. Keto diet regime, alternatively, is important to every person who would like to acquire ketosis. Ketosis can be a metabolic show whereby your entire body requirements to use fatty acids for vitality as an alternative to carbs. When this occurs, your system will burn up an excessive amount of fatty foods – resulting in body weight lowering. Thrilling, appropriate?
​
On this page, we’ll let you understand about keto diet pills Shark Tank episode and regardless of whether the panel is allotted to Keto Pills. Also, we are going to speak about Shark Tank Keto Pills Events. What’s much more, this article has a location with Shark Tank Keto Pills Reviews – where we have now looked at the tablets. We place the content with FAQs trying to supply you with all the details you have been searching.
​
What is Shark Reservoir?
​
If you’re an interesting of reality Tv established assortment or demonstrates, then you know something or even a great deal about Shark Reservoir. Set simply, Shark Aquarium tank is a truth Television set sequence that display on ABC. The sequence has become accessible since August 2009 till provide. For individuals in the united kingdom, Shark Container is undoubtedly an American Company Tv set up sequence like Dragons’ Den. The show features internet marketers making firm displays for some solar power panel of traders. The Five brokerages then determine if you should put money into their organization.
​
The cast employs their certain bucks to purchase business proposals that attention them. In case the business proprietor includes a dependable services or products or perhaps great business structure, then they’d appear smiling. It’s never simple, though, for dealers to back products suggestions or organization proposals.
​
Shark Tank Keto Pills Episode
​
Shark Reservoir has established 11 months since we initially noticed it on our exhibit screens. The provide has high critiques and was able to succeed the Outstanding Structured Reality Prepare four sequential events. In addition to, additionally, it scoped the 2012-2013 Exceptional Reality Program honor. Since it retains, the present is popular, obtaining about 40000 organizations to utilise in each time of year. Through the thoughts-boggling computer software, about 150 receive the chance to pitch their enterprises.
​
Lots of people never know that not all companies who have the ability to pitch the Sharks get to air flow. Only 1 / 2 of them attain o2.
​
As a result of show’s identification – many organisations wish to hook up themselves or their items because of the Sharks. Yet again, provided that not all people who pitches is likely to make it to ventilation, many people take it for being an benefit to con other folks. It’s evident practically nothing individuals can get all of the assaults, but we recognize the demonstrate is present. Something proclaiming to have got recommendation out of your present can readily deceive us.
​
For example, Shark Aquarium Anna and Samantha Martin are manufacturers that we’ve noticed on several adverts. Both professed to hold acquired their piece on Shark Compartment. It really is apparent they tend not to exist and nearly anything generating the rounds by making use of these titles might be a rip-off. Once you see advertising and assertions which can be too fantastic to be real – you better think again before delivering your credit card information. Never be speedy to be enticed by products mainly because they talk about Shark Aquarium or have test offer you deals and you will pay only for deliveries.
​
Nevertheless, we’ve knowledgeable Shark Tank assaults that indeed got entrepreneurs propose products highly relevant to the ketogenic diet system. These items knowledgeable two Sharks or quite, forex traders demonstrate need for them. Kevin O’Leary, Robert Herjavec, and Daymond John not merely demonstrated interest but spent handsomely towards the products – during period of time nine through 11.
​
Shark Tank Keto Pills Evaluation
​
As the business is loaded with keto goods claiming they do be visible on Shark Fish tank, you must be conscious along with them. What’s worse is the way most of these agencies deprive from naive people. We’ve seen plenty of issues with regards to credit score credit accounts simply getting sustained routinely. Also, you risk your bank account acquiring charged a lot more than the noted volume. Whilst not all firms that attribute on Shark Reservoir get to surroundings – you will find a summary of them on ABC web site.
​
When you study Shark Tank Keto Pills, be mindful with the products which appear. Comprehend when you sign up and then make your get on a large number of artificial companies, you won’t have the capacity to terminate. The websites won’t offer you that solution. You need to cell phone your loan provider or cards issuer and cause them to stop the one thing.

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)

While it's strength as a powerhouse may not be a shock, it may come as a surprise that the dollar is also the official currency of a host of U.S. territories and other sovereign nations around the world.
More than 65 countries peg their currencies to the U.S. dollar while five U.S. territories and seven sovereign countries use it as their official currency of exchange.
The table below provides an overview of the U.S. territories and independent sovereign nations that use the U.S. dollar as their official medium of exchange.
While it should be no surprise that the U.S. dollar is widely accepted for commerce in both Canada and Mexico, the U.S. dollar is also accepted in a host of tourist destinations including the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Sint Maarten, St Kitts and Nevis, the ABC Islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and the BES Islands including Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba-now collectively known as the Caribbean Netherlands.
The U.S. dollar is also used as a quasi-currency in a variety of popular U.S. retirement destinations such as Belize and Panama, and in some areas of Costa Rica.
People in the U.S. military can likely attest that the U.S. dollar is gaining widespread popularity throughout the Philippines.

Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: U.S.^#1 dollar^#2 currency^#3 world^#4 exchange^#5
Post found in /Economics.
NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.

MAME 0.214

With the end of September almost here, it’s time to see what goodies MAME 0.214 delivers. This month, we’ve got support for five more Nintendo Game & Watch titles (Fire, Flagman, Helmet, Judge and Vermin), four Chinese computers from the 1980s, and three Motorola CPU evaluation kits. Cassette support has been added or fixed for a number of systems, the Dragon Speech Synthesis module has been emulated, and the Dragon Sound Extension module has been fixed. Acorn Archimedes video, sound and joystick support has been greatly improved.
On the arcade side, remaining issues in Capcom CPS-3 video emulation have been resolved and CD images have been upgraded to CHD version 5, Sega versus cabinet billboard support has been added to relevant games, and long-standing issues with music tempo in Data East games have been worked around.
Of course, you can get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

• 00130: [Sound] (darkseal.cpp) darkseal: When using your weapon, the music speed increases. (AJR)
• 00389: [Sound] (cbuster.cpp) cbuster: The music tempo increases up when the flamethrower is used. (AJR)
• 02108: [Sound] (vaportra.cpp) vaportra, vaportrau, kuhga: Music tempo changes when firing. (AJR)
• 03635: [Gameplay] (igspoker.cpp) cpoker, cpokert: Games freezing during play. (Roberto Fresca)
• 05802: [DIP/Input] (pk8020.cpp) korvet, neiva, kontur: Keyboard does not work! (Robbbert)
• 06205: [Graphics] (snes.cpp) snes [pilotwinu,pilotwinj]: Upper part of the screen image repeated. (AmatCoder)
• 06486: [Side-by-side] (a2600.cpp) a2600: Initial stack pointer value for the M6507 (6502) is incorrect. (MoochMcGee)
• 06901: [Crash/Freeze] (snes.cpp) snes [jdredd and clones]: Judge Dredd (all regions) stops working after title screen. (AmatCoder)
• 07405: [Sound] (dragon.cpp) dragon32, dragon64, dragon64h, dragon200, dragon200e: Dragon Sound Extention module is silent. (AJR)
• 07408: [Plugins] “autofire” plugin is not working properly. (Nathan Woods)
• 07412: [Crash/Freeze] (vgmplay.cpp) vgmplay [chaotixju_md]: Crash when attempting to play Sega 32X audio pack. (cam900)
• 07413: [Crash/Freeze] (exidy440.cpp) yukon, yukon1: The games crash or get stuck during the initial checks. (AJR)
• 07416: [Graphics] (legionna.cpp) denjinmk: Broken backgrounds in two game endings. (Angelo Salese)
• 07419: [Crash/Freeze] (snes.cpp) snes [firemenu, firemenj]: Screen remains black and game doesn’t start. (AmatCoder)
• 07425: [Misc.] (mac.cpp) macplus: Option/Command key positions swapped (U.S. PC keyboard). (R. Belmont)
• 07426: [Misc.] (mac.cpp) maciici: Non-matching Option key positions (U.S. PC keyboard). (R. Belmont)
• 07427: [Crash/Freeze] (arkanoid.cpp) arkgcbl, arkgcbla, arkangc2, arkbloc2, arkbloc3, block2, paddle2: Crash on start. (Robbbert)
• 07430: [Graphics] (nes.cpp) ultstunt and clones: Introduction screens and playfield are corrupted. (AJR)

New working machines

• China Jiangmen Computer Equipment Factory H-01 JCE [zzemu]
• China State-owned 830 Factory NF500A [zzemu]
• Draw Poker (Joker Poker V.01) [Roberto Fresca TeamEurope]
• Game & Watch: Fire (silver) [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Flagman [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Helmet (Rev. 2) [algestam, hap, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Judge (green) [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Vermin [algestam, hap, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Motorola MEK6802D3 [68bit]
• Motorola MEK6802D4 [68bit]
• Motorola MEK6802D5 [68bit]
• Nanjing Computer Factory Zi Jin I [zzemu]
• Novag Super Sensor IV [hap, Berger, Achim]
• SciSys / Philidor Software Chess Champion: Mark V [hap, Berger]
• SciSys Kasparov Turbostar 432 [hap, anonymous]
• Urachacha Mudaeri (Korea) [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]

New working clones

• Birdie Try (Japan revision 2, revision 1 MCU) [TeamEurope, Guru]
• China HKC HKC 8800A [zzemu]
• Fidelity Electronics Excel 68000 Mach II (rev. C+, set 2) [Berger]
• Game & Watch: Balloon Fight (crystal screen) [algestam, hap, Mr Jiggles the Christmas Man]
• Gouketsuji Ichizoku (Japan, prototype) [twistedsymphony]
• Hegener + Glaser Mephisto ESB II [Berger, Achim]
• Hegener + Glaser Mephisto III (ver. B) [Berger, Achim]
• Kuri Kinton (US, World Games license) [coolmod, The Dumping Union]
• Novag Constellation 3.6MHz (set 1) [hap, Berger, Achim]
• Novag Constellation 3.6MHz (set 2) [Berger]
• Novag Constellation Quattro [hap, anonymous]
• Novag Savant II [Berger, Achim]
• Pac Man (U.G. bootleg of Puck Man) [f205v]
• Psyvariar -Medium Unit- (V2.02O 2000/02/22 13:00) [rtw]
• Raiden Fighters (Greece) [Sergio Galiano, Recreativos Piscis]
• SciSys / Philidor Software Chess Champion: Mark VI/Philidor [hap, Berger, anonymous]
• Venture (version 5 set 2, bootleg) [f205v]

Machines promoted to working

• Unior [Robbbert]

Clones promoted to working

• Champion Poker (v101) [Roberto Fresca]
• Champion Poker (v201F) [Roberto Fresca]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 1) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 2) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 3) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 4) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lovely Cards (encrypted) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• New Lucky 8 Lines (set 10, W-4, encrypted NEC D315-5136) [Grull Osgo]

New machines marked as NOT_WORKING

• Alpha Micro AM-1000 [Bitsavers]
• Cablenet 2039 Controller [Al Kossow, Bitsavers]
• Maldaliza [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]
• VTech Genius Leader Select [TeamEurope, The Dumping Union]
• Wully Bully [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]

New clones marked as NOT_WORKING

• 286 motherboards with 5-chip SUNTAC chipset [rfka01]
• 286 motherboards with 5-chip VLSI chipset [rfka01]
• 286 motherboards with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 Motherboard using the Forex FRX46C402 + FRX46C411 + SiS 85C206 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboard using the Symphony chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards using a OPTi 82C495XLC chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards using the ALi M1429 A1 and M1431 A2 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards with a FOREX FRX46C402/FRX36C300/SIS85C206 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 SC Rev A2 [rfka01]
• 386-4N-D04A (UMC chipset) [rfka01]
• Asus ISA-386C [rfka01]
• Asus ISA-386U30 REV.2.2 [rfka01]
• AUVA COMPUTER, INC. BAM/12-S2 [rfka01]
• AUVA VIP-M21502A BAM16-A0 [rfka01]
• BI-025C HT-12 286 (HT12/A chipset) [rfka01]
• Biostar MB-1212C [rfka01]
• CDTEK 286 motherboard with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• CMP enterprise CO.LTD. 286 motherboard [rfka01]
• DFI 386-20.REV0 [rfka01]
• DTK PEM 2539 [rfka01]
• Eagle PC-2 [rfka01]
• Everex Systems EV-1815 [rfka01]
• GOLDSTAR P/N 611-606A Rev 1.0A [rfka01]
• HLB-286 MBA-009 [rfka01]
• KMA-202F-12R (Winbond chipset) [rfka01]
• Leading Edge Model M [rfka01]
• Leanord SA Elan High Tech 286 [rfka01]
• Magitronic Technology Magitronic B236 [rfka01]
• Micromint MPX-16 [rfka01]
• Morse KP-286 [rfka01]
• Octek 286 mainboard with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• Octek Jaguar V v1.4 [rfka01]
• Olivetti M203 motherboard [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M205 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M321 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M326 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M919 [rfka01]
• Pipi & Bibis / Whoopee!! (bootleg, set 2) [anonymous]
• Shuttle Computer International HOT-304 [rfka01]
• SM 386-40F (Forex chipset) [rfka01]
• Snobol Mini 286 [rfka01]
• Soyo SY-019H and SY-019I [rfka01]
• SY-012 16/25 386MB VER: 5.2 [rfka01]
• TAM/33/40-MA0 (CM318R00,M31-R00) [rfka01]
• Uniron U3911-V3 [rfka01]
• Vendex HeadStart Plus [rfka01]
• Wyse WYSEpc 286 [rfka01]

New working software list additions

• amiga_apps: Amiga Appetizer (Sv), Desktop Budget (Sv), SuperDuper 2.02 [FakeShemp]
• apple2_flop_clcracked:
  • Charlie Brown's 1, 2, 3's (1990 Queue re-release) (cleanly cracked), Chivalry (Revision 2) (cleanly cracked), Computer Preparation for the SAT (Version 1.1A) (cleanly cracked), Creature Chorus (Version 4.0) (cleanly cracked), Julius Erving and Larry Bird Go One on One (cleanly cracked), MicroExam Test Bank for Computer Mathematics: Structured BASIC with Math Applications (Version 1.01) (cleanly cracked), Millionaire (Version 2.1) (cleanly cracked), Professor Davensteev's Galaxy Search: Blue Level (cleanly cracked), Professor Davensteev's Galaxy Search: Red Level (cleanly cracked), Quiz Castle (cleanly cracked), The Sales Edge (cleanly cracked), Universe II (Version 1.0) (cleanly cracked) [4am, Firehawke]
  • Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom (cleanly cracked) [LoGo, Firehawke]
  • Star Fleet 1: The War Begins (cleanly cracked) [Peter Ferrie, Firehawke]
• apple2_flop_misc: Olin in Emerald [www.mocagh.org, Dan Chisarick, Firehawke]
• apple2_flop_orig:
  • Crossbow, Dogfight, Dragon's Keep, The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, Hyper Head On, Infiltrator, Infiltrator Part II: The Next Day, International Hockey, Oo-Topos, PHM Pegasus, Racter, Roach Hotel, The Rocky Horror Show, The Sands of Mars, Snoggle, Succession, Super Mario Bros. Print World, Tawala's Last Redoubt, Tuesday Morning Quarterback [4am, Firehawke]
  • Olin in Emerald [4am, www.mocagh.org, Dan Chisarick, Firehawke]
  • Star Fleet 1: The War Begins [Brian Wiser, Firehawke]
• gba: Broken Circle (Euro) [No-Intro, FakeShemp]
• ggm: Sandy Edition - Master Chess, Steinitz Edition-4 - Master Chess [anonymous]
• gtfore: Golden Tee Fore! 2002 (V2.00.00), Golden Tee Fore! 2003 (V3.00.04), Golden Tee Fore! 2004 (V4.00.XX), Golden Tee Fore! 2005 (V5.00.XX), Golden Tee Fore! Complete (V6.00.XX) [FakeShemp]
• ibm5150: 2400 A.D. (set 2), Colossus Bridge 4, The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I, Star Pack, UMS II: Nations at War - Planet Editor [FakeShemp]
• ibm5170: Bundesliga Manager Professional, QuickLink II Fax, Veil of Darkness, Vinguiden 1.0 (Sweden) [FakeShemp]
• mac_flop: Balance of the Planet, Lode Runner [FakeShemp]
• saitek_kso: Kasparov Selected Openings [Berger, anonymous]
• sorcerer_cass: Defense [exidyboy]
• spectrum_cass: The Quill Adventure System (C series) (set 1, C05) [David Haywood]
• vgmplay: Air Rescue (Sega System 32), Alien3 - The Gun (Sega System 32), Barunba (MSX2), Barunba (PC Engine), Blaster Master - Enemy Below (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Bosconian (MSX), Cueb Runner (Sharp X68000), Dragon Buster (Sharp X68000), Fist of the North Star (NES), Fist of the North Star - 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe (Nintendo Game Boy), Fray (MSX2), Hokuto no Ken (Family Computer), Illusion City (MSX turbo R), Image Fight (Sharp X68000), John Madden Football II (PC), King & Balloon (MSX), Kyuukyoku Tiger (Sharp X68000), Mappy (NEC PC-8801), Pac-Land (Sharp X68000), Pac-Man (MSX), R-Type (Sharp X68000), The Return of Ishtar (Fujitsu FM77AV), The Return of Ishtar (NEC PC-8801), The Return of Ishtar (NEC PC-9801), SHM (MSX2), Tank Battalion (MSX), Terra Cresta (Sharp X68000), Thunder Dragon (Arcade), Total Carnage (IBM PC AT), Toy Story Racer (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok - Battle of the Bionosaurs (Nintendo Game Boy), Turok - Rage Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok 3 - Shadow of Oblivion (Nintendo Game Boy Color), XVM (MSX) [Tafoid]
• vsmile_cart:
  • Abenteuer im ABC Park (Germany, Rev. 3), The Batman - Rettung von Gotham City (Germany) [TeamEurope]
  • The Batman - Rescate en Gotham City (Spain), Bob der Baumeister - Bobs spannender Arbeitstag (Germany, Rev. 104), Bob y sus Amigos - Un Día De Trabajo (Spain), Campeonato de Futbol V.Smile (Spain), Disney/Pixar Cars - Acelera el Motor en Radiador Springs (Spain), Disney/Pixar À Procura de Nemo - Nemo À Descoberta do Oceano (Portugal), DreamWorks Shrek - El Cuento de la Dragona (Spain), Lil' Bratz Estrellas De La Moda - Amigos, Moda y Diversión (Spain), Noddy - Detective Por um Dia (Portugal), Scooby-Doo - Misterio En El Parque (Spain, translucent blue cartridge), Superman - El Hombre de Acero (Spain), Walt Disney La Cenicienta - Los sueños mágicos de Cenicienta (Spain) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]

Software list items promoted to working

• dragon_cart: Speech Synthesis Module [Nigel Barnes]

New NOT_WORKING software list additions

• gj4000: Wissen für Kinder [TeamEurope]
• gl6000sl: Update - Rechtschreibreform [TeamEurope]
• glcx: Update Programm-Zusatzkassette (Ger) [TeamEurope]
• gls: Spielend Richtig Schreiben [TeamEurope]
• ibm5170: Strike Commander, Strike Commander: Speech Pack, Strike Commander: Tactical Operations [FakeShemp]
• mac_flop: The Supercars - Test Drive II Car Disk [FakeShemp]
• mac_hdflop: Lost in Time - Parts 1 & 2 [FakeShemp]
• st_flop: Ferrari Formula One (Euro) [FakeShemp]
• vsmile_cart:
  • Cranium - Freizeit Park - Ein Jahrmarkt voller Spiel- und Lernspaß (Germany), Dolphis Wasser-abenteuer (Germany) [TeamEurope]
  • Cranium - Parque de Atracciones de Cranium (Spain), Dakota y su mascota (Spain), Disney/Pixar Toy Story 2 (Smartbook) (USA), Disney's Little Einsteins (Spain), Kung Fu Panda - Aventura en el Valle de la Paz (Spain), Nick Jr. Dora the Explorer - Dora's Got a Puppy (Smartbook) (USA), Spider-Man y Amigos - Misiones Secretas (Spain, Rev. 222), V.Smile Estudio De Arte (Spain), V.Smile PC (Spain), Walt Disney La Cenicienta - Los sueños mágicos de Cenicienta (Spain, Rev. 122) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
• vsmilem_cart: Disney La Casa de Mickey Mouse (Spain), Disney Winnie the Pooh - En busca de la miel (Spain), Disney/Pixar Cars - Acelera el Motor en Radiador Springs (Spain), Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 (Spain), Disney/Pixar UP (Spain), Disney/Pixar Wall-E (Spain), DreamWorks Monstruos contra Alienígenas (Spain), ¡¡Scooby-Doo!! - Misterio en el parque (Spain) [TeamEurope, avlixa, ClawGrip]

Source Changes

• bus/ss50: Corrected SS-30 MPS2 “high” Baud rates. [68bit]
  
• bus/ss50: Don’t log reads from empty SS-50 slots when side effects are disabled. [68bit]
  
• flex_dsk.cpp: Fixed logging of the disk name extension. [68bit]
  
• swtpc09.cpp: Added hard disk support to the DMAF3 controller. [68bit]
  
  • Includes new WD1000 hard disk controller support, and improved DMAF2/DMAF3 MC6844 DMA emulation.
• mc6845.cpp: Improved cursor emulation, including differences between the MC6845 and HD6845S. [68bit]
  
• asmjs: Removed option to ignore missing libraries, and removed util and SDL2_ttf from link libraries. [68bit]
  
• unidasm: Added -xchbytes option to swap input bytes. [AJR]
  
• Added dump and emulation for Alpha Micro AM-310 Communications Controller. [AJR, Bitsavers]
  
• m37710: Internalized timing for analog-to-digital converter. [AJR]
  
• Distinguish DIP switches that belong to different devices but have the same name in UI menus. [AJR]
  
  • Most likely to occur when multiple instances of the same device type are configured on bus slots.
• h8: Improved disassembly. [AJR]
  
  • Corrected sign extension for 16-bit absolute addresses.
  • Add h' prefix to hexadecimal numbers.
  • Restrict address length depending on model.
  • Align arguments.
• airbustr.cpp, djboy.cpp, hvyunit.cpp, sidearms.cpp: Corrected sound IRQ sources. [AJR]
  
• c140.cpp: Added timing output to trigger periodic FIRQ. [AJR]
  
• h6820: Added a hack to work around incorrect music speed in cbuster.cpp, darkseal.cpp and vaportra.cpp (MT00130, MT00389, MT02108). [AJR]
  
• prestige.cpp: Corrected metadata (glmmc is now gmmc), and marked gmmc system ROM as a bad dump. [AJR]
  
• h6280: Reduced logical address space width, and made debugger use official names for banking registers. [AJR]
  
• exidy440.cpp: Fixed crash/assertion failure caused by palette having too few entries. [AJR]
  
• Added preliminary ELAN Microelectronics RISC II CPU emulation. [AJR]
  
• dp8350.cpp: Improved timing, and fixed save states. [AJR]
  
• nes.hsi: Fixed mirroring for Ultimate Stuntman. [AJR]
  
• Fixed debugger dump command for address-shifted spaces. [AJR]
  
• snes.cpp: Don’t reset HDMA on writes to HDMAEN if the register value isn’t changed (fixes MT06205). [AmatCoder]
  
• g65816, spc700: Improved cycle counting (fixes MT06901 and MT07419). [AmatCoder]
  
• crospuzl.cpp: Improved Flash loading. [Angelo Salese]
  
• VRender0 updates: [Angelo Salese]
  
  • Improved menghong hardware emulation, allowing crzyddz2 to boot and improving menghong colors.
  • Moved video and audio components into the system-on-a-chip device, and added preliminary UART emulation.
  • Allowed external video clock to be set by the host driver.
• segaic24.cpp: Implemented reverse Y clipping logic (fixes sprite priorities in Crack Down). [Angelo Salese]
  
• archimds.cpp updates: [Angelo Salese]
  
  • Fixed cursor enable and sizing (used by caverns to display score and main player sprite).
  • Added preliminary RTFM and serial joystick support.
  • Re-implemented Acorn VIDC10 emulation, adding stereo sound support and improving raster effects.
• segac2.cpp: Added links to reference videos. [cam900]
  
• gba.xml: Corrected ROM size for brokenc. [cam900]
  
• k051649.cpp: Added more address map mirrors, added save state support, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• ym2151.cpp: Clear both output buffers when reset is asserted. [cam900]
  
• psikyosh.cpp: Refactored common pixel operations into helper functions, improved use of const, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• ay8910.cpp: Implemented AY8930 extensions, made pin 26 an input, added notes, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• deco_mlc.cpp: Improved blending behavior and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• mega32x.cpp: Removed assumptions about host system’s sound outputs (fixes MT07412). [cam900]
  
• 315_5313.cpp: Fixed 3-bit color mode masking, implemented device_gfx_interface, and separated shadow/highlight palettes. [cam900]
  
• calcune.cpp: Converted drawing routine to use VDP palette, added save state support, and reduced redundant code. [cam900]
  
• video/generic.cpp: Added 16×16 layouts composed of 2×2 arrangement of 8×8 tiles, and made a number of drivers use generic layouts. [cam900]
  
• imagetek_i4100.cpp: Added notes and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• hyprduel.cpp: Set MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL flag on hyprduel and hyprduel2. [cam900]
  
• nmk16.cpp: Verified some clock sources and CPU types. [cam900]
  
• legionna.cpp: Always invalidate tilemaps on bank change for Denjin Makai and Heated Barrel. [cam900]
  
• plugins/cheat: Added time functions to the cheat sandbox. [Carl]
  
• netlist: Force C locale when formatting numbers (fixes exception when global locale is set). [Couriersud]
  
• spectrum: Added preliminary Beta Disk emulation (not working). [David Haywood]
  
• karnov.cpp: Hooked up 8031 microcontroller for chelnovjbl. [Dirk Best]
  
• model3.cpp: Hook up 315-5649 I/O controller. [Dirk Best]
  
• HP9845: Reimplemented TACO based on recently-published internal documentation. [F.Ulivi]
  
  • Also separated DC100 tape cartridge device, and added support for 16-bit data format used by HP9845 and HP885.
• hphybrid: Fixed bug that caused hp9825t to hang when calculating logarithms. [F.Ulivi]
  
• Don’t throttle emulation while paused if video update-in-pause is enabled. [feos]
  
• icebox.cpp: Hooked up floppy controller interrupt request, allowing disk routines to work properly. [Frank Palazzolo]
  
• apple2: Corrected Joyport multiplexing. [Golden Child]
  
• apple2: Fixed key code for Ctrl-Shift-P and modifier codes for M and N on II and II Plus. [Golden Child]
  
• segacrp2_device.cpp: Added NEC D315-5136 device (used by lucky8k). [Grull Osgo]
  
• sh: Log SH2 FMR clock multiplier writes. [MetalliC]
  
• cps3.cpp updates – imperfect graphics flag has been removed: [MetalliC]
  
  • Hooked up coin lockouts and coin counters, and connected buttons 5 and 6 to jojo, jojoba and clones.
  • Made SS RAM and registers eight bits wide and fixed EEPROM size.
  • Added fixed delay to palette/character DMA interrupts, and removed periodic interrupt hack.
  • Fixed missing star sprite in introduction and game title background color for jojo.
  • Render tilemaps as sets of rows from sprite list (fixes sfiii Alex stage background).
  • Implemented sprite list caching (fixes warzard two-player versus screen and jojo introduction text).
  • Replaced disk images version 5 CHD files build from trurip database.
  • Re-implemented color fading, and zeroed low three bits of color channels.
  • Improved save state support, Improved function/variable naming, cleaned up code, and improved documentation.
• cps3.cpp: Implemented tilemap flipping, added a delay to sprite list DMA acknowledgement, and buffered global scroll registers. [MetalliC, David Haywood]
  
• geneve: Added PC keyboard connector, allowing the use of emulated PC XT keyboards. [Michael Zapf]
  
• m6502: Improved reset sequence emulation (fixes MT06486). [MoochMcGee, hap, smf]
  
• Exposed running_machine::exit_pending() and running_machine::hard_reset_pending() to Lua scripts. [Nathan Woods]
  
• Changed osd_get_clipboard_text() to return std::string. [Nathan Woods]
  
• dragon32: Added JCB Speech Synthesis cartridge emulation. [Nigel Barnes]
  
• acorn_vidc.cpp: Generate µ-law table at device start time. [O. Galibert, Angelo Salese]
  
• tms34020: Fixed BLMOVE alignment handling (fixes endless loop in Atronic games). [Priit Laes]
  
• apple2: Added initial support for ComputerEyes/2 image capture slot card. [R. Belmont, Golden Child]
  
• f2mc16 updates: [R. Belmont]
  
  • Implemented more opcodes.
  • Made interrupt handling more robust.
  • Implemented mb9061x timers 0 and 1, including external event counter mode.
  • Fixed BBC branch offset.
  • Added more opcodes to the disassembler and normalized bit syntax.
  • Added save state support and cleaned up code.
• Added a preliminary native Cocoa OSD layer for macOS (not working yet). [R. Belmont]
  
• mac.cpp, mac128.cpp: Made default mapping for Command key right alt for all machines. [R. Belmont]
  
• Emulated Sega Billboard and hooked it up to ST-V, Model 2 and Model 3 games. [Rob Krum, Dirk Best]
  
• i8251: Implemented synchronous modes. [Robbbert]
  
• unior.cpp, pp01.cpp: Fixed cassette interfaces. [Robbbert]
  
• pmd85.cpp: Added cassette to alfa and mato, fixed cassette on other sets, and added notes. [Robbbert]
  
• poly88.cpp: Fixed cassette polyphase mode. [Robbbert]
  
• argo.cpp: added DMA, CRTC, PIT and cassette by guesswork. [Robbbert]
  
• plan80.cpp: Added speaker sound. [Robbbert]
  
• pk8020.cpp: Fixed keyboard and updated notes (MT05802). [Robbbert]
  
• mycom.cpp: Fixed scrolling. [Robbbert]
  
• goldnpkr.cpp: Replaced incorrectly dumped jokercar extended graphics ROMs with data from another set to make the game playable. [Roberto Fresca]
  
• goldstar.cpp: Simplified cherrys graphics decryption code. [Roberto Fresca]
  
• igspoker.cpp updates: [Roberto Fresca]
  
  • Patched out protection in cpokert, cpokerx, cpoker101, cpoker201f and cpoker210ks (MT03635).
  • Fixed inputs for cpoker, cpokert and cpoker201f.
• SGI Newport graphics: Fixed inverted-Y pixel read-back (fixes crash in Alias PowerAnimator 7.5). [Ryan Holtz]
  
• r4000: Report the correct sub-revision for the R4600, and allow specific R4x00 types to specify the FPU ID as well. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• indigo.cpp: Switched indigo4k to use the new R4000 CPU core. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• SGI HAL2 audio: Corrected chip revision ID to match real hardware. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• sgi_mc: Flag EISA bus as present on both Indigo² and Indy, as VINO uses EISA signals for GIO64 arbitration. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• vino: Implemented the majority of its functionality, and hooked it up to picture_image_device. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• hh_sm510.cpp: Improved re-created melody ROMs for gnw_bfight and gnw_mbaway. [algestam]
  
• debugger: Added mips and m68k support to gdbstub, and added support for running MAME debugger commands from the client. [Ramiro Polla]
  
• Changed Travis CI build to use GCC 9, and added MinGW GCC build to AppVeyor. [Belegdol]
  
• marineb.cpp: Documented difficulty settings for hoccer, and added DIP switch locations for most sets. [Brian Troha]
  
• policetr.cpp: Re-dumped U163 sound ROM for policetr10, and added speed-up hacks for sshooter, sshooter11 and policetr10. [Brian Troha]
  
• karnov.cpp: Re-dumped color BPROMS for chelnovj, confirming they match chelnov/chelnovu. [Brian Troha]
  
• ibm5170.xml updates: [FakeShemp]
  
  • Changed gilispa, mitsmous6, nd010pci, nusound, sndwav32 and wordfndr to IMD images.
  • Changed scroll3d, sndwav32, cpavfw, microcp3, wordfndr and thndrhwk to MFM images.
  • Re-dumped internet and nicklaus.
• ibm5150.xml: Replaced tgipack and ranger1 with MFM images. [FakeShemp]
  
• amiga_hardware.xml: Dumped a590_seagate disk. [FakeShemp]
  
• blackt96.cpp: Measured PIC microcontroller clock frequency. [Guru]
  
• wyvernf0.cpp: Measured clock frequencies. [Guru]
  
• symbolics.cpp: Changed unpopulated ROM regions to read as 0xFF to match hardware tests. [Josh Dersch]
  
• neptunp2.cpp: Added EEPROM dump to rockroll. [jordigahan, ClawGrip]
  
• commando.cpp: Corrected CPU frequency and updated notes. [Jose Tejada]
  
• gng.cpp: Corrected notes. [Jose Tejada]
  
• midvunit.cpp: Added re-created A19993 PAL program. [JROK, Hydreigon]
  
• naomi.cpp: Re-dumped initdv2ja and ggxxsla GD-ROMs. [MajorPBX]
  
• sprint4.cpp: Fixed gear shift controls for fourth player. [Mark Spaeth]
  
• bfm_sc4.cpp, exidyttl.cpp, globalfr.cpp, jpmmps.cpp, monacogp.cpp, mpu5.hxx, simple_st0016.cpp: Edited titles for consistency. [MASH]
  
• genpc.cpp updates: [rfka01]
  
  • Increased pc BIOS region size to 64 KiB to support late XT clones.
  • pc: “Added Super Computer BIOS 1.2”, “B-190-B”, “KT 10 M/B” and “Ruud Baltissen's Diagnostics” BIOS options.
• at.cpp updates: [rfka01]
  
  • Expanded chipset details and notes.
  • at: Added “286 TACT”, “CDTEK 286” and “Landmark/Supersoft diagnostic ROMs” BIOS options.
  • at386: Added “386 board with Ali chipset”, “386 UMC 3DIUD”, “386GRN-like board rev.03”, “MB1325PM” and “Tandon/Micronics with 385” BIOS options.
  • atvga: Added “286 TACT” and “CDTEK 286” BIOS options.
  • neat: added “286-NEAT”, “VIP BAM/16-11” and “CP-805” BIOS options.
  • vlsi5: Added “MBVLSI-168” BIOS option.
• ibmpc.cpp: Added “Landmark/Supersoft Diagnostics” BIOS options for ibm5150 and ibm5160. [rfka01]
  
• hawk.cpp: Added “DEMOS 2.21 V1.01” BIOS option. [TheEPROM9]
  
• cps1.cpp: Dumped U104 PAL for Street Fighter II' CE Mstreet-6 bootlegs sf2cems6a and sf2cems6b. [TwistedTom]
  
• chinagat.cpp: Added PCB layouts and TRJ-100 pinout information, and updated notes. [yukaritamura]
  
• supbtime.cpp: Fixed DE-0343 board main CPU and audio CPU clock frequencies. [yukaritamura]
  

Bitcoin said to ‘drop,’ with Covid 19 woes, says
“The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Omar Abdulla??
by Faaiza Ismail
(19 February 2020-BBC) “The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Mr. Omar Abdulla is to have addressed members of the investment community this week, stated that
the price of Bitcoin and other Chinese created Crypto Currencies related, are
said to drop with the fundamental data of the Covid 19 virus, the slowdown of
US growth and straddle economic data from The United States.
“The Chinese pandemic has caused major losses to China, and
thus impacting the growth
on The United States. I would sell Bitcoin, Dollar, and perhaps
hold the rand for some strength.’
he retired.
Speaking to Footprints in Wuhan, local Chinese resident, Ms. Ameila Wang says
that Wuhan has been locked down since 23 Jan 2020, and the death toll has
almost reached 2000.
“We are not even counting the dead bodies that have died at home, on the street,
or mis-calculations from the Chinese government.’
The Economic Times reported that we should see some dollar and
Bitcoin weakness
as China has not been to over in over two months, already impacting
the global sector.
“Third world currencies is where we see the investment rise, as first
world countries have
already seen fears rise, and South Africa or even Africa has
reported little or no cases.’
The Omar Abdulla Group which has investments into Bitcoin SA, Forex SA,
Instagram SA
and Facebook SA noted that they will be short-selling major currencies,
buying into
South African currencies and African shares.
“We see opportunities to about April 2020, depending on the
control of the virus.’
The World Health Organization is said to meet with President Donald
Trump and President
Xi Jinping this week to bring the economic crisis to an upbeat.
“China has already spent close to $4 billion dollars on the virus and a further
n estimated $3 billion dollars
wll be needed from The United States and The World Health Organization.’
The death toll has already reached 2000, with more than 70 000
cases reported, and we could see more short selling in the weeks to come,
as China deals with Covid 19, ended a Wuhan resident.
Message 6 of 7 (92 Views) Reply0 footprints Member 📷 Posts: 12

Re: FF News: The Omar Abdulla Group

Options
Saturday
Markets ‘calm down,’ as the world awaits more lies from China, says
“The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Omar Abdulla…??
by Nabila Dockrat
(2 March 2020—ABC NEWS) The Wolf of Wall Street Mr. Omar Abdulla says that
China is reporting low number of cases the past several weeks whilst other
Asian countries are starting to peak with new cases daily from South Korea, Japan
Hong Kong and Singapore.
“Maybe the other Asian countries are the ones to be trusted, instead of lying
China,’ he told ABC NEWS.
Another resident who spoke to Hubei Times looped that China has been injecting
billions of dollars into their economy by stagnating the impact of Covid 19.
“China has been injecting stimulus into their economy to keep the market alive.
We believe that much more people have died at home, and China is keeping the
numbers low so that people can get back to work.’
Addressing members of Washington, President Trump says that the Corona Virus
Is ‘under control,’ and should see smaller numbers as Winter in China progresses.
The Omar Abdulla Group which owns shares in Bitcoin SA, Forex SA, Instagram SA and
Facebook SA added that investors were queuing to invest into GOLD and SILVER as these
Commodities were known as ‘safe havens.’
“Markets have stayed away from the see-saw markets of China and The United States,
and have Gold as the medium of trade.’
In other news, speaking to The Hong Kong Sun, local resident, Ms. Sue Ying cooled that
the rest of Asia should be trusted with their numbers, and not the Chinese.
“The Chinese government want to keep numbers low so that people can get to work,
and not cause billions of other people in Asia to panic.’
Meanwhile, South African shares seem to have progressed during this flu season,
as first world currencies have seen their money moved to third world currencies.
“Markets have moved some of their investment into Africa and South Africa, as very
few cases have been reported in these countries.’
Economist for The Omar Abdulla Group, Ms. Ayesha Noormahomed concluded her remarks
to The Sunday Times that she expects the South African Rand to get stronger within the year,
due to better economic data from South Africa and expects the Covid 19 virus to come to an
end by April 2020.
“We are already seeing low numbers from China, and although the virus is still not yet fully contained, we should see billions in China returning to work in coming days, which could see
the Asian markets rise to market expectations.’

MAME 0.214

With the end of September almost here, it’s time to see what goodies MAME 0.214 delivers. This month, we’ve got support for five more Nintendo Game & Watch titles (Fire, Flagman, Helmet, Judge and Vermin), four Chinese computers from the 1980s, and three Motorola CPU evaluation kits. Cassette support has been added or fixed for a number of systems, the Dragon Speech Synthesis module has been emulated, and the Dragon Sound Extension module has been fixed. Acorn Archimedes video, sound and joystick support has been greatly improved.
On the arcade side, remaining issues in Capcom CPS-3 video emulation have been resolved and CD images have been upgraded to CHD version 5, Sega versus cabinet billboard support has been added to relevant games, and long-standing issues with music tempo in Data East games have been worked around.
Of course, you can get the source and Windows binary packages from the download page.

MAMETesters Bugs Fixed

• 00130: [Sound] (darkseal.cpp) darkseal: When using your weapon, the music speed increases. (AJR)
• 00389: [Sound] (cbuster.cpp) cbuster: The music tempo increases up when the flamethrower is used. (AJR)
• 02108: [Sound] (vaportra.cpp) vaportra, vaportrau, kuhga: Music tempo changes when firing. (AJR)
• 03635: [Gameplay] (igspoker.cpp) cpoker, cpokert: Games freezing during play. (Roberto Fresca)
• 05802: [DIP/Input] (pk8020.cpp) korvet, neiva, kontur: Keyboard does not work! (Robbbert)
• 06205: [Graphics] (snes.cpp) snes [pilotwinu,pilotwinj]: Upper part of the screen image repeated. (AmatCoder)
• 06486: [Side-by-side] (a2600.cpp) a2600: Initial stack pointer value for the M6507 (6502) is incorrect. (MoochMcGee)
• 06901: [Crash/Freeze] (snes.cpp) snes [jdredd and clones]: Judge Dredd (all regions) stops working after title screen. (AmatCoder)
• 07405: [Sound] (dragon.cpp) dragon32, dragon64, dragon64h, dragon200, dragon200e: Dragon Sound Extention module is silent. (AJR)
• 07408: [Plugins] “autofire” plugin is not working properly. (Nathan Woods)
• 07412: [Crash/Freeze] (vgmplay.cpp) vgmplay [chaotixju_md]: Crash when attempting to play Sega 32X audio pack. (cam900)
• 07413: [Crash/Freeze] (exidy440.cpp) yukon, yukon1: The games crash or get stuck during the initial checks. (AJR)
• 07416: [Graphics] (legionna.cpp) denjinmk: Broken backgrounds in two game endings. (Angelo Salese)
• 07419: [Crash/Freeze] (snes.cpp) snes [firemenu, firemenj]: Screen remains black and game doesn’t start. (AmatCoder)
• 07425: [Misc.] (mac.cpp) macplus: Option/Command key positions swapped (U.S. PC keyboard). (R. Belmont)
• 07426: [Misc.] (mac.cpp) maciici: Non-matching Option key positions (U.S. PC keyboard). (R. Belmont)
• 07427: [Crash/Freeze] (arkanoid.cpp) arkgcbl, arkgcbla, arkangc2, arkbloc2, arkbloc3, block2, paddle2: Crash on start. (Robbbert)
• 07430: [Graphics] (nes.cpp) ultstunt and clones: Introduction screens and playfield are corrupted. (AJR)

New working machines

• China Jiangmen Computer Equipment Factory H-01 JCE [zzemu]
• China State-owned 830 Factory NF500A [zzemu]
• Draw Poker (Joker Poker V.01) [Roberto Fresca TeamEurope]
• Game & Watch: Fire (silver) [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Flagman [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Helmet (Rev. 2) [algestam, hap, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Judge (green) [algestam, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Game & Watch: Vermin [algestam, hap, Mr. Do, Sean Riddle]
• Motorola MEK6802D3 [68bit]
• Motorola MEK6802D4 [68bit]
• Motorola MEK6802D5 [68bit]
• Nanjing Computer Factory Zi Jin I [zzemu]
• Novag Super Sensor IV [hap, Berger, Achim]
• SciSys / Philidor Software Chess Champion: Mark V [hap, Berger]
• SciSys Kasparov Turbostar 432 [hap, anonymous]
• Urachacha Mudaeri (Korea) [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]

New working clones

• Birdie Try (Japan revision 2, revision 1 MCU) [TeamEurope, Guru]
• China HKC HKC 8800A [zzemu]
• Fidelity Electronics Excel 68000 Mach II (rev. C+, set 2) [Berger]
• Game & Watch: Balloon Fight (crystal screen) [algestam, hap, Mr Jiggles the Christmas Man]
• Gouketsuji Ichizoku (Japan, prototype) [twistedsymphony]
• Hegener + Glaser Mephisto ESB II [Berger, Achim]
• Hegener + Glaser Mephisto III (ver. B) [Berger, Achim]
• Kuri Kinton (US, World Games license) [coolmod, The Dumping Union]
• Novag Constellation 3.6MHz (set 1) [hap, Berger, Achim]
• Novag Constellation 3.6MHz (set 2) [Berger]
• Novag Constellation Quattro [hap, anonymous]
• Novag Savant II [Berger, Achim]
• Pac Man (U.G. bootleg of Puck Man) [f205v]
• Psyvariar -Medium Unit- (V2.02O 2000/02/22 13:00) [rtw]
• Raiden Fighters (Greece) [Sergio Galiano, Recreativos Piscis]
• SciSys / Philidor Software Chess Champion: Mark VI/Philidor [hap, Berger, anonymous]
• Venture (version 5 set 2, bootleg) [f205v]

Machines promoted to working

• Unior [Robbbert]

Clones promoted to working

• Champion Poker (v101) [Roberto Fresca]
• Champion Poker (v201F) [Roberto Fresca]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 1) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 2) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 3) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lady Liner (encrypted, set 4) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• Lovely Cards (encrypted) [TeamEurope, Roberto Fresca, Ivan Vangelista]
• New Lucky 8 Lines (set 10, W-4, encrypted NEC D315-5136) [Grull Osgo]

New machines marked as NOT_WORKING

• Alpha Micro AM-1000 [Bitsavers]
• Cablenet 2039 Controller [Al Kossow, Bitsavers]
• Maldaliza [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]
• VTech Genius Leader Select [TeamEurope, The Dumping Union]
• Wully Bully [brizzo, Angelo Salese, The Dumping Union]

New clones marked as NOT_WORKING

• 286 motherboards with 5-chip SUNTAC chipset [rfka01]
• 286 motherboards with 5-chip VLSI chipset [rfka01]
• 286 motherboards with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 Motherboard using the Forex FRX46C402 + FRX46C411 + SiS 85C206 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboard using the Symphony chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards using a OPTi 82C495XLC chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards using the ALi M1429 A1 and M1431 A2 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 motherboards with a FOREX FRX46C402/FRX36C300/SIS85C206 chipset [rfka01]
• 386 SC Rev A2 [rfka01]
• 386-4N-D04A (UMC chipset) [rfka01]
• Asus ISA-386C [rfka01]
• Asus ISA-386U30 REV.2.2 [rfka01]
• AUVA COMPUTER, INC. BAM/12-S2 [rfka01]
• AUVA VIP-M21502A BAM16-A0 [rfka01]
• BI-025C HT-12 286 (HT12/A chipset) [rfka01]
• Biostar MB-1212C [rfka01]
• CDTEK 286 motherboard with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• CMP enterprise CO.LTD. 286 motherboard [rfka01]
• DFI 386-20.REV0 [rfka01]
• DTK PEM 2539 [rfka01]
• Eagle PC-2 [rfka01]
• Everex Systems EV-1815 [rfka01]
• GOLDSTAR P/N 611-606A Rev 1.0A [rfka01]
• HLB-286 MBA-009 [rfka01]
• KMA-202F-12R (Winbond chipset) [rfka01]
• Leading Edge Model M [rfka01]
• Leanord SA Elan High Tech 286 [rfka01]
• Magitronic Technology Magitronic B236 [rfka01]
• Micromint MPX-16 [rfka01]
• Morse KP-286 [rfka01]
• Octek 286 mainboard with Headland G2 chipset [rfka01]
• Octek Jaguar V v1.4 [rfka01]
• Olivetti M203 motherboard [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M205 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M321 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M326 [rfka01]
• PC-Chips M919 [rfka01]
• Pipi & Bibis / Whoopee!! (bootleg, set 2) [anonymous]
• Shuttle Computer International HOT-304 [rfka01]
• SM 386-40F (Forex chipset) [rfka01]
• Snobol Mini 286 [rfka01]
• Soyo SY-019H and SY-019I [rfka01]
• SY-012 16/25 386MB VER: 5.2 [rfka01]
• TAM/33/40-MA0 (CM318R00,M31-R00) [rfka01]
• Uniron U3911-V3 [rfka01]
• Vendex HeadStart Plus [rfka01]
• Wyse WYSEpc 286 [rfka01]

New working software list additions

• amiga_apps: Amiga Appetizer (Sv), Desktop Budget (Sv), SuperDuper 2.02 [FakeShemp]
• apple2_flop_clcracked:
  • Charlie Brown's 1, 2, 3's (1990 Queue re-release) (cleanly cracked), Chivalry (Revision 2) (cleanly cracked), Computer Preparation for the SAT (Version 1.1A) (cleanly cracked), Creature Chorus (Version 4.0) (cleanly cracked), Julius Erving and Larry Bird Go One on One (cleanly cracked), MicroExam Test Bank for Computer Mathematics: Structured BASIC with Math Applications (Version 1.01) (cleanly cracked), Millionaire (Version 2.1) (cleanly cracked), Professor Davensteev's Galaxy Search: Blue Level (cleanly cracked), Professor Davensteev's Galaxy Search: Red Level (cleanly cracked), Quiz Castle (cleanly cracked), The Sales Edge (cleanly cracked), Universe II (Version 1.0) (cleanly cracked) [4am, Firehawke]
  • Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom (cleanly cracked) [LoGo, Firehawke]
  • Star Fleet 1: The War Begins (cleanly cracked) [Peter Ferrie, Firehawke]
• apple2_flop_misc: Olin in Emerald [www.mocagh.org, Dan Chisarick, Firehawke]
• apple2_flop_orig:
  • Crossbow, Dogfight, Dragon's Keep, The Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, Hyper Head On, Infiltrator, Infiltrator Part II: The Next Day, International Hockey, Oo-Topos, PHM Pegasus, Racter, Roach Hotel, The Rocky Horror Show, The Sands of Mars, Snoggle, Succession, Super Mario Bros. Print World, Tawala's Last Redoubt, Tuesday Morning Quarterback [4am, Firehawke]
  • Olin in Emerald [4am, www.mocagh.org, Dan Chisarick, Firehawke]
  • Star Fleet 1: The War Begins [Brian Wiser, Firehawke]
• gba: Broken Circle (Euro) [No-Intro, FakeShemp]
• ggm: Sandy Edition - Master Chess, Steinitz Edition-4 - Master Chess [anonymous]
• gtfore: Golden Tee Fore! 2002 (V2.00.00), Golden Tee Fore! 2003 (V3.00.04), Golden Tee Fore! 2004 (V4.00.XX), Golden Tee Fore! 2005 (V5.00.XX), Golden Tee Fore! Complete (V6.00.XX) [FakeShemp]
• ibm5150: 2400 A.D. (set 2), Colossus Bridge 4, The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I, Star Pack, UMS II: Nations at War - Planet Editor [FakeShemp]
• ibm5170: Bundesliga Manager Professional, QuickLink II Fax, Veil of Darkness, Vinguiden 1.0 (Sweden) [FakeShemp]
• mac_flop: Balance of the Planet, Lode Runner [FakeShemp]
• saitek_kso: Kasparov Selected Openings [Berger, anonymous]
• sorcerer_cass: Defense [exidyboy]
• spectrum_cass: The Quill Adventure System (C series) (set 1, C05) [David Haywood]
• vgmplay: Air Rescue (Sega System 32), Alien3 - The Gun (Sega System 32), Barunba (MSX2), Barunba (PC Engine), Blaster Master - Enemy Below (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Bosconian (MSX), Cueb Runner (Sharp X68000), Dragon Buster (Sharp X68000), Fist of the North Star (NES), Fist of the North Star - 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe (Nintendo Game Boy), Fray (MSX2), Hokuto no Ken (Family Computer), Illusion City (MSX turbo R), Image Fight (Sharp X68000), John Madden Football II (PC), King & Balloon (MSX), Kyuukyoku Tiger (Sharp X68000), Mappy (NEC PC-8801), Pac-Land (Sharp X68000), Pac-Man (MSX), R-Type (Sharp X68000), The Return of Ishtar (Fujitsu FM77AV), The Return of Ishtar (NEC PC-8801), The Return of Ishtar (NEC PC-9801), SHM (MSX2), Tank Battalion (MSX), Terra Cresta (Sharp X68000), Thunder Dragon (Arcade), Total Carnage (IBM PC AT), Toy Story Racer (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok - Battle of the Bionosaurs (Nintendo Game Boy), Turok - Rage Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil (Nintendo Game Boy Color), Turok 3 - Shadow of Oblivion (Nintendo Game Boy Color), XVM (MSX) [Tafoid]
• vsmile_cart:
  • Abenteuer im ABC Park (Germany, Rev. 3), The Batman - Rettung von Gotham City (Germany) [TeamEurope]
  • The Batman - Rescate en Gotham City (Spain), Bob der Baumeister - Bobs spannender Arbeitstag (Germany, Rev. 104), Bob y sus Amigos - Un Día De Trabajo (Spain), Campeonato de Futbol V.Smile (Spain), Disney/Pixar Cars - Acelera el Motor en Radiador Springs (Spain), Disney/Pixar À Procura de Nemo - Nemo À Descoberta do Oceano (Portugal), DreamWorks Shrek - El Cuento de la Dragona (Spain), Lil' Bratz Estrellas De La Moda - Amigos, Moda y Diversión (Spain), Noddy - Detective Por um Dia (Portugal), Scooby-Doo - Misterio En El Parque (Spain, translucent blue cartridge), Superman - El Hombre de Acero (Spain), Walt Disney La Cenicienta - Los sueños mágicos de Cenicienta (Spain) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]

Software list items promoted to working

• dragon_cart: Speech Synthesis Module [Nigel Barnes]

New NOT_WORKING software list additions

• gj4000: Wissen für Kinder [TeamEurope]
• gl6000sl: Update - Rechtschreibreform [TeamEurope]
• glcx: Update Programm-Zusatzkassette (Ger) [TeamEurope]
• gls: Spielend Richtig Schreiben [TeamEurope]
• ibm5170: Strike Commander, Strike Commander: Speech Pack, Strike Commander: Tactical Operations [FakeShemp]
• mac_flop: The Supercars - Test Drive II Car Disk [FakeShemp]
• mac_hdflop: Lost in Time - Parts 1 & 2 [FakeShemp]
• st_flop: Ferrari Formula One (Euro) [FakeShemp]
• vsmile_cart:
  • Cranium - Freizeit Park - Ein Jahrmarkt voller Spiel- und Lernspaß (Germany), Dolphis Wasser-abenteuer (Germany) [TeamEurope]
  • Cranium - Parque de Atracciones de Cranium (Spain), Dakota y su mascota (Spain), Disney/Pixar Toy Story 2 (Smartbook) (USA), Disney's Little Einsteins (Spain), Kung Fu Panda - Aventura en el Valle de la Paz (Spain), Nick Jr. Dora the Explorer - Dora's Got a Puppy (Smartbook) (USA), Spider-Man y Amigos - Misiones Secretas (Spain, Rev. 222), V.Smile Estudio De Arte (Spain), V.Smile PC (Spain), Walt Disney La Cenicienta - Los sueños mágicos de Cenicienta (Spain, Rev. 122) [TeamEurope, ClawGrip]
• vsmilem_cart: Disney La Casa de Mickey Mouse (Spain), Disney Winnie the Pooh - En busca de la miel (Spain), Disney/Pixar Cars - Acelera el Motor en Radiador Springs (Spain), Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 (Spain), Disney/Pixar UP (Spain), Disney/Pixar Wall-E (Spain), DreamWorks Monstruos contra Alienígenas (Spain), ¡¡Scooby-Doo!! - Misterio en el parque (Spain) [TeamEurope, avlixa, ClawGrip]

Source Changes

• bus/ss50: Corrected SS-30 MPS2 “high” Baud rates. [68bit]
  
• bus/ss50: Don’t log reads from empty SS-50 slots when side effects are disabled. [68bit]
  
• flex_dsk.cpp: Fixed logging of the disk name extension. [68bit]
  
• swtpc09.cpp: Added hard disk support to the DMAF3 controller. [68bit]
  
  • Includes new WD1000 hard disk controller support, and improved DMAF2/DMAF3 MC6844 DMA emulation.
• mc6845.cpp: Improved cursor emulation, including differences between the MC6845 and HD6845S. [68bit]
  
• asmjs: Removed option to ignore missing libraries, and removed util and SDL2_ttf from link libraries. [68bit]
  
• unidasm: Added -xchbytes option to swap input bytes. [AJR]
  
• Added dump and emulation for Alpha Micro AM-310 Communications Controller. [AJR, Bitsavers]
  
• m37710: Internalized timing for analog-to-digital converter. [AJR]
  
• Distinguish DIP switches that belong to different devices but have the same name in UI menus. [AJR]
  
  • Most likely to occur when multiple instances of the same device type are configured on bus slots.
• h8: Improved disassembly. [AJR]
  
  • Corrected sign extension for 16-bit absolute addresses.
  • Add h' prefix to hexadecimal numbers.
  • Restrict address length depending on model.
  • Align arguments.
• airbustr.cpp, djboy.cpp, hvyunit.cpp, sidearms.cpp: Corrected sound IRQ sources. [AJR]
  
• c140.cpp: Added timing output to trigger periodic FIRQ. [AJR]
  
• h6820: Added a hack to work around incorrect music speed in cbuster.cpp, darkseal.cpp and vaportra.cpp (MT00130, MT00389, MT02108). [AJR]
  
• prestige.cpp: Corrected metadata (glmmc is now gmmc), and marked gmmc system ROM as a bad dump. [AJR]
  
• h6280: Reduced logical address space width, and made debugger use official names for banking registers. [AJR]
  
• exidy440.cpp: Fixed crash/assertion failure caused by palette having too few entries. [AJR]
  
• Added preliminary ELAN Microelectronics RISC II CPU emulation. [AJR]
  
• dp8350.cpp: Improved timing, and fixed save states. [AJR]
  
• nes.hsi: Fixed mirroring for Ultimate Stuntman. [AJR]
  
• Fixed debugger dump command for address-shifted spaces. [AJR]
  
• snes.cpp: Don’t reset HDMA on writes to HDMAEN if the register value isn’t changed (fixes MT06205). [AmatCoder]
  
• g65816, spc700: Improved cycle counting (fixes MT06901 and MT07419). [AmatCoder]
  
• crospuzl.cpp: Improved Flash loading. [Angelo Salese]
  
• VRender0 updates: [Angelo Salese]
  
  • Improved menghong hardware emulation, allowing crzyddz2 to boot and improving menghong colors.
  • Moved video and audio components into the system-on-a-chip device, and added preliminary UART emulation.
  • Allowed external video clock to be set by the host driver.
• segaic24.cpp: Implemented reverse Y clipping logic (fixes sprite priorities in Crack Down). [Angelo Salese]
  
• archimds.cpp updates: [Angelo Salese]
  
  • Fixed cursor enable and sizing (used by caverns to display score and main player sprite).
  • Added preliminary RTFM and serial joystick support.
  • Re-implemented Acorn VIDC10 emulation, adding stereo sound support and improving raster effects.
• segac2.cpp: Added links to reference videos. [cam900]
  
• gba.xml: Corrected ROM size for brokenc. [cam900]
  
• k051649.cpp: Added more address map mirrors, added save state support, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• ym2151.cpp: Clear both output buffers when reset is asserted. [cam900]
  
• psikyosh.cpp: Refactored common pixel operations into helper functions, improved use of const, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• ay8910.cpp: Implemented AY8930 extensions, made pin 26 an input, added notes, and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• deco_mlc.cpp: Improved blending behavior and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• mega32x.cpp: Removed assumptions about host system’s sound outputs (fixes MT07412). [cam900]
  
• 315_5313.cpp: Fixed 3-bit color mode masking, implemented device_gfx_interface, and separated shadow/highlight palettes. [cam900]
  
• calcune.cpp: Converted drawing routine to use VDP palette, added save state support, and reduced redundant code. [cam900]
  
• video/generic.cpp: Added 16×16 layouts composed of 2×2 arrangement of 8×8 tiles, and made a number of drivers use generic layouts. [cam900]
  
• imagetek_i4100.cpp: Added notes and cleaned up code. [cam900]
  
• hyprduel.cpp: Set MACHINE_NO_COCKTAIL flag on hyprduel and hyprduel2. [cam900]
  
• nmk16.cpp: Verified some clock sources and CPU types. [cam900]
  
• legionna.cpp: Always invalidate tilemaps on bank change for Denjin Makai and Heated Barrel. [cam900]
  
• plugins/cheat: Added time functions to the cheat sandbox. [Carl]
  
• netlist: Force C locale when formatting numbers (fixes exception when global locale is set). [Couriersud]
  
• spectrum: Added preliminary Beta Disk emulation (not working). [David Haywood]
  
• karnov.cpp: Hooked up 8031 microcontroller for chelnovjbl. [Dirk Best]
  
• model3.cpp: Hook up 315-5649 I/O controller. [Dirk Best]
  
• HP9845: Reimplemented TACO based on recently-published internal documentation. [F.Ulivi]
  
  • Also separated DC100 tape cartridge device, and added support for 16-bit data format used by HP9845 and HP885.
• hphybrid: Fixed bug that caused hp9825t to hang when calculating logarithms. [F.Ulivi]
  
• Don’t throttle emulation while paused if video update-in-pause is enabled. [feos]
  
• icebox.cpp: Hooked up floppy controller interrupt request, allowing disk routines to work properly. [Frank Palazzolo]
  
• apple2: Corrected Joyport multiplexing. [Golden Child]
  
• apple2: Fixed key code for Ctrl-Shift-P and modifier codes for M and N on II and II Plus. [Golden Child]
  
• segacrp2_device.cpp: Added NEC D315-5136 device (used by lucky8k). [Grull Osgo]
  
• sh: Log SH2 FMR clock multiplier writes. [MetalliC]
  
• cps3.cpp updates – imperfect graphics flag has been removed: [MetalliC]
  
  • Hooked up coin lockouts and coin counters, and connected buttons 5 and 6 to jojo, jojoba and clones.
  • Made SS RAM and registers eight bits wide and fixed EEPROM size.
  • Added fixed delay to palette/character DMA interrupts, and removed periodic interrupt hack.
  • Fixed missing star sprite in introduction and game title background color for jojo.
  • Render tilemaps as sets of rows from sprite list (fixes sfiii Alex stage background).
  • Implemented sprite list caching (fixes warzard two-player versus screen and jojo introduction text).
  • Replaced disk images version 5 CHD files build from trurip database.
  • Re-implemented color fading, and zeroed low three bits of color channels.
  • Improved save state support, Improved function/variable naming, cleaned up code, and improved documentation.
• cps3.cpp: Implemented tilemap flipping, added a delay to sprite list DMA acknowledgement, and buffered global scroll registers. [MetalliC, David Haywood]
  
• geneve: Added PC keyboard connector, allowing the use of emulated PC XT keyboards. [Michael Zapf]
  
• m6502: Improved reset sequence emulation (fixes MT06486). [MoochMcGee, hap, smf]
  
• Exposed running_machine::exit_pending() and running_machine::hard_reset_pending() to Lua scripts. [Nathan Woods]
  
• Changed osd_get_clipboard_text() to return std::string. [Nathan Woods]
  
• dragon32: Added JCB Speech Synthesis cartridge emulation. [Nigel Barnes]
  
• acorn_vidc.cpp: Generate µ-law table at device start time. [O. Galibert, Angelo Salese]
  
• tms34020: Fixed BLMOVE alignment handling (fixes endless loop in Atronic games). [Priit Laes]
  
• apple2: Added initial support for ComputerEyes/2 image capture slot card. [R. Belmont, Golden Child]
  
• f2mc16 updates: [R. Belmont]
  
  • Implemented more opcodes.
  • Made interrupt handling more robust.
  • Implemented mb9061x timers 0 and 1, including external event counter mode.
  • Fixed BBC branch offset.
  • Added more opcodes to the disassembler and normalized bit syntax.
  • Added save state support and cleaned up code.
• Added a preliminary native Cocoa OSD layer for macOS (not working yet). [R. Belmont]
  
• mac.cpp, mac128.cpp: Made default mapping for Command key right alt for all machines. [R. Belmont]
  
• Emulated Sega Billboard and hooked it up to ST-V, Model 2 and Model 3 games. [Rob Krum, Dirk Best]
  
• i8251: Implemented synchronous modes. [Robbbert]
  
• unior.cpp, pp01.cpp: Fixed cassette interfaces. [Robbbert]
  
• pmd85.cpp: Added cassette to alfa and mato, fixed cassette on other sets, and added notes. [Robbbert]
  
• poly88.cpp: Fixed cassette polyphase mode. [Robbbert]
  
• argo.cpp: added DMA, CRTC, PIT and cassette by guesswork. [Robbbert]
  
• plan80.cpp: Added speaker sound. [Robbbert]
  
• pk8020.cpp: Fixed keyboard and updated notes (MT05802). [Robbbert]
  
• mycom.cpp: Fixed scrolling. [Robbbert]
  
• goldnpkr.cpp: Replaced incorrectly dumped jokercar extended graphics ROMs with data from another set to make the game playable. [Roberto Fresca]
  
• goldstar.cpp: Simplified cherrys graphics decryption code. [Roberto Fresca]
  
• igspoker.cpp updates: [Roberto Fresca]
  
  • Patched out protection in cpokert, cpokerx, cpoker101, cpoker201f and cpoker210ks (MT03635).
  • Fixed inputs for cpoker, cpokert and cpoker201f.
• SGI Newport graphics: Fixed inverted-Y pixel read-back (fixes crash in Alias PowerAnimator 7.5). [Ryan Holtz]
  
• r4000: Report the correct sub-revision for the R4600, and allow specific R4x00 types to specify the FPU ID as well. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• indigo.cpp: Switched indigo4k to use the new R4000 CPU core. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• SGI HAL2 audio: Corrected chip revision ID to match real hardware. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• sgi_mc: Flag EISA bus as present on both Indigo² and Indy, as VINO uses EISA signals for GIO64 arbitration. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• vino: Implemented the majority of its functionality, and hooked it up to picture_image_device. [Ryan Holtz]
  
• hh_sm510.cpp: Improved re-created melody ROMs for gnw_bfight and gnw_mbaway. [algestam]
  
• debugger: Added mips and m68k support to gdbstub, and added support for running MAME debugger commands from the client. [Ramiro Polla]
  
• Changed Travis CI build to use GCC 9, and added MinGW GCC build to AppVeyor. [Belegdol]
  
• marineb.cpp: Documented difficulty settings for hoccer, and added DIP switch locations for most sets. [Brian Troha]
  
• policetr.cpp: Re-dumped U163 sound ROM for policetr10, and added speed-up hacks for sshooter, sshooter11 and policetr10. [Brian Troha]
  
• karnov.cpp: Re-dumped color BPROMS for chelnovj, confirming they match chelnov/chelnovu. [Brian Troha]
  
• ibm5170.xml updates: [FakeShemp]
  
  • Changed gilispa, mitsmous6, nd010pci, nusound, sndwav32 and wordfndr to IMD images.
  • Changed scroll3d, sndwav32, cpavfw, microcp3, wordfndr and thndrhwk to MFM images.
  • Re-dumped internet and nicklaus.
• ibm5150.xml: Replaced tgipack and ranger1 with MFM images. [FakeShemp]
  
• amiga_hardware.xml: Dumped a590_seagate disk. [FakeShemp]
  
• blackt96.cpp: Measured PIC microcontroller clock frequency. [Guru]
  
• wyvernf0.cpp: Measured clock frequencies. [Guru]
  
• symbolics.cpp: Changed unpopulated ROM regions to read as 0xFF to match hardware tests. [Josh Dersch]
  
• neptunp2.cpp: Added EEPROM dump to rockroll. [jordigahan, ClawGrip]
  
• commando.cpp: Corrected CPU frequency and updated notes. [Jose Tejada]
  
• gng.cpp: Corrected notes. [Jose Tejada]
  
• midvunit.cpp: Added re-created A19993 PAL program. [JROK, Hydreigon]
  
• naomi.cpp: Re-dumped initdv2ja and ggxxsla GD-ROMs. [MajorPBX]
  
• sprint4.cpp: Fixed gear shift controls for fourth player. [Mark Spaeth]
  
• bfm_sc4.cpp, exidyttl.cpp, globalfr.cpp, jpmmps.cpp, monacogp.cpp, mpu5.hxx, simple_st0016.cpp: Edited titles for consistency. [MASH]
  
• genpc.cpp updates: [rfka01]
  
  • Increased pc BIOS region size to 64 KiB to support late XT clones.
  • pc: “Added Super Computer BIOS 1.2”, “B-190-B”, “KT 10 M/B” and “Ruud Baltissen's Diagnostics” BIOS options.
• at.cpp updates: [rfka01]
  
  • Expanded chipset details and notes.
  • at: Added “286 TACT”, “CDTEK 286” and “Landmark/Supersoft diagnostic ROMs” BIOS options.
  • at386: Added “386 board with Ali chipset”, “386 UMC 3DIUD”, “386GRN-like board rev.03”, “MB1325PM” and “Tandon/Micronics with 385” BIOS options.
  • atvga: Added “286 TACT” and “CDTEK 286” BIOS options.
  • neat: added “286-NEAT”, “VIP BAM/16-11” and “CP-805” BIOS options.
  • vlsi5: Added “MBVLSI-168” BIOS option.
• ibmpc.cpp: Added “Landmark/Supersoft Diagnostics” BIOS options for ibm5150 and ibm5160. [rfka01]
  
• hawk.cpp: Added “DEMOS 2.21 V1.01” BIOS option. [TheEPROM9]
  
• cps1.cpp: Dumped U104 PAL for Street Fighter II' CE Mstreet-6 bootlegs sf2cems6a and sf2cems6b. [TwistedTom]
  
• chinagat.cpp: Added PCB layouts and TRJ-100 pinout information, and updated notes. [yukaritamura]
  
• supbtime.cpp: Fixed DE-0343 board main CPU and audio CPU clock frequencies. [yukaritamura]
  

US Venezuela Policy is About Oligarchy, Not Democracy

The proven oil reserves in Venezuela are recognized as the LARGEST in the world, totaling 297 billion barrels.
While ignoring (and even supporting) the atrocities of authoritarian regimes in places like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Uzbekistan, US oligarchs have targeted Venezuela for “regime-change” in the name of “democracy”.
Currently, the US is engaging in economic warfare against Venezuela to foment a coup and remove its democratically elected president Nicolás Maduro.
Without providing solid evidence, our corporate-controlled government and mainstream media portray Maduro as a corrupt, repressive, and illegitimate leader with little to no support.

Ask yourself:

Do I ever see officials from the Venezuelan government appear in corporate news shows to tell THEIR side of the story?
What people DO get to comment on Venezuela and what are their credentials and agenda? Are these people essentially public relations agents for the US-orchestrated coup?
Does corporate news provide me with historical background of US imperialism in Venezuela to put these current events in context?

What Corporate-Controlled Media will NOT Tell You

The CIA was involved in the failed coup against Venezuela's popular leader Hugo Chavez in 2002.
Venezuela is not a strictly socialist country; it has a “mixed” economy - not unlike Norway or other Scandinavian countries.
Venezuela is a DEMOCRACY - unlike US-allies Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
In 2012, Jimmy Carter went on record saying:
“As a matter of fact, of the 92 elections that we've monitored, I would say the election process in Venezuela is the best in the world”
The opposition to Maduro knew they were going to lose the last election and so boycotted it in attempt to delegitimize the results.
The US actually tried to dissuade Maduro’s opponents from running!
Maduro invited international observers into the country in 2018 to monitor the last election but the opposition asked the UN not to send observers!
More than 80% of the Venezuelan population had not even HEARD of Juan Guaidó before Trump and the US state proclaimed him the “rightful” president.
Maduro’s approval ratings within his country are on par with opposition-controlled National Assembly. According to an October poll by opposition-aligned pollster Datanalisis, Venezuela's National Assembly, of which Juan Guaidó is president, has a disapproval rating of 70%.
Venezuela WANTS to sell its oil to the US – the US is their largest market and refines a majority of their oil.
US companies Chevron Corp, Halliburton, Schlumberger, Baker Hughes and Weatherford International all have operations in Venezuela, and are allowed to continue to engage in transactions and activities with PDVSA and its joint ventures through July 27.
“No State or group of States has the right to intervene, directly or indirectly, for any reason whatever, in the internal or external affairs of any other State. The foregoing principle prohibits not only armed force but also any other form of interference or attempted threat against the personality of the State or against its political, economic, and cultural elements.” Organization of American States Charter

Why is the US Corporatocracy so Keen to Remove Maduro?

While Venezuela’s economy is not a strictly-state-run economy, its oil industry is nationalized and uses its revenues for the benefit of its citizens (especially the poor).
After years of crippling US sanctions Maduro stepped over a crucial line in October when his government announced that Venezuela was abandoning the US dollar and would be make all future transactions on the Venezuelan exchange market in euro.
Saddam Hussein also went off the dollar in favor of the euro in 2003 – we started dropping bombs on him the next month.
A similar decision by the Gadhafi government in Libya (2011) was quickly followed by a devastating US-orchestrated conflict - culminating in Gadhafi's capture by radical Islamists who sodomized him with a bayonet before killing him. Since then, Libya has gone from Africa's wealthiest country to a truly failed-state complete with a slave trade! To make matters worse, after the collapse of the Libyan government, its military arms were smuggled out of that country and into the hands of ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria - enabling US-orchestrated chaos in those countries.

Who cares what currency a country uses to trade petroleum?

Answer: US oligarchy

The US dollar is central to US world economic domination.
Like all other modern currencies, it is a fiat currency – backed by no real assets to prop up its value.
In lieu of a “gold standard” we know operate on a de-facto “oil-standard”:
"After the collapse of the Bretton Woods gold standard in the early 1970s, the United States struck a deal with Saudi Arabia to standardize oil prices in dollar terms. Through this deal, the petrodollar system was born, along with a paradigm shift away from pegged exchanged rates and gold-backed currencies to non-backed, floating rate regimes.
The petrodollar system elevated the U.S. dollar to the world's reserve currency and, through this status, the United States enjoys persistent trade deficits and is a global economic hegemony." Investopedia
“The central banking Ponzi scheme requires an ever-increasing base of demand and the immediate silencing of those who would threaten its existence. Perhaps that is what the hurry [was] in removing Gaddafi in particular and those who might have been sympathetic to his monetary idea.” Anthony Wile

US Foreign Policy is about Oligarchy Not Democracy

Since World War II, the US has attempted to over-throw the 52 foreign governments. Aside from a handful of exceptions (China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc.), the US has been successful in the vast majority of these attempts.
US foreign policy is not about democracy – it is about exploiting the world’s resources in the interests of a small, ultra-wealthy global elite.
This exploitation benefits a small percentage of people at the top of the economic pyramid while the costs are born by those at the bottom.

US CIA Coup Playbook:

How to Plunder Resources from Foreign Countries While Pretending to Support Democracy

1. Find a country with resources you want.
2. Send in an “Economic Hitman” to offer bribes the country’s leader in the form of personally lucrative business deals. If he accepts the deal, the leader will amass a personal fortune in exchange for "privatizing” the resources you wish to extract.

If the leader will not accept your bribes, begin the regime-change process.
3) Engage in economic warfare by imposing crippling sanctions on the country and blame the ensuing shortages on the leader’s “socialist” policies.
4) Work with right-wing allies inside country to fund and organize an “astroturf” opposition group behind a corporate-friendly puppet.
5) Hire thugs inside country to incite unrest and violence against the government in coordination with your opposition group. Use corporate media to publicize the orchestrated outbursts as popular outrage and paint a picture of a “failed state” mired in corruption and chaos.
6) When the government arrests your thugs, decry the response as the brutal repression. Use corporate-owned media to demonize the target government as a despotic regime while praising your puppet opposition as champions of democracy.
7) Work with right-wing military leaders to organize the overthrow the government (offer them the same business deals the current leader refused).
8) If a military-led coup cannot be organized, create a mercenary army to carry out acts of terrorism against the government and its supporters. Portray the mercenaries as “freedom fighters” and their acts of terrorism as a “civil war”.
9) If the target government has popular and military support and is too well-defended for your mercenaries to over-throw: label the country a “rouge state” and wait for the right time to invade. Meanwhile, continue to wear the country’s government and populace down using steps 3 – 8.
10) Escalate the terror campaign within the country to provoke a military response from the country against the US. If they won’t take the bait , fabricate an attack or threat that you can sell to the US population as justification for an invasion.
11) Once the government is removed, set up your puppet regime to provide the illusion of sovereignty. The regime will facilitate and legitimize your appropriation of the country’s resources under the guise of "free" trade.
12) As you continue to extract the country’s resources, provide intelligence and military support to the puppet regime to suppress popular dissent within the country.
13) Use the demise of the former government as yet another example of the impracticality of “socialism.”
What Can I Do?
Call your senators and representatives to voice your opposition to US regime-change efforts in Venezuela.
https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/
Please share this message with others.
Sources included at: https://link.medium.com/8DiA5xzx4T

‘Venezuela’: Media’s One-Word Rebuttal to the Threat of Socialism

ALAN MACLEOD FEBRUARY 8, 2019
A recent Gallup poll (8/13/18) found that a majority of millennials view socialism favorably, preferring it to capitalism. Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in the United States, while new leftist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (AOC) policies of higher taxes on the wealthy, free healthcare and public college tuition are highly popular—even among Republican voters (FAIR.org,1/23/19).
Alarmed by the growing threat of progressive policies at home, the establishment has found a one-word weapon to deploy against the rising tide: Venezuela. The trick is to attack any political figure or movement even remotely on the left by claiming they wish to turn the country into a “socialist wasteland” (Fox News, 2/2/19) run by a corrupt dictatorship, leaving its people hungry and devastated.
Leading the charge have been Fox News and other conservative outlets. One Fox opinion piece (1/25/19) claimed that Americans should be “absolutely disgusted” by the “fraud” of Bernie Sanders and Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, as they “continue to promote a system that is causing mass starvation and the collapse of a country,” warning that is exactly what their failed socialist policies would bring to the US. (Back in the real world, while Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez identify as socialists, Warren is a self-described capitalist, and Booker is noted for his ties to Wall Street, whose support for his presidential bid he has reportedly been soliciting.) A second Fox Newsarticle (1/27/19) continues in the same vein, warning that, “At the heart of Venezuela’s collapse is a laundry list of socialist policies that have decimated its economy.”
The Wall Street Journal (1/28/19) describes calls for negotiations in Venezuela as “siding with the dictator.”
In an article entitled “Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn and the Starving Children of Venezuela,” the Washington Examiner (6/15/17) warned its readers to “beware the socialist utopia,” describing it as a dystopia where children go hungry thanks to socialism. The Wall Street Journal (1/28/19) recently condemned Sanders for his support of a “dictator,” despite the fact Bernie has strongly criticized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and dismissed Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chavez, as a “dead Communist dictator” (Reuters, 6/1/16).
More supposedly centrist publications have continued this line of attack. The New York Times’ Bret Stephens (1/25/19) argued: “Venezuela is a socialist catastrophe. In the age of AOC, the lesson must be learned again”—namely, that “socialism never works,” as “20 years of socialism” has led to “the ruin of a nation.” The Miami Herald(2/1/19) cast shame on Sanders and AOC for arguing for socialism in the face of such overwhelming evidence against it, describing the left’s refusal to back self-appointed president Juan Guaidó, someone whom less than 20 percent of Venezuelans had even heard of, let alone voted for, as “morally repugnant.”
This useful weapon to be used against the left can only be sustained by withholding a great number of key facts—chief among them, the US role in Venezuela’s devastation. US sanctions, according to the Venezuelan opposition’s economics czar, are responsible for a halving of the country’s oil output (FAIR.org, 12/17/18). The UN Human Rights Council has formally condemned the US and discussed reparations to be paid, with one UN special rapporteur describing Trump’s sanctions as a possible “crime against humanity” (London Independent, 1/26/19). This has not been reported by any the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN or any other national US “resistance” news outlet, which have been only too quick to support Trump’s regime change plans (FAIR.org, 1/25/19).
Likewise, the local US-backed opposition’s role in the economic crisis is barely mentioned. The opposition, which controls much of the country’s food supply, has officially accepted responsibility for conducting an “economic war” by withholding food and other key goods.
For example, the monolithic Empresas Polar controls the majority of the flour production and distribution crucial for making arepa cornbread, Venezuela’s staple food. Polar’s chair is Leopoldo Lopez, national coordinator of Juan Guaidó’s Popular Will party, while its president is Lorenzo Mendoza, who considered running for president against Maduro in the 2018 elections that caused pandemonium in the media (FAIR.org, 5/23/18).
Conspicuously, it’s the products that Polar has a near-monopoly in that are often in shortest supply. This is hardly a secret, but never mentioned in the copious stories (CNN, 5/14/14, Bloomberg, 3/16/17, Washington Post, 5/22/17, NPR, 4/7/17) focusing on bread lines in the country.
Also rarely commented on was the fact that multiple international election observer missions declared the 2018 elections free and fair, and that Venezuelan government spending as a proportion of GDP (often considered a barometer of socialism) is actually lower than the US’s, and far lower than most of Europe’s, according to the conservative Heritage Foundation.
The London Daily Express (2/3/19) demonstrates that redbaiting works equally well on either side of the Atlantic.
Regardless of these bothersome facts, the media has continued to present Venezuela’s supposedly socialist dictatorship as solely responsible for its crisis as a warning to any progressives who get the wrong idea. So useful is this tool that it is being used to attack progressive movements around the world. The Daily Express (2/3/19) and Daily Mail (2/3/19) condemned UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for his “defense” of a “dictator,” while the Daily Telegraph(2/3/19) warned that the catastrophe of Venezuela is Labour’s blueprint for Britain. Meanwhile, the Greek leftist party Syriza’s support for Maduro (the official position of three-quarters of UN member states) was condemned as “shameful” (London Independent, 1/29/19).
“Venezuela” is also used as a one-word response to shut down debate and counter any progressive idea or thought. While the panel on ABC’s The View (7/23/18) discussed progressive legislation like Medicare for All and immigration reform, conservative regular Meghan McCain responding by invoking Venezuela: “They’re starving to death” she explained, leaving the other panelists bemused.
President Trump has also used it. In response to criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren over his “Pocahontas” jibe, he replied that she would “make our country into Venezuela” (Reuters, 10/15/18).
The weapon’s effectiveness can only be sustained through a media in lockstep with the government’s regime-change goals. That the media is fixated on the travails of a relatively small and unimportant country in America’s “backyard,” and that the picture of Venezuela is so shallow, is not a mistake. Rather, the simplistic narrative of a socialist dictatorship starving its own people provides great utility as a weapon for the establishment to beat back the domestic “threat” of socialism, by associating movements and figures such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jeremy Corbyn with an evil caricature they have carefully crafted.

Corporate Propaganda Blitz Against Venezuela’s Elected President: MSM Will Not Let Facts Interfere With Coup Agenda

Facts Don’t Interfere With Propaganda Blitz Against Venezuela’s Elected President Joe Emersberger
Guaidó, anointed by Trump and a new Iraq-style Coalition of the Willing, did not even run in Venezuela’s May 2018 presidential election. In fact, shortly before the election, Guaidó was not even mentioned by the opposition-aligned pollster Datanálisis when it published approval ratings of various prominent opposition leaders. Henri Falcón, who actually did run in the election (defying US threats against him) was claimed by the pollster to basically be in a statistical tie for most popular among them. It is remarkable to see the Western media dismiss this election as “fraudulent,” without even attempting to show that it was “stolen“ from Falcón. Perhaps that’s because it so clearly wasn’t stolen.
Graph: Approval Ratings of Main Venezuelan Leaders Nov 2016 - July 2018 Data from the opposition-aligned pollsters in Venezuela (via Torino Capital) indicates that Henri Falcón was the most popular of the major opposition figures at the time of the May 2018 presidential election. Nicolás Maduro won the election due to widespread opposition boycotting and votes drawn by another opposition candidate, Javier Bertucci.
The constitutional argument that Trump and his accomplices have used to “recognize” Guaidó rests on the preposterous claim that Maduro has “abandoned” the presidency by soundly beating Falcón in the election. Caracas-based journalist Lucas Koerner took apart that argument in more detail.
What about the McClatchy-owned Miami Herald's claim that Maduro “continues to reject international aid”? In November 2018, following a public appeal by Maduro, the UN did authorize emergency aid for Venezuela. It was even reported by Reuters (11/26/18), whose headlines have often broadcast the news agency’s contempt for Maduro’s government.
It’s not unusual for Western media to ignore facts they have themselves reported when a major “propaganda blitz” by Washington is underway against a government. For example, it was generally reported accurately in 1998 that UN weapons inspectors were withdrawn from Iraq ahead of air strikes ordered by Bill Clinton, not expelled by Iraq’s government. But by 2002, it became a staple of pro-war propaganda that Iraq had expelled weapons inspectors (Extra! Update, 10/02).
And, incidentally, when a Venezuelan NGO requested aid from the UN-linked Global Fund in 2017, it was turned down. Setting aside how effective foreign aid is at all (the example of Haiti hardly makes a great case for it), it is supposed to be distributed based on relative need, not based on how badly the US government wants somebody overthrown.
But the potential for “aid” to alleviate Venezuela’s crisis is negligible compared to the destructive impact of US economic sanctions. Near the end of the Miami Herald article, author Jim Wyss cited an estimate from the thoroughly demonized Venezuelan government that US sanctions have cost it $30 billion, with no time period specified for that estimate. Again, this calls to mind the run-up to the Iraq invasion, when completely factual statements that Iraq had no WMDs were attributed to the discredited Iraqi government. Quoting Iraqi denials supposedly balanced the lies spread in the media by US officials like John Bolton, who now leads the charge to overthrow Maduro. Wyss could have cited economists independent of the Maduro government on the impact of US sanctions—like US economist Mark Weisbrot, or the emphatically anti-Maduro Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez.
Illegal US sanctions were first imposed in 2015 under a fraudulent “state of emergency” declared by Obama, and subsequently extended by Trump. The revenue lost to Venezuela’s government due to US economic sanctions since August 2017, when the impact became very easy to quantify, is by now well over $6 billion. That’s enormous in an economy that was only able to import about $11 billion of goods in 2018, and needs about $2 billion per year in medicines. Trump’s “recognition” of Guaidó as “interim president” was the pretext for making the already devastating sanctions much worse. Last month, Francisco Rodríguez revised his projection for the change in Venezuela’s real GDP in 2019, from an 11 percent contraction to 26 percent, after the intensified sanctions were announced.
The $20 million in US “aid” that Wyss is outraged Maduro won’t let in is a rounding error compared to the billions already lost from Trump’s sanctions.
Former US Ambassador to Venezuela William Brownfield, who pressed for more sanctions on Venezuela, dispensed with the standard “humanitarian” cover that US officials have offered for them (Intercept, 2/10/19):

And if we can do something that will bring that end quicker, we probably should do it, but we should do it understanding that it’s going to have an impact on millions and millions of people who are already having great difficulty finding enough to eat, getting themselves cured when they get sick, or finding clothes to put on their children before they go off to school. We don’t get to do this and pretend as though it has no impact there. We have to make the hard decision—the desired outcome justifies this fairly severe punishment.

How does this gruesome candor get missed by reporters like Wyss, and go unreported in his article?
Speaking of “severe punishment,” if the names John Bolton and Elliott Abrams don’t immediately call to mind the punishment they should be receiving for crimes against humanity, it illustrates how well the Western propaganda system functions. Bolton, a prime facilitator of the Iraq War, recently suggested that Maduro could be sent to a US-run torture camp in Cuba. Abrams played a key role in keeping US support flowing to mass murderers and torturers in Central America during the 1980s. Also significant that Abrams, brought in by Trump to help oust Maduro, used “humanitarian aid” as cover to supply weapons to the US-backed Contra terrorists in Nicaragua.
In the Miami Herald article, the use of US “aid” for military purposes is presented as another allegation made by the vilified Venezuelan president: “Maduro has repeatedly said the aid is cover for a military invasion and has ordered his armed forces not to let it in, even as food and medicine shortages sweep the country.”
Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Secretly Shipping Arms After Weapons Found on Plane with Possible CIA Ties | Democracy Now!
Calling for international aid and being democratically elected will do as little to protect Maduro’s government from US aggression as being disarmed of WMD did to prevent Iraq from being invaded—unless there is much more pushback from the US public against a lethal propaganda system.
​
When Is a Democracy not a Democracy? When It’s Venezuela and the US is Pushing Regime Change. Venezuela has as much right to call itself a democracy as does the United States. Until that is understood by enough people, the Trump administration will continue to devastate Venezuela’s economy with illegal sanctions and push it towards civil war.
Suggested Reading:
UN Rapporteur: US Sanctions Cause Death in Venezuela
Guaido is playing it fast and loose with the Bolivarian Constitution to justify a dictatorship
Trump’s Economic Sanctions Have Cost Venezuela About $6bn Since August 2017
How could Venezuela's president 'steal' the 2018 election from an unknown who didn't run?
In other news...
The Largest Protest Ever Was 15 Years Ago. The Iraq War Isn’t Over. What Happened?