UBee512 Launcher UI

[zbfairlane]

Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I first posted this launcher here, and thanks to the feedback and testing from people in this thread and some in depth conversations with the Ubee512 developer Ubee, it has developed quite a bit since the janky original Linux version.
I've now released version 1.6, with current builds available for:

• Windows
  
• Linux
  
• Mac - Apple Silicon (ARM64)
  
• Mac - Intel (x86_64)
  

The Intel Mac build is the latest addition. I've built and tested the launcher itself on an older Intel iMac running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. I don't currently have uBee512 installed on that machine, though, so I'd particularly welcome feedback from anyone running uBee512 on an Intel Mac.
There have also been quite a few changes to the launcher since the earlier versions posted in this thread, including:

• a new Display / Performance section
  
• selectable video rendering and monitor modes
  
• preset Microbee aspect ratios
  
• adjustable emulated clock speeds from 1 MHz to 150 MHz
  
• Turbo mode
  
• improved scrolling and support for different screen sizes/display scaling
  
• ROM, disk and tape scanning
  
• mounting floppy images to drives A, B, C and D
  
• printer output support
  
• CP/M tools integration
  
• improved diagnostics and various platform-specific fixes
  

I've also cleaned up the GitHub repository and documentation, and the current downloads are now clearly labelled by platform and version.
The project is available here:
https://github.com/gbhobbytech/Ubee512-Launcher
Thanks again to everyone who tried the earlier versions and provided feedback. If anyone gives v1.6 a try, I'd be very interested to hear how it behaves on your particular uBee512 setup... especially the new Intel Mac build.

[ChickenMan]

Thanks for the update, will give it a try.

[langra]

I'm loving this app, Anthony.  Thank you so much for developing and sharing it. 

I've been gunna get around to considering taking a look at doing something to create a ubee512 front-end for almost as long as I've been using it (20+ years?).  This is so good and feature complete that I've decided to abandon any such intentions thus freeing up some time to procrastinate on something else. 

Thanks again.
Graeme

P.S. Windows 11 is where I'm running it.

[zbfairlane]

I'm loving this app, Anthony.  Thank you so much for developing and sharing it. 

I've been gunna get around to considering taking a look at doing something to create a ubee512 front-end for almost as long as I've been using it (20+ years?).  This is so good and feature complete that I've decided to abandon any such intentions thus freeing up some time to procrastinate on something else. 

Thanks again.
Graeme

P.S. Windows 11 is where I'm running it.

I am very happy to read this. Dont worry procrastination is right at the top of my to-do list as well. Infact this project was without a doubt possible only becuase I was procrastinating about doing something else.