Amiga Programs¶

Along with the WinUAE emulator program, some programs are supplied in the 'Amiga Programs' folder of the WinUAE installation. Here is an explanation of what these files are for and where to copy them to:

timehack¶

This tool synchronizes the Amiga time with the current Windows time every second. You need this when you use the hibernation feature of your PC and resume to get exact time. If you need exact time (for compiler make) it is also recommended to use this because UAE cycletiming differs by about 1-2 seconds per hour.

Copy it to the Amiga system directory c. Start it in your Userstartup with the command run >nil: timehack.

Alternatively, the Synchronize clock option on the Misc page keeps the Amiga clock in sync without an Amiga-side program.

transdisk¶

Copy this program file to your C directory on your Workbench disk or hard disk. This can Transfer Disk images to or from floppy disk to an image or vice versa in ADF (Amiga Disk Format). Type transdisk ? for more options. See Create Image Files page for more details on this program.

transrom¶

Copy this program file to your C directory on your Workbench disk or hard disk. This can Transfer the Kickstart ROM image from a real Amiga to an image file to use with your Amiga Emulator. It will produce either a 256K or 512kB sized file. See Create Image Files page for more details on this program.

ahidriver.zip¶

This archive contains the AHI driver for UAE: UAE.audio is the driver itself, UAE the matching audio mode file. Copy the files to the AHI drawers in Devs: on your Workbench or hard disk. The driver enables support for recording and playback with a sampling rate up to 96 kHz in 16 bit and works fully independent from Paula sound. For a speed boost on slower systems, you can set the Paula buffer to 5 or 6, and choose 11kHz Mono, which is enough to hear system sounds.
If you installed the driver correctly, it should offer you only 1 mode: UAE HiFi stereo++.

UAE_German¶

This is a German keymap file for access to @\~{[]} with ALT-GR like Windows. Copy it to devs/keymaps and select in Input prefs.

Note: This is an old one that works in input compatibility mode. For 100% compatibility Mode (Euro Char) use german_KeyMap_new.zip in this folder and choose anything other in input tab than Compatibility Mode and remap # Key to 0x2b.

uae_rcli¶

Remote CLI. Usage: uae_rcli [?|-h] [-debug] [-nofifo] [<delay>]

uae-control¶

Copy this program file to your Utilities folder or some other folder on your Workbench disk or hard disk. It will provide a user interface within the emulator to control the floppy drives, reset, quit and other features without having to press F12 to bring up the WinUAE interface.

uaectrl¶

Copy this program file to your C directory on your Workbench disk or hard disk. This is the Shell equivalent of the uae-control program where you can change floppies, sound, joystick, reset or quit the emulator from a simple text menu.

uae-configuration¶

Copy this program file to your C directory on your Workbench disk or hard disk. It reads and changes WinUAE configuration entries from the Shell while the emulation is running.

UAEquit¶

Quits WinUAE from the Amiga side.

WinUAEclip¶

This program allows you to have access to Windows Clipboard so you can copy/paste files from/to WinUAE.

Alternatively, for sharing plain clipboard contents, the Clipboard sharing option on the Misc page needs no Amiga-side program.

WinUAEnforcer¶

This program allows Enforcer support to detect bad memory access when developing programs or debugging. For 100% safety, use JIT in Indirect Mode. Make sure you use a tool that moves your VBR to Fast RAM. MCP or some other tools on Aminet do that. You can also use Segtracker from a real Amiga to find the program and offset of a hit.

p96refresh¶

Start this program to get higher mouse pointer redraw rates than 50Hz with P96. Results are seen immediately after call. You can start this in your user-startup for automatic load during booting the system.
Note: If you use this, you must check if your CPU IDLE slider is set in correct position. In the worst case, the Amiga system clock will run slower. Set the IDLE slider so that in Windows task manager the CPU load of a Workbench screen shows about 10-15%.
Example: p96refresh 75 sets the redraw rate to 75Hz. It is recommended to set the rate according to the actual monitor refresh rate, or the doubled number. Do not set it higher or you get a speed loss greater than 2%.

sources.zip¶

The source code of the supplied Amiga programs.