Short:    Picasso96 system for Amiga graphics boards
Author:   Tobias Abt <tabt@studbox.uni-stuttgart.de>
Uploader: Tobias Abt <tabt@studbox.uni-stuttgart.de>
Type:     gfx/board
Version:  1.13

This archive contains all you need to get Picasso96 up and running on your
Amiga.  Picasso96 offers support for many different Amiga graphics boards,
has  builtin  HiColor and TrueColor support for intuition screens and many
more...

Requirements:
- Kickstart and Workbench 3.1 (V40),
- Motorola MC68020 processor or better,
- CyberVision 64, Domino, Merlin, oMniBus, Picasso II, Picasso II+,
  Picasso IV, Piccolo, Piccolo SD64 or Spectrum.

AnyWare, i.e. not commercial or ShareWare. No distribution restrictions.

Short history:

Changes in 1.14:
- SoftSprite bug with AreaBlits fixed,
- DrawEllipse() lockup bug fixed,
- NewIcons: borderless option works with standard icons now,
- SD64: major problem with color expansion blits fixed,
- Piccolo/PiccoloSD64/Spectrum: HiColor conversions fixed,
- fixed bug causing BitMaps to be one byte too small,
- mode requesters have the NEWLOOK flag set now,
- BestModeID behaviour improved for multiple board systems,
- default tool for installation icon set to "Installer".

Changes in 1.13:
- enabled 56kHz audio playback on ECS/AA Amigas when showing Picasso96
  modes,
- IgnoreMask tooltype corrected (works as expected now),
- large blits on Cirrus GD542x fixed,
- added aligned screen addresses option with Picasso96 API,
- bug in clipped BltPattern() calls removed,
- to avoid problems, DisplayBeep() now does nothing on screens that are not
  CLUT based, will do something visible later...,
- found some speed... :-)

Changes in 1.12:
- enhanced window handling performance in Hi- and TrueColor modes,
- added italian translation of installer script and guide file from
  Mario Dell'Oca (Thanks Mario!),
- fixed and optimized PicassoIV drivers for ZorroII operation,
- fixed Cirrus GD5446 TrueColor expansion,
- enhanced PiccoloSD64 drivers,  
- ReadPixel() implemented for Hi- and TrueColor modes,
- some missing WaitBlit()'s added,
- doubled speed of horizontal and vertical lines on chunky CLUT screens
  with less than 256 colors,
- removed debug output forgotten in the emulation.library of the 1.11
  Picasso96 distribution. :-(

Changes in 1.11:
- fixed severe bug in SetRast(),
- undocumented BltMaskBitMapRastPort() feature implemented, JEyes now
  works on chunky screens as expected,
- added first version of fastlayers.library which improves window
  handling performance,
- added color expansion for ZorroII PicassoIV's, speeds up e.g. Text()
  significantly,
- fixed wide fills with Cirrus GD542x in TrueColor,
- CyberGraphX emulation: DoCDrawMethodTagList() message fixed to work
  as expected and not as documented in CyberGraphX autodocs...