Dreamcast GD-ROM Release Notes
Planetweb Browser
Planetweb
Sega of America
CNN
ESPN
USATODAY
Anti-Corruption Network
Firstview
Excite
SONIC Movie
SONIC Audio
SONIC Movie (subdir)
SONIC Audio (subdir)

July 28, 1999 Release Notes
  • Changing key focuses doesn't reference NULL 7/28/99
  • 'Please contact SEGA' vs 'Sega' 7/28/99
  • Misc messages fixed. 7/28/99
  • Closing keyboard doesn't reference NULL 7/28/99
  • Loaded and Saved dialogs after Bookmarks / Address VMU actions 7/28/99
  • VMU Load and Save status dialogs added. 7/28/99
  • Addressbook, bookmarks memory overflow fixed 7/28/99
  • SEGA progress bar artwork added. 7/28/99
  • URL bar reworked. 7/28/99
  • SEGA branding bar added (meta name=x-uirequest content=segabar) 7/28/99
  • Email login network activity is smoother 7/28/99
  • Reload in email problems fixed 7/28/99
  • Textareas check for valid array before line clear 7/28/99
  • Dialog adjustments for new SEGA look 7/28/99
July 27, 1999 Release Notes
  • Verbose modem dialog correctly disposed 7/27/99
  • Potential frame memory bug fixed 7/27/99
  • SSL Removed for Sonic. 7/26/99
  • Japanese language support removed 7/26/99
  • Fix to 'for .. in ..' in Javascript 7/26/99
  • START button necessary in ABXY reset 7/26/99
  • Browser default is 1st theme 7/26/99
  • File system init has error detect 7/26/99
  • 'No Dialtone' dialog wording changed 7/26/99
  • 'No Dialtone' dialog box enlarged 7/26/99
  • Address Book Delete messages fixed 7/26/99
  • F1 key fixes, shift F-keys fixed 7/26/99
  • Form input line max length obeyed 7/26/99
  • NULL focus init fixed 7/26/99
  • Tone and Pulse save swap fixed 7/26/99
  • Save to SOJ area cleaned up, Kage area added 7/26/99
  • VMU Bookmarks and Addresses cleaned up 7/26/99
  • URL of links displays in URL bar 7/26/99
  • Keyboard caps lock handled 7/26/99
  • Keyboard plug / unplug transition cleaned 7/26/99
  • Chat invite command added 7/26/99
  • inline images handle non-japanese better 7/25/99
  • Added more VMS error dialogs 7/25/99
  • Local time in Javascript works correctly 7/24/99
  • Serial driver isn't called if not initialized 7/24/99
  • Less aggressive flicker filter 7/24/99
  • Sanity check graphics context to avoid NULL reference 7/24/99
  • NULL currentFont is handled correctly 7/24/99
  • Hotmail POST problem fixed 7/23/99
  • Page to page clear currentAnchor to NULL 7/22/99
July 22, 1999 Release Notes
  • Uploading VMU file seems to work: Click me to start 7/22/99
  • Save to SOJ Flash area 7/22/99
  • VMS Port Selection dialog added 7/22/99
  • VMS Download dialog added 7/22/99
  • Better handling of missing <FORM> elements 7/22/99
  • Better object cleanup in Javascript 7/22/99
  • Non-existant client side maps are handled 7/21/99
  • Apostrophe key fixed in us keyboard 7/21/99
  • AT&T Registration added (8x8 style) 7/21/99
  • Fixed compiler problem in Javascript 7/21/99
  • Added document.writeln support in Javascript 7/21/99
  • Added parseFloat support in Javascript 7/21/99
  • Email options settings work 7/21/99
  • Sonic home page changed 7/21/99
July 21, 1999 Release Notes
  • Adjusted path sensing in SFD and ADX 7/21/99
  • Adjusted path sensing in maigo.bin 7/21/99
  • Added error dialog for SFD and ADX file not found 7/21/99
  • Analog stick works on virtual keyboard 7/20/99
  • CLEAR on virtual keyboard clears line in textarea 7/20/99
  • window.location added to Javascript 7/20/99
  • Empty TCP/IP transactions are retry'd 7/20/99
  • Screen saver enabled during dialogs 7/20/99
  • GD-ROM Door open made more sensitive 7/20/99
  • A+B+X+Y Accepted for software reset 7/20/99
  • B Button now cancels most dialogs 7/20/99
  • X Button now brings up address book 7/20/99
  • Chat whisper colors adjusted 7/20/99
  • Chat disconnect hooked to modem disconnect 7/20/99
  • Home in chat adjusted for dreamcast 7/20/99
  • When URL bar is OFF, can't click in it 7/19/99
  • Delete of address book entry fixed 7/19/99
  • Meta refresh in frames base page allowed 7/19/99
  • Retry until connected brings back dialogs 7/19/99
  • Client side map names are trimmed better 7/19/99
  • Keyboard stays away after form submit 7/16/99
  • Minor memory allocation cleanup 7/16/99
July 16, 1999 Release Notes
  • First page changed to remove URL bar, change graphic.7/15/99
  • http://sonic.dricas.ne.jp/sonicadv/ranking/ranking000.html Displays fine now. 7/15/99
  • http://sonic.dricas.ne.jp/cgi-bin/sonicadv/chaolist.cgi displays fine now, and that a VMU file downloads and works. 7/15/99
  • Speed up refresh rate in frames (http://sonic.dricas.ne.jp/sonicadv faster) 7/15/99
  • 2300 files in root dir allowed 7/15/99
  • More buffers for Flash memory 7/15/99
  • Accept file:/mumble vs. sadisk/mumble 7/15/99
  • Cache splash screen for faster startup 7/15/99
  • VGA connection support added 7/15/99
  • Cleanup of redirects and gDocumentURL 7/15/99
  • Handle 'floating' table within table 7/15/99
  • Japanese language form cleanup 7/15/99
  • Fragments in frames work better 7/14/99
  • Adjustment for VMU URL root 7/14/99
  • Memory allocations locked to 32 byte boundary 7/14/99
  • Accept sadisk/mumble.sfd from URL entry 7/12/99
  • Protect against history index of -1. 7/12/99
  • memset of 0 address in init fixed (address error) 7/10/99
  • Clicks during key focus movement 7/10/99
  • form events get more sounds 7/9/99
  • SFD play delay added 7/12/99
  • ADX files can use cached dir info 7/10/99
  • CD-ROM reference changed to GD-ROM 7/8/99
  • US Keyboard support added 7/8/99
  • Improved carrier loss state handling 7/8/99
July 8, 1999 Release Notes
  • Cache directory info for root and PWBROWSER 7/8/99
July 8, 1999 Release Notes
  • Mail sent dialog added 7/7/99
  • Added x-margintop to BODY 7/7/99
  • Fix to SFD, ADX files for different directories 7/7/99
  • Fix to subdirectory handling 7/7/99
  • Moved VMU buffers from stack to malloc 7/7/99
  • Better stop during DNS lookup handling 7/7/99
  • Moved ~ and ^ down a little 7/7/99
July 7, 1999 Release Notes
  • Cleaned up anchor list Javscript problems 7/7/99
  • Allow directory names in GD-ROM 7/7/99
  • PWBROWSER is working directory 7/7/99
  • ADX files can play from subdirectory 7/7/99
  • SFD files can play from subdirectory 7/7/99
  • 56K Modem Driver (OK with 33.6 modem) 7/6/99
  • Latest Back to Game maigo.bin added 7/6/99
  • Changed favorites to address book 7/6/99
  • Removed sega.com from Sonic front page 7/6/99
  • Email options don't go back to complete options. 7/6/99
  • Fixed underline positioning 7/5/99
  • Aborting mass deletes is safer 7/5/99
  • Javascript debug bug fixed 7/2/99
July 1, 1999 Release Notes
  • Name of homepage changed back to to drmcst.htm 7/1/99
  • Links in frames shouldn't overlap borders 7/1/99
  • Links default to underline 7/1/99
  • SOFDEC support added (video) 7/1/99
  • Margins changed again per Sega request. 6/30/99
  • ADX Play stop cleanup 6/30/99
  • Fixed Javascript error overruns (www.excite.com) 6/30/99
  • Added navigator.mimeTypes to Javascript 6/30/99
June 29, 1999 Release Notes
  • Changed to different Flash routines 6/28/99
  • Margins changed per Sega request. 6/28/99
  • Use Sonic homepage 6/28/99
  • ADX file download support 6/26/99
  • ADX file streaming from GD-ROM 6/26/99
  • Long filenames for GD-ROM enabled 6/25/99
  • Cookie bug fixed (Y2K bug as well) 6/24/99
  • Japanese input problems w/forms fixed 6/22/99
June 18, 1999 Release Notes
  • Vertical scrolling tightened in frames 6/18/99
  • Home page for Sonic changed 6/18/99
  • mailto:// in frames works 6/18/99
  • Sonic Build removed Themes and Display Options 6/18/99
  • Default background color changed to white 6/18/99
  • Sonic menu: reload and back to game 6/18/99
  • Japanese Text Display for Sonic Added 6/17/99
  • Fixed Javascript Pre-Load Problem 6/17/99
  • Background image pos in frames and non-frames adjusted 6/17/99
  • Splash for Sonic Added 6/17/99
  • TAB and Back TAB fixed in Textareas 6/16/99
  • .VMI Handling Added 6/16/99
  • Back to Game for Sonic Added 6/16/99
  • Removed Japanese FEP 6/15/99
  • Javascript doc write of table in table fixed. 6/14/99 June 15, 1999 Release Notes
    • Javascript doc write of table in table fixed. 6/14/99
    • Email fetch status updated. 6/14/99
    • Document load status max at 100% 6/14/99
    • Don't highlight links below URL 6/14/99
    • Javascript debugging output trimmed 6/14/99
    • Javascript pos and neg zero removed 6/14/99
    • Javascript doc writes in body work 6/14/99
    • Better float compares in Javascript 6/14/99
    • Command compass avoids URL bar 6/14/99
    • Controllers in C and D work 6/14/99
    • Text input in chat always available 6/14/99
    • Beginning of line whitespace removed 6/14/99
    • Some Japanese FEP dependencies removed 6/14/99
    • START button closes dialogs 6/14/99
    • Fix to ENTER in forms 6/11/99
    • Special keys for virtual keyboard changed 6/11/99
    • Disable close button animation 6/10/99
    • Dialog for successfull add address 6/10/99
    June 9, 1999 Release Notes
    • UserAgent changed to Mozilla/3.0 (SonicPassport) 6/9/99
    • x-avefront scheme added 6/8/99
    • Fix to dialog exit conditions 6/8/99
    • Initial floating point in Javascript 6/7/99
    • Mass delete fixed 6/7/99
    • New mail forms cleanup 6/7/99
    • Changed virtual keyboard animation 6/7/99
    • Internal changes to VMS functions 6/7/99
    June 4, 1999 Release Notes
    • Reduced left / right action safe. 6/4/99
    • Better syMalloc usage 6/4/99
    • Horiz-scroll in narrow documents disabled 6/4/99
    • URL bar hide w/META remove top margin 6/3/99
    • Animated keys on virtual keyboard 6/3/99
    • SCRIPT contents was 1 character too small 6/2/99
    • Fixed Amazon SELECT crash 6/2/99
    • New progress bar added 6/2/99
    • /TD and /TH clean up line 5/30/99
    • More lenient word wrapping 5/30/99
    • More aggressive whitespace eater 5/28/99
    • Negative Coordinates in MAP/AREA Disallowed 5/27/99
    • Bookmarks & Address Book Save to VMU 5/27/99
    • Simple Modem Terminal Window Added 5/27/99
    • <P> w/o 'align' work better 5/26/99
    • loop='true' handled '-1' in BGSOUND / EMBED 5/25/99
    • looping audio handled correctly 5/25/99
    • Changed to non-blocking GD-ROM IO 5/25/99
    • <P><P> ignores second <P> per Netscape 5/24/99
    • New Email System 5/24/99
    • Delete in Address Book fixed 5/24/99
    • Don't tab to hidden form fields 5/20/99
    • Redirect handling improved 5/19/99
    • javascript: Scheme Support Begun 5/19/99
    • font styles correctly saved / restores in TABLE 5/19/99
    • Single line text form wrap and size improved 5/14/99
    • document.write in Javascript Handling Added 5/13/99
    • 64-Bit Integer Support in Javascript Added 5/13/99
    • US Keyboard Support Added 5/13/99
    • Better Link Highlights 5/12/99
    • Better Low Memory Glyph Handling 5/10/99
    • Animated Busy Cursor 5/10/99
    • Send referrer in Image images 5/6/99
    • Improved referrer in Frames 5/6/99
    • Improved redial after disconnect 5/5/99
    • FORM font dimensions improved 5/3/99
    • Tabbing to single line form w/contents fixed 5/3/99
    • Windows-Only Characters Support Added 4/26/99