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--- 10/7/98 Version 3.0--
What's new:
1. Vertical scroll bar added to switch pages easily.
2. Splash screen and Hackman's Logo have been changed.
3. Enhanced date changer routine: [the OS applies some restrictions]
a) You can set any date and time
b) Set separately creation, modification & access date and time
c) Synchronize optionally with system's values
4. CORE directory includes Hackman's rarely used functions:
a) Hackman's main .EXE file has been kept small
b) You can separately update them
c) You can add your core objects (consult SDK please)
5. Vast changes in Info dialog box under help menu:
a) Now a detailed memory consumption dialog box appears
b) Info station panel added (processor, OS info)
c) Info dialog box may stay on top to monitor memory usage.
d) NT WKS/Server 4.x,5.x and Windows 98 support added.
6. Resisable interface now supports:
- 640x480 resolution (not recommended)
- 800x600 (highly recommended)
- 1024x768
- 1152x864
- 1280x1024
- 1600x1200 (not recommended)
7. Two toolbars were added to offer speedy access to main functions.
8. Changes to the Find dialog box:
a) Unicode ASCII search added
b) Hex monitor for ASCII input and vice versa
c) Up to 44 characters ASCII search
d) Up to 44 characters HEX search
9. SDK changes (further info in SDK 3.0)
a) Separation of core code and plugins.
b) It is possible to add second level menus.
c) Web integration for plugins
d) Binary mode was added
e) Name output only capability
10. Monitor behaves differently: no highlight is allowed, cursor is focus not blue.
11. Live update has been significantly super-charged!
12. Brand New 32-bit disassembler:
- Initializes faster
- Full source info, not only paging capabilities
- Provides true disassembling of the whole program.
- Separated from the main program to keep kernel small.
- Supports 486,Pentium I & II, Pentium MMX and Pentium Pro.
- Resizable window to fit your needs.
- While disassembling, Hackman & your system are available.
13. It's now possible to select a portion in the ASCII monitor too.
14. Lettering menu is available in ASCII only monitor.
15. Added SPACES choice (256th) as End Of File bytes.
(Configuration|Appearance|Advanced)
16. Right click integration in Windows (windows explorer too)
17. Disassembler's properties have changed.
18. Developer support added:
- Live update searches for developer's components
- Instantly load and display Hackman's SDK
- PlugIn built-in debugger
- On the fly Language Pack Reading to assist translation
19. Goto/Goto again functions added.
20. Enter now activates the dialog box command i.e. find
(instead of setting the focus).
21. Smart editor system:
- Ignores changes when identical to previous condition
- ESC restores hex value in the hex monitor.
22. Compare core plugin added:
- Supports differences and equalities
- Smart recalibration algorithm
Fixes:
1. Minor display bugs.
2. ESC wouldn't close all of the windows.
3. Unresolved crash at start-up will be handled.
4. Faster resource display (all windows and messages).
5. Several labels and messages appeared incorrectly.
6. Hackman would not create ! and ", instead of these he would read next and previous.
7. Closing without asking to save changes fixed.
--- 22/5/98 Version 2.2--
What's new:
1. Known Issues and What's new menus were removed.
2. Turbo loading achieved: now hackman initializes instantly.
3. Brand new calculator featuring:
- hex, decimal and octal support
- logical operators (OR, AND, NOT, XOR)
- Customizable (mode, units, ontop, etc)
- Operates like a normal calculator
- Clipboard interoperation
- Tightly integrated with Hackman
4. Plugins Machine Enhancements:
a) Plugins can add a menu under configurations menu.
b) Multiple level entries under help menu.
{See SDK for more info.}
5. Speedy display.
6. Now, hackman cancels loading more than 10 files.
7. Help files were updated and fixed.
Fixes:
1. Print preview is significantly enhanced.
2. Locale problems in print preview are now fixed.
3. Closing monitors dialog box by pressing (x) would freeze program.
4. Rare bug crashing assembler kernel is fixed.
5. Fixed close routine.
6. New file would not be correctly registered in files tab.
7. Startup would fail if auto starting was disabled and Send to feature was used.
--- 21/4/98 Version 2.1--
What's new:
1. Added export selection and copy as support for Visual Basic 5.0.
2. Now, kernel can load up to 10 files at the same time.
3. Hackman may be localized! All you need is a .lng file in your
language. Get it from our web site or make it yourself.
4. Icon menus were removed as they were NT incompatible.
Fixes:
1. A rare numbering bug in our recent files section.
2. Hackman was crashing at start-up on some systems with old OLE
- producing an unexpected error 50003
- overflowing (number error 6)
Also, several NT 4.0 compatibility issues were permanently fixed.
--- 6/4/98 Version 2.0a--
What's new:
1. Intelligent kernel functions added:
-recognizes missing recent files and removes them automatically.
-detects version updates and creates updated ini files
if necessary without losing all of the settings.
2. Improved anatomy function.
3. It's possible now to add a submenu under help menu (SDK).
4. We've reconstructed the Readme.txt file in order to be more useful to you.
5. INTEGRATION: can add Hackman under the Send To windows menu.
Fixes:
1. FIX: menu icons incorrectly placed when not autostarting.
2. FIX: splash screen not removed when not autostarting.
3. Better icon contrast in several menus.
4. FIX: disassembler fonts were not updated.
5. FIX: undo list resets now if new file or another one is loaded.
6. Live update wizard now stays on top.
--- 28/3/98 Version 2.0--
What's new:
1. Added the Execute menu:
- You can run a file
- or create a standalone file
- or create an executable file
2. Brand new interface
3. Many SDK improvements
4. Unlimited UNDOs and undo list convenience
5. Autosave function
6. Monitor font is now user-selectable.
7. New file creation.
8. Size controller.
9. Date controller.
10. Integrating capabilities (register files, create shortcuts)
11. Memo tab added to active monitor (inport, save memo information)
12. Print and print preview functions added.
Fixes:
1. FIX: backup was fixed.
2. FIX: Save,load & export now remember last directory.
3. FIX: ESC wouldn't close some windows under certain circumstances.
4. FIX: Edit cursor would become white after hex edit.
5. FIX: After write command, cursor would lose its position.
--- 29/2/98 Version 1.3a--
Fixes:
1. FIX: find again wouldn't work.
2. FIX: rtf copy and export now work smoothly.
3. FIX: After executing a plugin that requires selection, selection
would become invinsible.
4. FIX: Under certain circumstances, FAQ would crash.
--- 16/2/98 Version 1.3---
What's new:
1. Redesigned input/output/export file system.
2. Removed copy file function, but we enhanced the backup system.
3. Save as... function added as requested.
4. Live update tool added.
5. Print to file function.
6. ESC closes windows as requested.
7. Copy as... & export selection functions support 5 diferent formats.
8. Different FAQ format.
9. Byte order may be Intel or Motorola.
----24/1/98 Version 1.2----
What's new:
1. New, redesigned start-up interface.
2. Update (removable) notification at startup.
3. Replace hex and ascii function.
4. A Decimal monitor has been added.
5. Four recent files are one-click accessible.
6. Buffer added (cut, copy and paste capabilities).
7. Inserting and deleting bits is possible now.
8. Clear selection function added.
9. Notification capabilities and backup enhancements.
10. Boolean NOT plugin added (thanx to John Ashley)
11. Checksum for selection plugin redesigned (thanx to Zortran)
Fixes:
1. FIXED: major bugs concerning hex administration between &&7FFF to &&FFFF.
2. Navigation panels completely fixed.
3. Various minor problems.
----16/1/98 Version 1.1----
What's new:
1. A jump to offset function added.
2. Addresses may be default, number of lines or decimal.
3. Enhanced calculator & start-up customization systems.
4. Selections support and exporting selected code.
5. Improved exported files from disassembler.
6. Added support for floating point numbers (both 32 and 64 bits).
7. Updated help files and overall stability (several crashes resolved, no known issues remain).
----26/12/97 Version 1.0----
Original official release.
----2/3/96 Alpha 1 (build 1)----
First line of code.