While FS-UAE recently added a scripting interface with a Lua scripting binding, it only provides capabilities to write scripts with hooks that will be called on certain emulator events. I  hacked this scripting interface and added a Lua remote shell. With this shell you can connect while the emulator is running and issue commands. I also started to add disk image related functions to the Lua binding. With these features combined I could show off the power of a scripting shell by writing a tool to insert floppy and cd-rom disk images while the emulator is running – a long awaited and missing feature… Continue reading →