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Gerard Putter, the developer behind the widely popular MAC OS based Virtual II emulator, has unveiled the latest version of the application, Virtual II Version 11.4. This new update introduces exciting features and improvements that enhance the user experience for Apple II enthusiasts.  Virtual II is a full featured shareware Apple II emulator that includes a number of capabilities not found in other emulators. One of the significant additions in Virtual II Version 11.4 is the emulation of the Applied…

For users of the Virtual II emulator, a new update has been released that resolves an issue with the Apple //c emulated mouse, which could cause it to cease functioning properly. The issue, which first appeared and affected the perviously released version of the program, version 11.3, is resolved by this update. The Virtual II emulator, developed by Gerard Putter, is a Shareware Apple II emulator designed for Mac OS-based systems. It is a popular tool for hobbyists, retro computing…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS has been updated. The latest version of Virtual II, version 11.3,  requires a Mac with macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or better and includes a slew of fixes and support for Joysticks and the Apple //c. Some of these changes include the following items: Virtual II is a full featured shareware emulator for MAC OS and has a long development history. You can download the latest version of the Virtual II emulator…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. Gerard Putter, the curator of the Virtual II emulator announced the update this morning and noted that he had added more features and quashed some bugs in the earlier version of the program. The latest release of Virtual II, version 11.2, includes additional support for the Apple //c and Apple //c+. A complete list of changes included in this release of Virtual II include the following: You can download an evaluation…

The Virtual Apple II Emulator curated by Gerard Putter has been updated. The latest version of the Emulator, version 11.1 includes support for the Apple //c Plus. In order to use this feature, you will need to download an Apple //c Plus ROM and install it in the ROMs directory of the application. You can download the latest version of the Virtual II emulator from the Virtual II website at:https://www.virtualii.com

Gerard Putter has informed A.P.P.L.E. that our request for Apple IIc support within the Virtual II emulator has been fulfilled. The latest release of the Virtual II Emulator, version 11.0, includes a ton of new features and fixes including: Added emulation of the Apple //c. Simplified the installation by including, in the Help description, download links for the proper ROM files. When creating a blank diskette image, you now have the option to initialize it right away as a DOS 3.3…

Gerard Putter has released the latest version of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS. The latest version, 10.6.5, includes some cool upgrades for the free version of the program as well as for the base emulator. What’s new in version 10.6.5 Twenty years ago I started the Virtual ][ project! Because of this anniversary, I include a free upgrade for all users with a limited license; from now on this license includes the full matrix printer emulation. If…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator for MacOS has been updated. Virtual II Version 10.6 includes a slew of user requested additions to the emulator including the following items: Improved the unshrink feature. The extracted files are assigned the metadata stored in the archive: ProDOS file type, aux type, file creation date, as well as file modification date. Support for disk images with 13 tracks per sector (file extension .d13). Note that these disk images can be mounted, but any…

Gerard Putter has announced the immediate release of an update specifically targeting the Apple Silicon Macs. Issues with the functionality of the Quicktime Movie recording feature on the M1 has led to Virtual Apple II version 10.5.1 being released. To download the latest release of the Virtual Apple II emulator, go to:https://www.virtualii.com

Gerard Putter has announced the release of the latest version of his Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS X. Virtual II Version 10.5 now includes support for ShrinkIt Files within the emulator. The new features in Version 10.5 include: The File menu now has an “Extract ShrinkIt Archive” item. You can also double-click an archive in the Finder to unpack it. Files inside ShrinkIt archives are automatically indexed for searching in Spotlight, and are shown by the Finder…

Gerard Putter has released a minor update to the Virtual II Emulator for Mac OS X. Virtual II version 10.4.1 deals with the dark mode issue that arose in 10.4 and was subsequently disabled in the release. This has been corrected and turned back on. To download the latest version of the virtual II Emulator, check out the website at:https://www.virtualii.com

Gerard Putter has announced the release of the latest version of his Virtual II Apple II Emulator. The latest release, Virtual II version 10.4, includes a number of fixes and improvements including: Improved the appearance and behavior of the main window toolbar. Created an option to save screen snapshots with an 8-pixel black border. Previously, some keys repeated when held down and some didn’t. This has been solved: all keys now repeat. Fixed a number of bugs and memory leaks….

Gerard Putter, Curator of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator app has released a new version with a number of small improvements and bug fixes requested by users of the App. Some of the fixes include: Added a pull down menu to save an Apple II screen as a PNG file. Previously, this function was only available through Applescript. If the “shift key modification” has been configured, the initial value of game controller button #2 was incorrect. This has been fixed….

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. Included in this release is a bevy of bug fixes which have been reported over the past few months including: Fixed several crashes that could occur if a Disk ][ interface card has no connected drives. Enhanced compatibility with WOZ disk images available in the public domain by correcting an error in version number checking. Extended the feature to speak lines on the screen; the application can now automatically speak new…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. This update, Virtual II Version 10.2.2 is a major bug fix that is recommended for all users. Some of the items it fixes are: With some Mac configurations the screen updates showed intermittent delays due to a core image filter (“sharpen”). To mitigate this, the filter has now been made optional. It can be disabled in the View section of the application preferences. The “insert a disk image” sheet worked poorly…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. A minor update, version 10.2.1 addresses an in version 10.2 in which the “game paddle input values to make large jumps, skipping intermediate values”. To download the latest version of the Virtual II, go to their website at:http://www.virtualii.com

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. Gerard Putter, author of the Mac based emulator informed A.P.P.L.E. that version 10.2 of Virtual II was finally stable enough for him to release. Included in this release are: Inspector watchpoints can now be defined for a specific memory bank, improving their use for debugging. Added keyboard shortcuts for the main Inspector functions break, resume and single step. It is now possible to see the full path of a mounted disk,…

The Virtual II Apple II Emulator has been updated. Version 10.1, released today by author Gerard Putter, adds support for Apple Inc.’s latest machines based on the Silicon M1 Chip. Further changes in the emulator include: The application has native support for Intel and Apple Silicon. Clicking an empty disk drive now shows a popup menu to insert or search for disk images. When creating a blank diskette image the default format is now .woz version 2. You can select…

Gerard Putter has released a new version of the Virtual II Apple II Emulator for Mac OS X. Version 10.0.1 has restored High Sierra Mac OS 10.13 support. You can download the latest release of the Virtual II Emulator from:https://virtualii.com/

Virtual Apple II Emulator for the Mac has been updated. Gerard Putter has announced that this version 10.0 of Virtual II includes some of the most requested features that people have been asking for as well the following: Virtual machine snapshots can now be saved and restored at any time, without the need to close the virtual machine. This feature is available in the full-licensed version only. Improved woz disk reading. Some diskette images could not be opened, but now…