Category: Emulators
Gerard Puter has released a major update to the Virtual ][ Emulator. The latest update brings the emulator in line with the latest version of Mac OS X (Mountain Lion) and includes a number of video related improvements as well. Improvements included in Version 7.0 of Virtual ][ are as follows: Virtual ][ is a Macintosh based Apple ][ emulator, which includes many advanced emulation features rarely found in other emulation packages. Some of these advanced features include Epson compatible…
Brendan Robert has updated the Java Apple Computer Emulator, also known as JACE. JACE is a free ware emulator which is Java 6 based and intended to be executable on multiple platforms. In the latest update, Bendan has announced the following changes and fixes: +Prince of Persia cheat module is included, but not active by default. Enable from configuration menu (F4) +Obligatory cheats such as infinite health, start with sword +Crazy insane cheats using mouse such as “click to teleport”…
Gerard Puter has released an update of his popular Virtual ][ shareware Apple ][ Emulator for the Mac. Virtual ][ is a complete Apple ][ emulator with features such as print to pdf and visual configuration menus with accurate card images. In the new version, gerard has included the following changes: Fixed an issue where the Mockingboard card could halt the virtual machine (this happened, for example, in Ultima IV). Corrected an issue in the “floating bus” screen rendering, thereby…
Brendan Robert has uploaded a new version of his JACE Apple ][ Emulator to the JACE Sourceforge page. This release is meant to address some issues that were introduced in early versions. Brendan Robert posted the following notes about the release on the Comp.sys.apple2 newsgroup earlier today: “1) Concurrent modification exceptions have been eradicated when you apply settings changes. These used to kill the emulation when you used the config screen to tweak settings or change disks. I am very…
JACE or Java Apple Computer Emulator has been updated once again by Brendon Robert. The latest version of the emulator has mouse emulation implemented. According to the release on CSA2, “ While the implementation is still early, it does work with a number of mouse enhanced Apple ][ products. It will not however, work with Dazzle Draw or Airheart. Brendon is looking for help in the issue of the Resetting the Mouse Pointer as well as any insight into what…
Mike Fort has created a version of Mini vMac which has LocalTalk support included. The support is through the serial port in Mini vMac. The beta of the release which is based on the version 3.1.3 of Mini vMac, is now downloadable from Mike Fort’s website at: http://web.me.com/mikefort/Mini_vMac_LT/index.html Mike is also working on a gateway solution which would allow traffic to go beyond the LAN. The beta requires that you be running Mac OS X version 7.x in 32-Bit Mode.
Gerard Puter has released an update to his Virtual ][ emulator. The latest release addresses a couple of issues with the 6.4 release. They include: You can download the update from the Virtual ][ website at: http://www.virtualii.com/
The latest version of the ActiveGS Plugin has been Released. Version 3.5.762 was released to address and issue with the Chrome extension deployment. ActiveGS is the Apple IIgs emulation plugin written by the Free Tools Association and used in the Virtual Apple ][ website ( http://www.virtualapple.org ) For more information, check out the ActiveGS Plugin Support page at: http://activegs.freetoolsassociation.com/
The latest version of the Java Apple Computer Emulator has been released. JACE is a multi-platform Apple ][ Emulator which focuses on being cycle accurate to the Apple //e. In a posting on CSA2, developer Brendon Robert said that “JACE finally has a decent amount of updates and I think it’s stable enough to release another build. “ The changes in the emulator since the last build include the following: You can download the latest build from the JACE Sourceforge…
The C2T Binary Conversion program created by Egan Ford has now been officially released. The program was created out of the need for a tool to convert Apple II files and disk images to audio files. These audio files are used by the Apple ][ Game server Online as well as the Apple ][ Disk Server. Egan has written a complete documentation and breakdown of the C2T conversion program at: http://asciiexpress.net/files/c2t.html You can download the complete binary and source code…
Gerard Puter has updated the Virtual ][ Emulator to version 6.4. The biggest change to the program is that this version of Virtual ][ will be the first version which is totally dedicated to the Apple Intel platform. Most of the changes and feature fixes in version 6.4 are oriented around moving totally to the Intel platform and getting the most out of its performance. The main changes in the program according to Gerard’s posting on the Virtual ][ website…
The latest rendition of the SDL /MAME for MAC OS X has been updated. Version 0.144u6 was updated earlier this morning and as of yet, the change log has not been listed. The current version requires at least Mac OS X 10.6 or newer. You can find the update on the SDL/MAME website at: http://sdlmame.parodius.com/
Brenden Robert has updated his JACE Emulator (Java Apple Computer Emulator) Source code to revision 150 and has said that a new build is coming soon. The delay in the update was attributed to several bugs which were preventing a build from being submitted. According to Brenden’s post on CSA2, “I still have some issues with getting the code to run really well when full-screen, but that’s a video generation/scaling problem and I need to profile the code further to…
The latest version of the Soviet era Agat computer emulator has been released. The Agat is an Apple ][ compatible computer which was developed in the Soviet Union and runs a good number of Apple ][ titles. Improvements in Version 1.22 are as follows: Implemented floppy drive controller for Acorn Atom system. Added support for extension ROMs for Acorn Atom. The Agat Emulator is made for Win32 based systems and can be found here: http://www.emucr.com/2012/01/agat-emulator-v122.html
The latest version of the Mini vMac emulator has been released. The Paul Pratt managed project is now in version 3.2.3 of the emulator. The Mini vMac emulator emulates a 128K Macintosh and runs on a variety of platforms including Mac OS X. One requirement is that you have a 128K Macintosh ROM in file form. The operating system on the other hand is little problem as Apple, Inc. has released all Apple OSes through 7.5.5 as freeware. The Latest…
Marc Ressl has announce the immediate availability of his Apple emulator, OpenEmulator version 1.0. This is the first release version of the program and is available for Mac OS 10.6 and 10.7. Included in the latest version are the following updates: * The Apple-1 emulations are working. It is possible to emulate a stock Apple-1, a Briel Replica-1 and a Achatz A-ONE. Every emulation respects the memory maps and features of respective systems.* There are many virtual monitors that can…
The latest version of the FreeToolsAssociation’s ActiveGS plugin is now available for download and installation. The new plugin includes a number of improvements and is now more in tune with the mobile versions of the application. Items fix or improved include: ActiveGS is a multi-platform, multi-browser emulator written by Oliver Goguel of the FTA. You can download the plugin from the FTA’s ActiveGS website at: http://activegs.freetoolsassociation.com/ To try out the latest version of the program, head on over to Virtual…
The Virtual Apple ][ website has been upgraded to allow emulation on all platforms for their Apple ][ section. The emulation site which is popular among educators for their games and ease of use in the classroom has long been criticized for their support of only Windows based platforms. That has all changed thanks to the efforts of Marc Ressl and Nick Westgate. Using a modified version of Marc’s AppleIIGo emulator, the new Virtual Apple ][ website now runs on…
The latest version of the popular Macintosh based Virtual ][ emulator has been released. Version 6.3.6 has a number of changes including: * The program now accepts “dsk” image files with 41 tracks (the maximum so far was 40). * A recent Snow Leopard upgrade broke the “Make Movie from Apple II Screen” feature. This has been fixed. * Cassette tape files now get file name extension “cass” instead of “aif”. As a result, the cassette tape icon appears correctly…
