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Contents
- Key features
- Example screenshots
- What's new in version 5.8.5
- Virtual ][ Help page
- Virtual ][ Forum
- Download the latest version
Key features
- Emulates the Apple ][, ][+ and //e
- Supports USB game pad or joystick
- Store away a running machine and resume later on
- Full-screen mode
- Epson FX-80 and Imagewriter II emulation
- Many configurable peripheral cards
- Realistic sound effects, including Mockingboard emulation
- Convert original Apple II diskettes
- Debug Apple II programs
Virtual ][ lets you play the old Apple games, because it supports all graphics modes, lets you control the game paddles with a USB game pad or mouse and emulates the internal speaker. When you want to temporarily interrupt gameplay, Virtual ][ allows you to save the entire virtual machine, and continue later on from where you left off.
But Virtual ][ also supports more "serious" software, because it emulates many peripheral devices: floppy disk, hard disk, mouse, serial port, matrix printer, even cassette tape! It is also able to emulate the Z80A processor, allowing you to run the CP/M operating system.
And for the technically inclined: you can configure the machine by "inserting" and "removing" emulated peripheral cards, change the CPU speed, or even install your own emulated character generator ROM. The "Inspector" feature allows you to closely observe the behavior of the emulated machine and debug Apple II programs.
If you have original diskettes and a working Apple II, Virtual ][ can help you convert the diskettes to the Macintosh, even if they are "copy protected".
You can download an evaluation version and try the program first. If you like the program, you can buy a license and fully enjoy the nostalgic fun of the old Apple ][ computer.
Virtual ][ requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better.
The program comes as a "universal binary", which means it makes optimal
use of both PowerPC and Intel Macintoshes.
Example screenshots
Play the old games, with either the mouse or a USB game pad / joystick
Matrix printer emulation - the output can be saved as a PDF file
Quickly locate an Apple ][ file on your disk images
Save the machine and continue later on
Virtual ][ can save the state of an emulated machine, so you can continue later on. Perfect for games!
The icons of the saved files are a miniature copy of the screen. To give you an idea of what Virtual ][
is capable of, here is an actual snapshot of a Finder window with saved machine files.
If you want to find out more, read the Virtual ][ help file
or have a look at the Virtual ][ technical specification sheet.
What's new in version 5.8.5
- Solved an issue (introduced in version 5.8) that caused flickering screen objects in some games (such as Swashbuckler, Bolo and Choplifter).
- Improved the floating bus feature; the intro of the game "Money Munchers" now works as it should.
- The "Search Apple II Disk Images" feature now not only searches for matching Apple II file names, but also for matching disk image file names.
- The Inspector can now show the Apple II screen as it would appear in any graphics mode.
- Substantially improved nibble copy and half-track copy in A2V2, resulting in much more reliable disk copies.
- Refined the keyboard mappings to more resemble the Apple II: shift-tab now acts as tab; numeric pad "clear" acts as esc.
- Increased default screen refresh rate from 20 Hz to 30 Hz.
- Fixed an issue that could result in stray pixels all over the screen when switching from 80-column text mode to graphics mode on an Apple //e.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Saturn memory card to behave like a 16K instead of a 128K memory card.