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Contents
- Key features
- Example screenshots
- What's new in version 13.3
- Virtual ][ Help page
- Download the latest version
You can download and try an evaluation version for free. If you like the program, you can buy a license and fully enjoy the nostalgic fun of the old Apple II computer.
Key features
Virtual ][ requires a Mac with macOS 12.0 ("Monterey") or better. It runs natively on both the Apple silicon Mac and Intel Mac.
- The program emulates several machines: Apple ][, ][+, //e, and //c
- Supports USB or Bluetooth game pad / joystick, so you can play the old games. When you need a break, or are a critical junction, just save a snapshot of the virtual machine. You can continue from that point later on.
- Full support for popular disk image formats, such as dsk, 2mg, and woz.
- Printer emulation of the Epson FX-80 and Imagewriter II; the output is saved as a pdf file
- Full-screen mode
- Nostalgic sound effects
- Automatically indexes your disk images, allowing you to search for Apple II files using Spotlight
- Run the emulation at different speeds
- Configure your own virtual machine using emulated peripheral cards and devices, such as a mouse, hard disk, serial port, Mockingboard sound card, Z80 card for running CP/M, and even cassette tape
- Debug Apple II programs
- If you have original diskettes and a working Apple II, Virtual ][ can help you convert the diskettes to the Mac via a serial interface cable.
More information on the Virtual ][ help page.
Example screenshots
Play the old games with a USB or Bluetooth game pad / joystick
Matrix printer emulation - the output can be saved as a PDF file
Spotlight search for an Apple ][ file
Save and restore virtual machine snapshots
The Finder icons of the saved files show a miniature copy of the Apple II screen
What's new in version 13.3
- Solved a compatibility issue with macOS 27 that caused some game controllers not being recognized.
- Opening and closing the game controller configuration panel could result in connection loss. This has been fixed.
- The application settings now have a section where you can modify the colors used in high resolution graphics.
- The "Legacy NTSC" setting for high resolution rendering is now obsolete, and has been removed. If this setting is in use, it is automatically converted to similar high resolution colors.
- Modified the Applescript vocabulary to match the new high resolution colors feature. A newly added command can be used to wait for a specific high resolution screen, independent of the color settings. Also, the "highres style" property now affects all open virtual machines immediately. The example Applescripts have been modified accordingly.
- Solved a few memory leaks and layout issues.
The versions listed below are still available, but are no longer supported:
Version 11.4, runs on macOS 10.13 up to 11.0
Version 9.3.1, a 64-bit version for macOS 10.11 and 10.12
Version 7.6, a 32-bit version for macOS 10.11 up to 10.14
Version 7.5.4 for Mac OS X 10.7 up to 10.10