Virtual is a program that emulates the vintage Apple II computer on your Mac I don't have a Mac and can't speak first hand for this emulator but it seems to be the emulator of choice for the Apple II community on Twitter who run Macs. Virtual II, the Apple //e emulator for Mac OS X created by Gerard Putter, has been updated. Version 8.0 includes a bevy of updated features including: A disk image file can now be double-clicked in the Finder to start a virtual machine with that disk inserted. Added the feature to speak the text on the Apple II screen, using the Mac voice synthesizer. Fixed an issue that could cause a new. Apple II Emulators: Manufacturer: Apple System: II Welcome to the Apple II Emulator section of the Emulation Database. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. Of course being an Apple IIgs emulator means it can still run all the earlier 8-bit titles for the Apple II family! If you've never used a IIgs, it's very much like the earlier Apple II computers. And you can turn that blue border to black if you want to get a more old-school feel.

Apple Mac OS 8 was another major overhaul of the OS from the earlier Mac OS 7. It added a new Platinum visual theme, a multi threaded Finder, better virtual memory, and many customization options. 8.5 and later require a PPC CPU. It was followed up by Mac OS 9.

Running MacOS 8 requires a supported Motorola 68K or Power PC based Macintosh (see the compatibility matrix), or one of the following emulators:

Basilisk II - Runs MacOS 7.x-8.1, emulates later color Motorola 68k based Macs.

SheepShaver - Runs MacOS 7.5.2-9.0.4, emulates a Power PC based Macintosh.

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Release notes

Last version to run on 68k CPUs. Introduced HFS+. Bundles Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac because Microsoft threatened to discontinue MS-Office for Mac if they didn't.

Installation instructions

Emulation notes: To run MacOS 8.1 we recommend Basillisk II, which emulates a Motorola 68K based Macintosh. To run PowerPC software, you can also use SheepShaver.

8.1 is the highest version that will run under Basillisk II.

Apple Ii Emulator For Mac

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