![]() ![]() ![]() No doubt this is shaping up to be the number one Apple II emulator for the Mac OS X platform. To my knowledge, OpenEmulator is the only emulator for any platform that supports Apple Graphics Tablet, as well as the CFFA card, a peripheral card providing solid-state, mass storage for the Apple II computer. Make sure your speakers aren't up too loud!Īpple II enthusiasts such as myself will really enjoy fiddling with all of the hardware options and settings. Disk I/O errors are every bit as horrific as they are on the original, with the drive head thrashing itself into track 0 in an attempt to recalibrate. Furthermore, the sounds of the Disk II drive are also provided, and they can be shifted between the original Shugart mechanism and the newer Alps model. The Disk II interface card, for example, can be configured with either the 16 sector or 13 sector PROM, something that I've never seen in an emulator. I like that all of the peripherals and options have a picture showing what they look like. Overall, configuration of the emulator is quite straight-forward, and happens in real time. Hopefully you won't have the same problem! Click the magnifying glass or the Show Device button to open the window for the new monitor. Unfortunately, during my testing of the program, it crashed after I clicked Replace. You will be asked to confirm the replacement. For example, to change monitors, drag the new one from the Library to the existing monitor. When the list appears, you can drag and drop each item to its appropriate location. To see all of the hardware available to you, simply click the Hardware Library toolbar button. Watch the effects take place in real time. Click the Apple Monitor II, then adjust the sliders in the Options pane. The resulting window will list all peripherals and expansion slots. To see what is attached to the Apple II Plus, click the Devices button in the toolbar. To my ears, the emulated speaker sounds much more like the real thing than other emulators. There are even six different types of monitors, all with their own characteristics. All of these effects can be carefully tuned. If you look closely, you will see scan lines and a slight curvature of the CRT glass. In my opinion, the two best points of this emulator at present are its unparalleled emulations of the video monitor and speaker. Then prepare yourself for an experience unlike any other emulator. Click the Reset button in the toolbar to get an Applesoft prompt. Listen closely, and you will hear the quiet sound of a Disk II drive whirring. In this case, for the Apple II Plus, the monitor will show Apple ][ at the top, and you will hear the system beep. When you pick a computer, a new window will open showing the monitor for that computer. This review will cover only the Apple II Plus model added in this newest version of OpenEmulator. There are a few different models of each, and clicking each one will show a picture and a brief description and history, which is a nice touch. You can pick either an Apple-I or an Apple II. from the OpenEmulator menu at the top of the screen.Īfterward, the template chooser will appear. Don't let a computer program bully you for money! You can hit No thanks and decide if you want to donate after you have had time to try out the emulator. When you launch the program for the first time, you will be asked if you wish to donate. Simply mount the disk image, then drag the application icon within to your Applications folder. Once downloaded from the web site, OpenEmulator comes in a. Older versions of OpenEmulator were compatible with OS X 10.5 it would be nice if this compatibility could be restored. OpenEmulator 1.0.3 requires a Macintosh running OS X 10.6 or 10.7. In time, it will come to challenge the top emulators for Mac OS X systems, Virtual II and Sweet16. This version finally lifts OpenEmulator from an interesting novelty to something far more useful. The latest version, 1.0.3, adds emulation of the Apple II Plus and J-Plus computers, as well as the Disk II drive and many other peripherals. Designed to replicate down to the littlest details the experience of using real Apple II hardware, this free, open-source emulator succeeds in providing the full effect! Ressl, is the most exciting new Apple II emulator around. The review system is a 2010-model Mac mini with OS X 10.6.4, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB of RAM. ![]()
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