Virtual ][ is an application that emulates the vintage
Apple II computer on your Mac

Virtual ][
Version 10.2.2
Copyright © Gerard Putter

Table of Contents

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Copyright © Gerard Putter

Contents

• Key features
• Example screenshots
• What's new in version 10.2.2
• Virtual ][ Help page
• Download the latest version
• Purchase a license

Key features

• Emulates the Apple ][, ][+ and //e
• Supports USB game pad and joystick
• Save and restore snapshots of a running machine
• Full-screen mode
• Works with popular disk image formats, such as dsk, 2mg, and woz
• Epson FX-80 and Imagewriter II emulation
• Many configurable peripheral cards
• Realistic sound effects, including Mockingboard emulation
• Convert original Apple II diskettes
• Index your Apple II disk images
• 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.
If you arrive at a critical point in a game you can save a snapshot of the virtual machine. You can then return to that point in case your game character doesn't survive.

Virtual ][ emulates many peripheral devices: floppy disk, hard disk, mouse, serial port, matrix printer, even cassette tape! It also emulates the Z80A processor, allowing you to run the CP/M operating system.

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 Mac via a serial interface cable.

The program automatically indexes all Apple II disk images on your Mac, so you can find an Apple II file instantly, by entering its name.

You can download an evaluation version and try the application for free. If you like the program, you can buy a license and fully enjoy the nostalgic fun of the old Apple II computer.

Virtual ][ requires a Mac with macOS 10.13 ("High Sierra") or better.

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 and restore virtual machine "snapshots"

Virtual ][ can save the state of the emulated machine at any moment, so you can go back to that point later on. Perfect for games!
The icons of the saved snapshot files are a miniature copy of the screen. To give you an idea of what Virtual ][ is capable of, here is picture of what these snapshot files look like in the Finder.

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 10.2.2

This is another bug fix release.

• With some Mac configurations the screen updates showed intermittent delays due to a core image filter ("sharpen"). To mitigate this, the filter has now been made optional. It can be disabled in the View section of the application preferences.
• The "insert a disk image" sheet worked poorly with files and folders on the iCloud drive. This has been improved.
• Fixed a number of crashes that sometimes occurred when closing a virtual machine window.

What's new in version 10.2.1

Fixed an issue that could cause game paddle input values to make large jumps, skipping intermediate values.

What's new in version 10.2

• Inspector watchpoints can now be defined for a specific memory bank, improving their use for debugging.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for the main Inspector functions break, resume and single step.
• It is now possible to see the full path of a mounted disk, instead of just the disk name. Select this option in the Advanced section of the Preferences.
• Added a menu entry as well as an Applescript command to trigger an NMI (non-maskable interrupt).
• In the "Media" menu added an entry to flush every loaded diskette to its corresponding disk image file.
• An uninitialized .woz diskette is now saved as a disk image with zero tracks. In previous versions it used to be discarded.
• Double-clicking a .po hard disk image in the Finder resulted in an error message. This has been fixed — the disk is now mounted if a drive is available.
• Corrected an issue that could inadvertently silence the disk drive sound effects.
• The appliation saved some .woz disk images with an incorrect format. As a result, the application crashed when mounting these images again or when opening a virtual machine snapshot containing these disk images.
  Some technical background: this occurred with disk images containing a WRIT or COMP chunk, which Virtual ][ doesn't use and should have ignored. The issue has been solved, but unfortunately the bug has effectively removed these chunks from affected disk images.
• In macOS Catalina and Big Sur the Finder mistakenly showed disk image thumbnails with a dog-ear. This has been solved.
• Fixed a bug that could crash the application when a virtual machine was closed while sound effects were playing.
• Fixed a potential crash when entering an invalid license code.
• Fixed some minor layout issues.

 

Download the latest version

The versions listed below are still available, but are no longer supported:

Version 9.3.1, a 64-bit version for macOS 10.11 up to 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

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