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Contents
- Key features
- Example screenshots
- What's new in version 8.5
- Virtual ][ Help page
- Download the latest version
- Purchase a license
Key features
- Emulates the Apple ][, ][+ and //e
- Supports USB game pad and joystick
- Store a running machine and resume later on
- 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. 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 also emulates 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 Mac, even if they are "copy protected".
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 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 a Mac with OS X 10.11 "El Capitan" 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 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 8.5
- Added Dark Mode support for macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
- Woz disk image files are now shown correctly (enabled) in the disk open panel.
- Reading an empty diskette drive did not trigger an I/O error - the drive just spun endlessly. This now works correctly.
- Writing to a diskette while more than one diskette is mounted could result in a corrupt disk image. This has been fixed.
- On the iMac Pro, game paddle emulation with a USB / Bluetooth game pad did not work correctly. To solve this, and to make the app future-proof again, this part of the app has been fully rewritten using modern API.
- Redesigned the game pad configuration window.
- Fixed an issue that could result in Virtual ][ becoming unresponsive when performing diskette I/O at top speed.
- The app crashed in macOS 10.11 and 10.12 when selecting "Import Disk Images in Spotlight". This has been fixed.
- Changed the way the command key is handled, improving compatibility with some text editors (such as UCSD Pascal 1.2).
- Fixed an issue that caused the ImageWriter configuration window to remain visible after clicking OK or Cancel.
- Solved several crashes.
Download the latest version (for macOS 10.11 and higher)
The versions listed below are still available, but are no longer maintained:
Version 7.6 (the last 32-bit version) for macOS 10.11 and higher
The last version that runs on Mac OS X 10.7 up to 10.10