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Contents
- Key features
- Example screenshots
- What's new in version 9.1
- 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 9.1
- Disk drives can be configured with a "read only" switch. While the virtual machine runs, just flip the switch to "on" to prevent the disk from being modified.
- The "Make All Drives Read-Only" entry in the Quick settings menu is a shortcut to protect all mounted disks in one go, essentially making the whole virtual machine read-only.
- Added support for quarter-tracks on woz disk images. A game like Frogger (protected with the SpiraDisc copy protection) now runs.
- Improved the woz2 implementation by taking the "optimal bit timing" into account. Disks protected with Infocom's 18-sector format (such as Border Zone) now run as they should.
- For woz diskette images added a new Spotlight key with the woz version number. The information is shown in the Finder's Get Info window, or can be used with the mdfind command-line tool (for example: mdfind virtualii_md_wozversion == woz2).
- Significantly improved the screen update performance, in particular on large high-resolution (retina) screens.
- The built-in QuickLook module now takes care of drawing diskette icons in the Finder. As with the diskette's QuickLook preview, the icons show labels listing the files on the disk image.
- Added DOS 4.x compatiblilty to the Spotlight and Diskette QuickLook modules.
- The application now rejects an attempt to insert a 3.5 inch diskette image (it crashed in the previous version).
- The application silently ignored the (very rare) case where a modified diskette cannot be saved. This oversight has been fixed; the application now shows an error message.
- Improved stability by solving a number of potential crashes.
Version 9.1.2 fixes a few issues introduced with version 9.1:
- In macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) the Apple II screen was shown all black or sometimes semi-transparent. This has been fixed.
- Fixed a crash that occurred if the scanlines button was visible in the tool bar.
- Fixed an issue that could cause accessing a ProDOS diskette to fail; the diskette spun endlessly instead.
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