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vMac is a free and open-source Macintosh Plus emulator which is able to run versions of System 1.1 to 7.5.5.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is available for Windows, DOS, OS/2, Mac OS, NeXTSTEP, Linux, Unix, and other platforms.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Although vMac has been abandoned, Mini vMac, an improved spinoff of vMac, is still actively developed.<ref name=":0" />
vMac and Mini vMac support CPU emulation from Motorola 68000 to 68040,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> display output,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> sound, floppy disk insert, HFV image files,<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and more.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some vMac ports include extra features such as CD-ROM support, basic serial port (SCC) support,<ref name=":1" /> Gemulator ROM board support,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and various performance improvements. Although the website is still in operation, most vMac development slowed to a halt in 1999, and no official releases have been made since. Many of the developer e-mail addresses listed on the website are not currently working.Template:Citation needed
OverviewEdit
Template:Off topic Mini vMac, vMac's spinoff, is still being maintained and developed by Paul C. Pratt. Currently Mini vMac supports Macintosh 128K, 512K, 512Ke, Plus, SE and Classic, with active development for Macintosh II, Macintosh Portable and PowerBook 100 support. Due to complaints about the rarity of the original II,Template:Citation needed it also accepts Macintosh IIx and Macintosh SE/30 ROM files.
vMac and Mini vMac require a Macintosh Plus ROM file and Macintosh system software to work. Macintosh ROM files are owned by Apple and cannot be legally distributed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, the Windows and Unix ports of vMac (not Mini vMac) support the Gemulator ROM board from Emulators Inc., which allows users to add genuine MacPlus ROM chips to their x86 machine via an ISA expansion slot. This board can also support ROM chips from other early Macintosh systems, but the publicly released versions of vMac only supported the Macintosh Plus.Template:Citation needed Macintosh system software is available from Apple's Support Downloads Website.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
As mentioned, Mini vMac also requires a specific ROM image for the computer emulation desired. A software application for these 68000 Macs may be downloaded from the Mini vMac website for retrieval of a system's ROM image, along with a complete tutorial for locating an old Mac, retrieving the ROM and working with disk images.
See alsoEdit
- Basilisk II, an emulator of later 68k Macs.
- Executor (software), a emulator/compatibility layer for early 68k Macs.
- SheepShaver, an emulator of early PowerPC Macs.
- PearPC, an emulator of PowerPC Macs which can run Mac OS X and various open Unixes.