Archive-name: apple2/emulators-faq/part1 Posting-Frequency: monthly Version: 2.8 ******************************************************************************* * * * Apple ][ Software Emulators * * FAQ version 2.8 * * * * (c) 1995 Alex Maddison * * (alexm@zip.com.au) * * * * Corrections and constructive criticism welcome. * * * * Last updated: July 1995 * * * * Newsgroups: comp.emulators.apple2, alt.emulators.ibmpc.apple2, comp.answers * * Posted: First week of each month or on demand. * * * * ftp://rftm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/apple2/emulators-faq/part1 * * ftp://rftm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emulators.apple2/ * * COMP.EMULATORS.APPLE2:_FAQ][_v2.8_(1_1) * * * ******************************************************************************* (An "*" represents new information) 1) The Apple ROMs 2) Apple ][ emulators General Emulator Related Files * Amiga Platform Apple Macintosh Platform Atari Platform IBM-PC - Linux Platform IBM-PC - MSDOS Platform * IBM-PC - Windows Platform UNIX/NeXT Platform YAE (Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator) VirtualGS(tm) Emulator Project 3) Emulator resources (FTP sites, disk-images, software & information) 4) Compression techniques 5) Disk-image creation, formats & conversion, modification 6) Further Reading ******************************************************************************* 1) The Apple ROMs According to the 'Apple ][ User's Guide', the read-only memory (ROM) "contents never change, even when you turn the power off. ROM contains the programs which give the Apple II its unique identity and enables it to understand and respond appropriately to the commands you type in at the keyboard." (p.4) Every computer contains ROMs, and understandably, they are copyrighted by the manufacturer. As such, many of the emulator packages listed below do not include the ROMs required to emulate an Apple ][. ROMs can be duplicated from your original Apple computer in the form of binary files - usually the Apple, disk-drive and serial ROMs. Instructions for saving the information from the ROMs into binary files can be found in the text file "dumping-ROMs" available on wilbur. Emulator packages which do not include the ROMs often include instructions on dumping ROMs. This information is specifically indicated in the descriptions below. As an aside, the main Apple ROMs are included on the original DOS3.3 System Master Disk, in the "FPBASIC" and "INTBASIC" binary files. ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/dumping-ROMs (146.228.10.15) ******************************************************************************* 2) Apple ][ emulators The SHORT DESCRIPTION is intended only as a general guide; refer to the documentation that comes with each package for the complete technical information. The DISK-IMAGE FORMATS are explained in Chapter 3. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT WILBUR.STANFORD.EDU: The /pub/apple2/incoming directory on wilbur is unreadable, when listed by "dir", "ls" or "ls -la". Other directories only respond to "ls". The files, however, are still there and can be retrieved normally. Specify download filenames EXACTLY using a normal FTP process or program. AmericaOnline (AOL) and other browser users will have difficulty in retrieving files from wilbur as their GUI program must list the files before they can be selected. ============================== GENERAL EMULATOR-RELATED FILES ============================== APL2BMP - Small MSDOS executable which converts Apple ][ screen-dumps (BSAVE FILE,A$2000,L$2000) to Windows bitmaps (.BMP), by Arthur Levesque (bakslash@ix.netcom.com). ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/apl2bmp.zip SPEED.TEST - Disk-image containing a small program to test (and benchmark) emulator performance, by William Night (wnight@cafe.net). ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/spedtest.zip (v1.0) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/spdt222.zip (v2.2.2) Timer Module - Add-on which times Speed Test on the Macintosh emulator STM. ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/timer.sit.hqx ============== Amiga Platform ============== AppleM (DEMO version) - "applemdemo.lha" ------ AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/amiga/aminet/misc/emu/ - AMINET & MIRRORS AUTHOR: Greg Dunlap (gdunlap@ecst.csuchico.edu). STATUS: Unknown (date on readme file: July 6, 1992). SHORT DESCRIPTION: AppleM emulates an Apple ][+; it supports all Apple display modes, sound, joystick and language card. Additional enhancements are available: lowercase text is displayed and the 6502C instruction set is emulated. There is no disk, modem or printer support. ROMS: AppleM does not come with the necessary ROMs. These ROMs can be copied from your old Apple ][ by following the procedures in the "Readme" text file included with the package. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: N/A. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Amiga 1000, Amiga 500 and higher running KS1.2. FURTHER REFERENCE: "README" (Text file included in the archive). Apple On Amiga (version 0.1) - "AppleOnAmiga.tar.Z" -------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2 (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/amiga/aminet/misc/emu/AppleOnAmiga.lha AUTHOR: Claudio Nieder (claudio@chuug.ch). STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Amiga On Apple emulates a 48K Apple ][+, with two disk drives (read/write but not save). It runs BASIC programs at 1/10 the speed of an Apple ][ and disk access can be as slow as 1/60 of an Apple ][. Booting can take five to six minutes. ROMS: Apple On Amiga does not come with the necessary ROMs. These ROMs can be copied from your old Apple ][ by following the procedures in the "Readme" text file included with the package (including an uncompiled Apple ][ program which must be transferred). DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Non-standard (size: 230 kilobytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: "Fast" Amiga with Workbench 2.0.4, and 1MB RAM free (such as 25MHZ Amiga 3000). FURTHER REFERENCE: "Readme" (Text file included in the archive). Apple 2000 (version 1.3) - "Apple2000v13.lha" ---------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/amiga/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/amiga/aminet/misc/emu/ - AMINET & MIRRORS ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/amiga/emulators/Apple2000v1.lha (128.255.200.3) AUTHOR: Kevin Kralian (Kevin_Kralian@sacbbx.com). STATUS: Further development ceased. The author posted a message to comp.sys.amiga.emulations stating that he will no longer be doing anything for the Amiga, therefore V1.3 is the last version. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple 2000 emulates a 64K Apple ][+, allowing loading (Right-Amiga-L) from and saving (Right-Amiga-S) to DDD Apple compressed disk archives from any Amiga device. All video modes are available (Text, LoRes, HiRes and mixed), along with a two button joystick. Apple 2000 is able to instantly load and run Apple files from any Amiga device (without "disk-booting"). The emulator supports Amiga multi-tasking. Version 1.3 introduces a number of improvements in the emulator; be sure to read the documentation. ROMS: Apple 2000 does not come with the necessary ROMs. The missing ROMs are the disk-drive ROMs ("_DISK.ROM") and main Apple ROMs ("_APPLE.ROM") - these ROMs can be copied from your old Apple ][ by following the procedures in the "Apple 2000.doc" text file included with the package. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DDD archives, plain Apple ][ files, raw disk-images (size: 220 kilobytes), and DOS3.3 order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 68020 Amiga with Kickstart 2.0, 1MB RAM and ReqTools.library (by Nico François). Will not work on 68000 Amiga (A500,2000). FURTHER REFERENCE: "Apple 2000.doc" (Text file included in the archive). ======================== Apple Macintosh Platform ======================== Stop The Madness (version 0.851r) - "0.851r.sea.bin" & "Disks-n-Docs0.81.hqx" ---------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/ (138.23.90.119) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (146.228.10.15) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/mac/ (131.246.9.95) The cassandra site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Cassandra_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Kevin Lund (kevin@cassandra.ucr.edu) & Jim Nitchals. STATUS: See STM v0.88r. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Stop The Madness emulates a 64K Apple ][+, and allows disk-swapping. Although it cannot "save" (write information to a disk image) a small program called Save The Madness can be used simultaneously with STM (under Multifinder or System 7), writing altered disk-image files. ROMS: STM comes with the necessary Apple ][+ ROMs and is ready for use after decompression. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: "Desktop" (colour) Macintosh - including Power Macintosh models. Runs ONLY in 256-colours! Will not display a picture on "compact" (B&W) Macintoshes. NOTE: On desktop Macintoshes, you must set the "Colors" control panel to 256-colors, as STM does not support higher colour modes. This problem has erroneously been interpreted as non-compatibility of the emulator with some Macintoshes. FURTHER REFERENCE: "docs 0.85" (DOCMaker file included in the archive), and "docs" (DOCMaker file included in the "Disks-n-Docs0.81.hqx" archive, which is available from "ftp.uni-kl.de" - see above for path), Full documentation for STM does not yet exist. RELATED FILES: Save The Madness - Application which adds write access to STM disk-images. ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/SaveTM_1.02.sit.hqx ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/mac/SaveTM_1.02.sit.bin Stop The Madness (version 0.88r) - "STM_0.88r.sit.hqx" ---------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/ (138.23.90.119) ftp://joyce.eng.yale.edu/pub/appleIIgs/completed/ (130.132.20.72) AUTHOR: Kevin Lund (kevin@cassandra.ucr.edu) & Jim Nitchals. STATUS: Development in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Stop The Madness emulates a 64K Apple ][+, and allows disk-swapping. Version 0.88r (formerly known as 0.872d) is far more versatile than the previous version; configurable "modules" allow expansion limited only by available memory - for example, STM can support four Disk II drives. Additionally, STM can now "save" disk-images (see below). ROMS: STM comes with the necessary Apple ][+ ROMs and is ready for use after decompression. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 order (DO - size: 143360 bytes), and non-standard "pre-nibbleized". This second type is the only format the Disk II module will save images into. From the documentation: "this format is bulkier than the '.DSK' format, and has no cross-platform compatibility, but is more flexible, allowing non-standard formats and 1/4 track resolution." MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: "Desktop" (colour) Macintosh - including Power Macintosh models - with System 7. Runs ONLY in 256-colours! Will not display a picture on "compact" (B&W) Macintoshes. NOTE: On desktop Macintoshes, you must set the "Colors" control panel to 256-colors, as STM does not support higher colour modes. This problem has erroneously been interpreted as non-compatibility of the emulator with some Macintoshes. FURTHER REFERENCE: "STM 0.88r docs" (DOCMaker file included in the archive). Full documentation for STM does not yet exist. ============== Atari Platform ============== Apple ][ A2.04 - "appleemu.arc" (or "apple.arc") -------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/atari/Emulators/ (141.211.120.11) - SEE MIRRORS ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/atari/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/atari/umich.edu/Emulators/ (128.252.135.4) ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/atari/Emulators/ (130.59.1.40) AUTHOR: Darek Mihocka. STATUS: Unknown (date on readme file: Dec. 31, 1986). SHORT DESCRIPTION: An Apple ][ emulator for the Atari ST. Excerpted from the documentation: "it can be used as a tool to learn 6502 machine language, but also, it allows the ST to run Apple...software." ROMS: Apple ][ does not include the necessary ROMS - they must be copied from your Apple and titled "APPLSOFT.BIN" and "INTBASIC.BIN". DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: N/A. Binary files must be transferred from the Apple ][ and then converted using a source code program from Apple monitor hex dump into an Atari DOS (.BIN) format. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Atari ST with 512K, colour or monochrome. FURTHER REFERENCE: "EMULATOR.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). ================= IBM-PC - Linux OS ================= Apple ][+ Emulator for Linux (version 0.01) - "apple2-v001.tar.gz" ---------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/ (18.172.1.2) - SEE MIRRORS ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/linux/util/emulators/apple2.tar.gz (128.214.248.6) (v0.00 was distributed under the filename: "apple2.tar.gz"). AUTHOR: Alexander Bottema (d91a1bo@meryl.csd.uu.se). STATUS: Development in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: "It is partly written in 386 (AT&T) assembler and partly in C. You can switch diskettes using a diskette database through an intuitive interface. Furthermore, it is possible to trim the speed of the emulator and it runs in full speed (approximately) twice as fast as an standard Apple II+ on a 486DX-50...[It uses] the svgalib's key scancodes. I've also taken the opportunity to implement the undocumented 6502 instructions. I've noticed that at least two games use these undocumented instrucions; Bug Attack and MS Pacman. Currently I have transfered about 40 diskettes to my emulator and all programs/games seem to work" (from a post on comp.emulators.apple2). NOTE: The Apple ][ emulator at "sunsite.unc.edu" (/pub/Linux/system/ Emulators/apple2.tar.Z) is not part of this emulator's distribution. This is actually a copy of Peter Koch's emulator (see "apple2.tar.Z" in the Unix/NeXT section below). ROMS: Unknown. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: (from the original post) Kernel 1.0 and above, SVGAlib 1.06 but below 1.08, and libc 4.4.4 and greater. FURTHER REFERENCE: "README" (Text file included in the archive). (Thanks to the author for his e-mail on the subject). ================= IBM-PC - MSDOS OS ================= Applemu (Apple Emu) - "APPLEMU.ZIP" ------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Unknown. STATUS: Further development ceased. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Applemu emulates a 48K Apple ][+, and allows disk- swapping. Disk-images are "saved" to directly on the hard-disk from within the emulator. An option to write protect the disk-image being loaded into either drive is offered. The function keys control disk-swapping routines. Unfortunately, most of the more advanced Apple software requires a 64K machine, and thus will not load on Applemu. The Apple ROMs are stored in "APPLBIOS.COM". NOTE: To run Intbasic programs, get the "INTBASIC.COM" file from wilbur, rename "APPLBIOS.COM" as "FPBASIC.COM", and then rename "INTBASIC.COM" as "APPLBIOS.COM". ROMS: Applemu comes with the necessary Apple ][+ ROMs and is ready for use after decompression. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Nibblized Dos Order (NDO - size: 232960 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80286 cpu with CGA graphics (recommended) - according to the documentation, any PC with "128K memory, DOS 2.0 or greater", although on a 4.77 MHZ 8088 it takes almost a minute to boot a disk. FURTHER REFERENCES: "APPLE.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains a great deal of information on this emulator as well as converting disk-image files for use with it. Apl2Em - "APL2EM.ZIP" ------ AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au/PC/Emulators/apl2em.zip (137.111.1.11) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Randy Spurlock. STATUS: See Apl2Em-2. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apl2Em emulates a 64K Apple][+, but does not allow disk- swapping whilst in use. Disk-images are "saved" to directly on the hard- disk from within the emulator. This means that although Apl2Em can run all of the 64K multi-disk software that Applemu cannot, you can only pre-load two disks (D1 and D2). ROMS: Apl2Em comes with the necessary Apple ][+ ROMs and is ready for use after decompression. The disk-drive controller ROMs are stored in "DISK.ROM" and the Apple ROMs in "APPLE.ROM". DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80286 cpu with CGA graphics (does not work on a monochrome monitor). FURTHER REFERENCES: "APPLE.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains a great deal of information on this emulator as well as converting disk-image files for use with it. Apl2Em-2 (Apl2Em v2) - "APL2EM-2.ZIP" -------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Randy Spurlock. STATUS: Development in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apl2Em-2 emulates a 64K Apple][+, but does not allow disk- swapping whilst in use. Disk-images are "saved" to directly on the hard- disk from within the emulator. This means that although Apl2Em can run all of the 64K multi-disk software that Applemu cannot, you can only pre-load two disks (D1 and D2). NOTE: Some people have found a way to "swap" disk-image files whilst the emulator is running by using the multi-tasking abilities of Windows or OS/2. It would be a case of moving the "SYSTEM.DSK" file (or whatever the default DSK name is for D1) out of the A2EM directory and replacing it with a subsequent disk (also titled "SYSTEM.DSK"). A routine to handle disk- swapping under OS/2 is available (see below). ROMS: Apl2Em-2 does not come with the necessary Apple ][+ ROMs. The missing ROMs are the disk-drive ROMs ("FLOPPY.ROM") and main Apple ROMs ("APPLE.ROM") - these ROMs can be copied from your old Apple ][ by following the procedures in the "dumping-ROMs" text file on wilbur. You don't really need the Serial ROMs to use Apl2Em-2 - just edit the "APPLE.INI" file at Slot 1 to read "Type=Empty". DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80286 cpu with CGA graphics (does not work on a monochrome monitor). FURTHER REFERENCES: "APPLE.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). The "emulate-apple2-faq" contains a great deal of information on this emulator as well as converting disk-image files for us with it. RELATED FILES: Apl2em2f - A routine to handle disk-swapping for Apl2Em-2 under OS/2. ftp://frmap711.mathp7.jussieu.fr/pub/scratch/rideau/misc/apple2/apl2em2f.zip CAPPLE v2.0 - Routines released by Scott Crow which replace the keyboard joystick emulation with a PC analog joystick routine, as well as a speed delay. ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/capple-v2.zip Apple ][+ Emulator - "apl6502.zip" ------------------ AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Steven E. Hugg (hugg@cs.fsu.edu). STATUS: Development ceased. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple ][+ Emulator is a partially-completed project with a number of bugs. ROMS: Apple ][+ Emulator does not include the necessary ROMs. The ROMs required are: Apple ROM ("ROM.DAT") and the disk controller ROM ("DABOOT.DAT"). DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unknown. FURTHER REFERENCES: "6502.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). AppleUni (version 1.0) - "APLUNI10.ZIP" -------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Andrew Kroll (based on code by Randy Spurlock). STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: AppleUni appears to be an adaptation of Randy Spurlock's emulator code. It allows all Apple video modes except mixed mode with four lines of text below the graphics, has a 32K language card and allows saving to disk-images. ROMS: AppleUni does not come with the necessary ROMs. The ROMs required are: Apple ROM (IIP.IMG), disk controller ROM (DSK.IMG) and the super serial card ROM (SER.IMG). DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 8088 cpu with CGA graphics (minimum), EGA or VGA recommended. FURTHER REFERENCES: "APPLEUNI.DOC" (Text file included with the archive). SimIIe (SimSystem IIe v1.0) - "SIMIIE.ZIP" ------ AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ibmpc/ (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) NOTE: SimIIe is Shareware for ten days; registration costs $50 (US) + $6 shipping. American Research Inc. 2120 Deercreek Rd. Simi Valley, CA 93065. AUTHOR: Jim Sproul. STATUS: Development in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: SimIIe emulates a 128K Apple//c, using "clean-room" ROMs. It allows disk-swapping and saving to a disk-image - in short, is does just about everything: 80 columns, parallel printer adaptor, FOUR simulated disk- drives (5 1/4, 3 1/2 and ProDOS hard-drives), real joystick routines and more! On the negative side, this emulator is extremely slow. ROMS: N/A (Apple ROMs are not used in this emulator). DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: SimIIe (IIe - size: 143390 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80286 cpu with CGA graphics, 80486 recommended. SimIIe will not work on 8086, 8088 or V20 microprocessors, and is not compatible with Microsoft Windows (it cannot be run as a DOS task). FURTHER REFERENCES: "SIMIIE.DOC" (Text file included in the archive). RELATED FILES: PATSIM2E - A patched version of the SimIIe executable, for computers which hang after pressing "R" in the configuration screen, giving a black screen. ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/patsim2e.zip SIM2DU10 - Utilities for SimIIe released by Galen C. Hunt (gchunt@cc.dixie.edu). These include .IIE and .HDV creation programs and a single file transfer utility. Source code included. ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/sim2du10.zip =================== IBM-PC - Windows OS =================== Apple II Emulator for Windows (v1.10) ----------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Shareware, distributed from: Public (software) Library P.O. Box 35705 Houston, TX 77235-5705 Use program name: Apple II Emulator for Windows and item number #11972 Public (software) Library requires a small fee covering the cost of the disk, plus shipping. AUTHOR: Teodor Angeloff. STATUS: Development in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Apple II Emulator for Windows emulates an Apple //e, with 6502 and Z80 microprocessors, an 80-column card, Disk II drives and fixed disks, realtime clock, joystick and Apple II mouse, amongst other things. ROMS: Unknown. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Unknown. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80386, 80486 or better running Windows 3.1 (estimated). FURTHER REFERENCES: Unknown. AppleWin (version 2) - "aplwinb2.zip" -------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ap/applewin/ (192.100.81.1) AUTHOR: Michael O'Brien (mobrien@netcom.com). STATUS: Beta testing in progress. SHORT DESCRIPTION: AppleWin is a 32-bit Windows program which emulates a "Platinum" model enhanced Apple //e with 128k RAM. It supports all video modes, including double high-res and mixed mode. It plays sound through a sound card (preferred) or the PC speaker. It supports emulating an Apple joystick using the PC keyboard, joystick, or mouse. It allows saving to disk images and on-the-fly swapping of disk images. There are two versions of AppleWin, both included in the ZIP file: applew31.exe -- Use this version if you are running Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups. You must also install the Win32s 32-bit extensions, which are available from the same FTP site. applewin.exe -- Use this version if you are running Windows 95 or Windows NT. It is recommended that you switch your video card to 256-color mode for best performance when running AppleWin. If you are having trouble using AppleWin with your video driver, or trouble formatting disks under AppleWin, obtain and install "patch2.zip" which is available from the same FTP site. If you do not have a joystick driver for Windows, you can obtain "ibmjoy.zip" from the FTP site. Remember to calibrate your joystick using the Windows Contol Panel before using it in AppleWin. By default, AppleWin controls its emulation speed so that it runs exactly as fast as a real Apple //e. If you would like for it to run as fast as possible on your system, click on the Configuration button (on the bottom) and turn off the "control system speed" option. ROMS: AppleWin comes with the necessary Apple ][+ and //e ROMs, stored in "APPLE2.ROM" and "APPLE2E.ROM". DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3, ProDOS and nibblized orders (auto-detecting). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 80486 or better running Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, or Windows 3.1 (Windows 3.1 requires Win32s). FURTHER REFERENCES: "README.TXT" (Text file included in the archive). Online help available from within AppleWin. (Thanks to the author for the description of the emulator appearing above. - Alex) ================== UNIX/NeXT Platform ================== Apple2 - "apple2.tar.Z" ------ AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu"/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://joyce.eng.yale.edu/pub/appleIIgs/completed/ (130.132.20.72) ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators/ (198.86.40.81) - SEE MIRRORS AUTHOR: Peter Koch (koch@informatik.uni-kl.de). STATUS: Development in progress. Contact Peter Koch (koch@informatik.uni-kl.de) for more information. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Emulates an Apple ][ or ][+ with 64k. Supports disk swapping. Any disk, which is copyable with COPYA or FILER can be used as disk image. Supports 40 column text, 80 column text (videx emulation), lores, hires and mixed modes. ROMS: Apple2 does not come with the necessary ROMs. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unix/X Windows. Since the emulator is completely written in C, it is very slow. You'll need a very fast machine (and a very fast X-Terminal). FURTHER REFERENCES: The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains information on this emulator. There is some more documentation in the tar-archive. (Thanks to the author for the description of the emulator appearing above. - Alex) Apple2Emul - "Apple2Emul.tar.gz" ---------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ (131.246.9.95) STATUS: Unknown. AUTHOR: Rich Skrenta (skrenta@pbm.com). SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple2Emul is an emulator for Unix. Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: Unknown. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unix. FURTHER REFERENCE: "Apple2Emul.readme" and "a2.readme" (Text files included in the archive). Apple2e - "ap2e.tar.Z" (curses code) or "ap2egl.tar.Z" (GL code), ------- "emu.disks.tar.Z" & "emua2e.docs" AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/unix/apple2/ (128.255.200.3) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ap2e.tar.Z & ap2egl.tar.Z AUTHOR: Randy Frank (randy@tessa.iaf.uiowa.edu). STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple2e emulates a 128K Apple //e, with an 80 column card in slot 3 and a combination of cards in slots 5, 6 and 7. Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: Apple2e requires ROMs copied from an Enhanced //e ONLY! and a copy of the PRODOS file from a bootable ProDOS disk. These should be binary files named "CDROM" and "PRODOS" respectively. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). The "aii.docs" text file contains a short program for creating disk-images on the Apple for use with the emulator. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unix. FURTHER REFERENCES: "aii.docs" (Text file included in the archive), and the "emua2e.docs" text file. The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains information on this emulator. A2 - "a2" -- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.uu.net/? STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Unknown. ROMS: Unknown. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Unknown. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unix. FURTHER REFERENCES: The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains information on this emulator. a2 - "a2.tar.gz" -- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/apple2/emulator/ (128.187.3.110) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/a2.tar.Z (131.246.9.95) AUTHOR: Rich Skrenta ?. STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: a2 appeas to be an adaptation of Rich Skrenta's emulator code, for NeXT step. Fast hi-res graphics support added by Mat Hostetter using WozView (mjhostet@athena.mit.edu). Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: a2 does not include the necessary ROMs. The "SNARF" document contains instructions on how to get a copy of the Apple ROMs. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Unknown (size: 215040 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: NeXT. FURTHER REFERENCE: "README" and "NOTES" (Text files included in the archive). ][+ Simulator - "II+simulator.tar.gz" ------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/II+simulator.tar.Z (131.246.9.95) The wilbur site is mirrored at: ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) AUTHOR: Ben Koning (ben@apple.com). STATUS: Unknown (date on readme file: 1989). SHORT DESCRIPTION: ][+ Simulator emulates a Apple ][+. Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: ][+ Simulator does not include the necessary ROMs; they need to be provided in the form of four binary files titled "APPLESOFT.ROM, "AUTOSTART.ROM", "INTEGER.ROM" and "MONITOR.ROM". DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Unix binaries. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Unix machine. FURTHER REFERENCES: "README" and "README2" (Text files included with the archive). XApple2+ (version 1.0) - "xapple2+.tar.gz" -------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://joyce.eng.yale.edu/pub/appleIIgs/completed/ (130.132.20.72) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/emulator.tar.Z (131.246.9.95) AUTHOR: Philip J. Stephens (philip@labtam.oz.au) STATUS: Unknown. SHORT DESCRIPTION: An Apple ][ emulator which supports disk-image swapping and joystick emulation. Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: XApple2+ does not include the necessary Apple and disk-controller ROMs. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: Non-standard. Includes a utility named "convertdisk" to transfer disk-images from .dsk and .bin (MacBinary) format to low-level nibblised format. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Medium-performance Sun SparcStation IPX or Sun SparcServer 1000, using a X terminal with 100,000+ XStones of performance. FURTHER REFERENCES: "README" (Text file included in the archive). zaniWok - "zaniWok.tar.gz" & "zaniWok.src.tar.gz" ------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/apple2/emulator/ (128.187.3.110) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/zaniWok.tar.Z (131.246.9.95) AUTHOR: Mat Hostetter (mjhostet@athena.mit.edu). STATUS: Development in progress. Check the mailing list (email "na2sig-request@byu-ed"). SHORT DESCRIPTION: zaniWok emulates a 128K Apple //e, with 40/80 columns, all graphics modes, and a lot more. Requires compiling (C source code). ROMS: zaniWok does not include the necessary ROMs. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes), ProDOS Order (PO), and raw disk-images. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: NeXT. FURTHER REFERENCES: The "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide contains information on this emulator (and the modifications to the DO disk-images). === YAE === Excerpted from a message from Doug Kwan (thanks for the e-mail! - Alex): "The name of the emulator is now YAE (Yet another Apple ][ Emulator) though the virtual machine for the XXX platform is still called apple2.XXX. Sources of the basic emulator (w/o the compiler), is now available at HKU and wilbur. The file 'yae.tar.gz' is a compressed tar file containing the source codes." From a post by Doug Kwan on "comp.emulators.apple2" (6 Aug 1994): >**************************************************************************** >For people not reading comp.emulators.apple2: > >YAE is an Apple ][ emulator written especially for RISC based workstations >running Unix with X. The Sun and SGI versions of YAE have >run-time code generators tranlating on-the-fly 6502 machine code >into SPARC or MIPS RISC machine code respectively. The software is currently >under development and needs testers. I simple document README.apple2.sparc >is available from wilbur.stanford.edu via anonymous ftp. The file is in >the directory /pub/emulators/apple2/incoming. It is also available through >my WWW home page. (See below) >**************************************************************************** > >I have just ported the run-time code generator to the MIPS architecture. >As usual, I would like voluteers to try the new version of YAE for SGI >workstations and give me feed back. The new SGI version has been tested >on an Indigo XS 24, an Indigo XZ 4000 and a Crimson, all running IRIX >4.0.5. I would appreciate if someone test this on an Indy, a Indigo2 >an Onyx or any other SGI machines other than the ones I tried. >The compressed binary is available at wilbur, look for the file > > /pub/emulators/apple2/incoming/apple2.mips.gz > >Alternatively, it is also available through my home page > > URL http://srg01.csd.hku.hk:8000/~ctkwan or > URL http://www.csd.hku.hk/~ctkwan > >The non-graphics performance of YAE SGI is satisfactory. On an Indigo XZ 4000, >(R4000) the effective clock speed is ~ 2.5Mhz whereas that on an Indigo XS 24 >(R3000) is ~ 1.5Mhz. Graphics of YAE still needs improvement. Action games is >playable on most SGI's but the speed is slower than a real Apple for very >graphics extensive games. For games with medium graphics workload like >Lode-runner or One-on-One. The emulator run at 90% to above 100% of a >real Apple on an Indigo XZ 4000. YAE SGI also support 16KHz sampling sound >emulation on most SGI's I've tested. > >Since last week, I have been asked by people where to get the necessary ROM >images and whether I could give them away. If you are not a regular reader of >comp.emulators.apple2, get and read the FAQ list of comp.emulators.apple2. >The FAQ list contains all you need to know about ROM images. > >Cheers > >-Doug Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - "apple2.dec.gz" ----------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/ (131.246.9.95) Available through WWW from: http://srg01.csd.hku.hk:8000/~ctkwan http://www.csd.hku.hk/~ctkwan AUTHOR: Doug Kwan (ctkwan@csd.hku.hk). STATUS: Under development. SHORT DESCRIPTION: DEC version of the emulator. ROMS: Not included. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: DEC. FURTHER REFERENCES: ???. Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - "apple2.ibm.gz" ----------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/ (131.246.9.95) Available through WWW from: http://srg01.csd.hku.hk:8000/~ctkwan http://www.csd.hku.hk/~ctkwan AUTHOR: Doug Kwan (ctkwan@csd.hku.hk). STATUS: Under development. SHORT DESCRIPTION: From a posting by the author to comp.emulators.apple2: "In addition to the SPARC based Apple ][ emulator I have uploaded to wilbur. I have just uploaded another two binaries for Silicon Graphics workstations and IBM RS6000 workstations (include PowerPC). These files are apple2.mips.gz (40k) and apple2.ibm.gz (21k) respectively. The non-Sun versions do not have a compiler built in but games are very playable with medium fast to very fast workstations. Even with a lot of graphics, the SGI version runs almost native on an R4000 indigo and run faster than a real Apple on an Indigo2 Extreme. The SGI version supports audio." ROMS: Not included. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: IBM RS6000/PowerPC workstations running AIX 2.3. FURTHER REFERENCES: ???. Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - "apple2.mips.gz" ----------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/ (131.246.9.95) Available through WWW from: http://srg01.csd.hku.hk:8000/~ctkwan http://www.csd.hku.hk/~ctkwan AUTHOR: Doug Kwan (ctkwan@csd.hku.hk). STATUS: Under development. SHORT DESCRIPTION: From a posting by the author to comp.emulators.apple2: "In addition to the SPARC based Apple ][ emulator I have uploaded to wilbur. I have just uploaded another two binaries for Silicon Graphics workstations and IBM RS6000 workstations (include PowerPC). These files are apple2.mips.gz (40k) and apple2.ibm.gz (21k) respectively. The non-Sun versions do not have a compiler built in but games are very playable with medium fast to very fast workstations. Even with a lot of graphics, the SGI version runs almost native on an R4000 indigo and run faster than a real Apple on an Indigo2 Extreme. The SGI version supports audio." ROMS: Not included. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Silicon Graphics Iris Indigo (R3000/R4000), Crimson, Indigo2, Indigo2 Extreme running Irix 4.0.X. FURTHER REFERENCES: ???. Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - "apple2.sparc.gz" ----------------------------- AVAILABILITY: Available for anonymous FTP from: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/ (131.246.9.95) Available through WWW from: http://srg01.csd.hku.hk:8000/~ctkwan http://www.csd.hku.hk/~ctkwan AUTHOR: Doug Kwan (ctkwan@csd.hku.hk). STATUS: Under development. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple2.sparc is an emulator still in the testing stage. It translates on-the-fly 6502 machine codes into SPARC equivalents. Only one slot 6 disk-drive is supported, although the emulator can write to the disk-images. Check the README file for further emulator specifications. The Apple ROMs are not provided; they must be copied into two binary files named "APPLE.ROM" and "DISK.ROM". Only the Sun version supports run-time code generation. ROMS: Not included. DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes). MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Sun SPARC's running SunOS 4.X and Solaris (SunOS 5.X). FURTHER REFERENCES: The "README.apple2.sparc" document contains basic information on this emulator. ============================== VirtualGS(tm) EMULATOR PROJECT ============================== The latest information on the state of this new project can be found in the "VirtualGS(tm) Project -- DESCRIPTIONS AND CHARTER" FAQ: Related newsgroup : comp.emulators.apple2 Related FTP site : ftp://joyce.eng.yale.edu/pub/appleIIgs [Home site] vGS Home Page : http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jered/vgs/vgshome.html For more information: jered@mit.edu [Jered Floyd] OR jered@vorlon.mit.edu, root@vorlon.mit.edu http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jered/jered.html !!!WATCH COMP.EMULATORS.APPLE2 FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS!!! ******** VirtualGS(tm) Project -- PROGRAMMER DIRECTORY -- Last revision: 8/16/94 Name Address, Comments ----------------- ----------------- Jered Floyd jered@mit.edu / I'm organizing the thing! :-) Kevin Bell kbell@cs.utexas.edu / Joe LoCicero (IV) jolo@joyce.eng.yale.edu / OS/2 Team leader & Our friendly FTP site admin Thomas Dorris twdorr01@draconis.spd.louisville.edu / Philip Stephens philip@xview.labtam.OZ.AU / Adam Goldman adamg9@aol.com / The parallel port GS drive designer. How's that coming? Gal Kaminka galk@tovna.co.il / Michael Ko vincie@cs.jhu.edu / François-Ren'e Rideau rideau@ens.fr / Scott Crow corvus@cats.ucsc.edu / Peter Koch koch@rhein.informatik.uni-kl.de / Paul Holcomb pholcomb@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu / Eric Shepard uerics@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu / Chris Wood ccw@ctt.bellcore.com / Paul Schultz schultp@aa.wl.com / --------- Platforms Lang. --------- ----- Name Win X11 Linux DOS MAC OS/2 Amiga C Asm ----------------- Jered Floyd X X X X X X Kevin Bell X X X Joe LoCicero (IV) X X X Thomas Dorris X X Philip Stephens X X Adam Goldman X X Gal Kaminka X X X X Michael Ko X François-Ren'e Rideau X X X X Scott Crow X X X X Peter Koch X Paul Holcomb X X X X Eric Shepard X X Chris Wood X X Paul Schultz X X ----------------------------------------------------- 15 Names 8 4 4 6 1 2 0 12 5 ----------- Module ------ Name ROM Mem Input Timer Periph Address, Comments CPU Disk Video Sound Kern Load ----------------- Jered Floyd X X X X X X X X X X X Kevin Bell X X X X X X X X X X X Joe LoCicero (IV) X X X X X Thomas Dorris X Philip Stephens X X X Adam Goldman X X X Gal Kaminka X X X X X Michael Ko X François-Ren'e Rideau X X X X Scott Crow X X X X X X X X X X X Peter Koch X X X Paul Holcomb X X X X Eric Shepard X X Chris Wood X X X X X X X Paul Schultz X X X X ------------------------------------------------------ 15 Names 11 7 10 6 6 4 4 5 9 6 7 ******************************************************************************* 3) Emulator resources ================== EMULATOR FTP SITES ================== AMIGA EMULATORS (Apple 2000, Apple On Amiga) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/amiga/aminet/misc/emu/ (146.228.10.15) - AMINET & MIRRORS ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/amiga/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/amiga/emulators/ (128.255.200.3) APPLE MACINTOSH EMULATORS (Stop The Madness) ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/ (138.23.90.119) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/mac/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Cassandra_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) ATARI EMULATORS (Apple ][) ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/atari/Emulators/ (141.211.120.11) - SEE MIRRORS ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/atari/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/atari/umich.edu/Emulators/ (128.252.135.4) ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/atari/Emulators/ (130.59.1.40) IBM-PC EMULATORS (Applemu, Apl2Em, SimIIe & Linux source) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/Wilbur_mirror/ (131.236.20.70) ftp://sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au/PC/Emulators/ (137.111.1.11) ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Emulators/ (198.86.40.81) - SEE MIRRORS UNIX EMULATORS ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/emulators/apple2/ (36.14.0.36) ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/apple2/emulator/ (128.187.3.110) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/ (131.246.9.95) =========== DISK-IMAGES =========== A NOTE ABOUT DISK-IMAGES - Like the Apple ][ ROMs, disk-images are duplicates of copyrighted material; as a result, few FTP sites feel that they can legally maintain copies of such software. However, from a commercial point of view, the majority of said software is no longer for sale (notable exceptions include the Ultima and Infocom series) and most of the companies themselves no longer exist. Basically, the software in it's original format would not be commercially viable EXCEPT to the emulator market, but the Apple ][ community still exists to a greater extent than the C64 and Spectrum platforms (which both possess FTP sites of disk-image software) so the capacity to transfer disk-images BACK to the Apple computer is seen as a possible source of software piracy. Some Apple ][ software has been released into the public domain, is free or Shareware (as indicated below): these include the Eamon adventure series amongst others. Most of this type of software is, however, not in disk-image format and can be found on the FTP sites under "Apple ][ Programs" below. FREE SOFTWARE/PUBLIC DOMAIN/SHAREWARE ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/PublicDomain/ (138.23.90.119) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/DiskImages/ (36.14.0.36) OTHER SITES ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/apple2/disks/ (128.187.3.110) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/disk_images/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au/pub/apple2/wktimages (131.236.20.70) /pub/apple2/apple2xinu.tar.gz =================== GENERAL INFORMATION =================== OFFICIAL APPLE SOFTWARE (incl. MACINTOSH LC //e CARD SOFTWARE): ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/ (130.43.2.3) Apple ][/IIGS/Macintosh system software, tools and information. ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/aii/lc.iiecard/iie-installer-disk-image.hqx & iie-startup-disk-image.hqx ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/utils/diskcopy-4-2.hqx Requires Apple's "Disk Copy" application to read master disk-images and write them to 1.44Mb disks. APPLE ][ FREEWARE/SHAREWARE/PUBLIC DOMAIN PROGRAMS (see also Q#4 in Part 1 of "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions") ftp://ccosun.cco.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/ (131.215.48.151) ftp://ionews.io.org/pub/apple/ (198.133.36.6) ftp://ftp.uu.net/systems/apple2/ (192.48.96.9) ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ (131.246.9.95) ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/systems/apple2/ (128.252.135.4) ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/apple2/ (128.255.200.3) Software on these sites is not in disk-image format; most also require Apple ][ decompression. OTHER APPLE ][ SOFTWARE INFORMATION: (i) Products Golden Orchard (Apple II CD-ROM) - Primarily focus is on the IIGS. "It contains over 600 megabytes of files useful to Apple II owners, including tons of freeware, shareware, utilities, games, graphics, sounds, music, source code, and much more...[it] can be fully accessed on a Mac or Apple IIGS equipped with CD-ROM drive. (Apple IIe owners can access the ProDOS partition only.)" ProDOS and (Mac) HFS partitioned (not PC-compatible). Information and purchase details available from sites below: email: digisoft@hypermall.com http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~jagaroth/digisoft/orchard.html (ii) Sites Brøderbund (Lode Runner Fan Site, new levels for LR Classic and The Legend Returns, Macintosh conversion utilities - might be of some use to the 8-bit version of the game). ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/loderunner/ (147.188.68.4) Infocom (Adventure series information, solutions, compilers, new ports). The compilers are Inform, which produce Infocom story files. IF-archive stands for Interactive Fiction Archive. ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/ (129.26.8.84) Lord British/Origin (Non-official Ultima homepage, walkthroughs, maps, cracks). http://www.why.com/ultima/ (Ultima Dragons Internet Chapter - UDIC). Social club whose members share the common interest of the Ultima series. http://www.why.com/ultima/dragons/ ftp://havoc.why.com/pub/ud/ (130.207.150.33) Scott Adams (Adventure series solutions). ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/scott-adams/ (129.26.8.84) (iii) Miscellaneous Software deprotection tips (by Zelix). ftp://ftp.stolaf.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/a2tips.txt (130.71.128.9) Solutions (mainly for newer games, but occasional Apple ][/C64 games - mostly adventures - are listed. Especially in the "unknown" sections :-) ). http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/~djh/index.html (The Games Domain) http://www.et.ee/spoiler/ (The Spoiler's Centre) SPAG (Society for the Preservation of Adventure Games) is an e-mail zine dedicated to (mainly) text adventures. Apple ][ and compatible format games are listed/reviewed. email: G. Kevin Wilson (whizzard@uclink.berkeley.edu) - subscriptions http://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/faqs/SPAG.faq - FAQ ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/magazines/SPAG/ (129.26.8.84) - back issues USoX (Used Software Exchange) is a marketplace for buying and selling used software. Software for a variety of platforms is supported, including the Apple ][. http://www.hyperion.com/usx/index.html APPLE ][ "FSP" SITE: The A2 Site address is: 134.184.15.12 2424 APPLE ][ & RELATED EMULATOR WWW PAGES: http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/fms/comp/Emulation/Apple.html Information on Apple ][ and Macintosh emulators. http://www.uruk.org/emu/main.html Emulation software R&D, links to Personal Computing and Emulation page. Main applicability to Apple platform is information on Macintosh emulators. http://www.ccn.cs.dal.ca/Technology/AppleUsersGroup/NSAUG.html The Nova Scotia Apple Users Group. Links to technical information on the Apple ][ series, Apple ][ FTP sites and other Apple groups online. http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~nathan/apl2.resource.html http://www.stolaf.edu/people/handel/a2.html General Apple ][ information and resources, links to other related pages. http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~nathan/a2stuff/companies.html The Apple ][ Companies page. So far, Procyon, Sequential Systems, KPL Systems, Digisoft, The Byte Works, and more have things there. http://www.hypermall.com/byteworks/ (The Byte Works page) APPLE /// INFORMATION: faq: "THE APPLE /// FAQ FILE" by David Ottalini (dave.ottalini@pro-applepi.wap.org). ftp://names.wvu.edu/pub/apple3/ (157.182.140.2) mailing list: to subscribe, send e-mail to with a first line reading "subscribe APPLE3-L YourName". The list address is . Maintainer: . ******************************************************************************* 4) Compression techniques The list of extensions below will indicate what format the compression or translation is; from there refer to the "compression" document for cross- platform applications or executables. For Apple ][ compression formats (which are not covered here) check Q#5-9 in Part 1 of "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions". ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/doc/pcnet/compression (128.174.5.61) .arc Arc (Amiga/Atari) - transfer as a binary file [DArj/TEXT] .arj Arj (PC) - transfer as a binary file [arc@/TEXT] * .bin BinHex 5.0/MacBinary (Mac) - transfer as a binary file [BnHq/TEXT] .cpt Compact Pro (Mac) - transfer as a binary file [CPCT/PACT] # .gz GNU Zip (Unix) - transfer as a binary file [Gzip/Gzip] * .hqx BinHex 4.0 (Mac) - transfer as a text file [BNHQ/TEXT] .lha LHA (Amiga/PC) - transfer as a binary file [LARC/LHA_] .lzh LHA (Amiga/PC) - transfer as a binary file [LARC/LARC] .sit StuffIt Lite/Deluxe (Mac) - transfer as a binary file [SIT!/SITD] .tar TAR/Tape ARchive (Unix) - transfer as a binary file [TAR_/TARF] * .uue Uuencode/Uudecode (PC/Unix) - transfer as a text file [JeFF/TEXT] # .Z Compress (Unix) - transfer as a binary file [LZIV/ZIVU] .zip PK Zip (PC) - transfer as a binary file [ZIP_/pZIP] .zoo Zoo (Amiga/PC) - transfer as a binary file [Booz/ZOO_] [Square brackets] denote Macintosh file creator/type information (_ = space). * These formats are translators; uuencoding (.uue) and binhexing (.hqx) are used to convert binary files into text files so that they can be posted to a binary newsgroup or e-mailed. The BinHex 5.0 format (.bin) is Macintosh- specific; it is used to append the file/type creator information to the file in the first 128 bytes. BinHex 5.0 is hard to process on any computer other than a Macintosh; for the PC, use "bin2dsk.zip" or "mactopc.exe". ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/bin2dsk.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/mactopc.exe # These formats are single-file compressors - the other compressors on the list compress AND archive. Consequently, .Z and .gz are often used in conjunction with other archivers, primarily Tar (.tar), resulting in the following: "filename.tar.gz" or "filename.tar.Z". IMPORTANT NOTE: Where a filename possesses two or more extensions (eg. "filename.tar.gz" or "filename.sit.hqx") ALWAYS download the file according to the LAST extension (ie. if the last extension is .uue then it is safe to download it as text). If in doubt, download it as a BINARY file. When processing, start at the LAST extension and work inwards. Remember, if using a PC, it is only possible to have one extension visible in the filename at a time. To find out more about compression in detail, try the "comp.compression.faq". ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.compression/ comp.compression_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(part_{1-3}_3) ******************************************************************************* 5) Disk-image creation, formats & conversion, modification MAKING DISK-IMAGES There are three primary methods (and associated software) which can be used to create and transfer disk-images from an Apple ][ (of any persuasion) to the required platform (Amiga, Macintosh or IBM-PC). To transfer ROMs or text files (or indeed any file from an Apple ][), just substitute those files in place of the disk-images in the following examples. For Apple ][/IIGS compatibility on the Apple end (3.5" drives, using Macintosh disks on the IIGS, etc.) check Q#37-45 in Part 2 of "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions". (i) A must for anyone creating disk-images is "dsk2file.zip" by Ron Kneusel (rkneusel@carroll1.cc.edu), which contains a small Applesoft Basic/Binary program which MUST be saved/compiled under ProDOS. When run on an Apple ][ the program will read the contents of a 5.25" (unprotected) disk and write them to a specified path (this can be into your Apple's RAM, or onto an 800K ProDOS 3.5" disk) as a disk-image. Alternatively, use a Macintosh LC which has the IIE card attached (once again using the "ProDOS File System" extension). Place your 5.25" disk into the attached drive and use the "dsk2file" program under the emulator, this time specifying either the Macintosh hard- drive, RAM, or the 3.5" floppy as the path. From there, take the ProDOS disk and insert it into a Macintosh running either the "ProDOS File System" extension, System 7.5 (with standard DOS-mounting software) or use Apple File Exchange. Then, it is a relatively simple matter to either transfer the file to the PC (see below) or set the File Type and Creator information for the Macintosh emulator (DSK5/A2EM). For the "ProDOS File System" extension, see "Macintosh LC //e Card Software" in Chapter 3. Amiga owners with an Amiga 1020 5.25" disk-drive (or equivalent) can use "Disk2File" by Ron Menelli (menelli@uiuc.edu) to read unprotected Apple 5.25" disks and create a standard disk-image. The Amiga 5.25" drive MUST be a 40 track model (or support 40 track operation). 80 track drives will produce errors. "Disk2File" is included as part of the "Apple2000" emulator package for the Amiga (see "Apple2000" in Chapter 2 of this FAQ). It is a great deal easier to transfer disk-images from the Macintosh or Amiga to the PC (via 720K or 1.44Mb DOS disks) than it is from the Apple ][ straight to the PC (although there are hardware boards to connect Apple 5.25" drives to the PC, they are rare). On the Macintosh, use either PC Exchange software (which allows PC 720K and 1.44Mb disks to be inserted into Mac HD disk-drives), Apple File Exchange, or System 7.5 (with standard DOS-mounting software). On the PC, use Macsee or Mac-Ette (both Shareware) or Macindos, which all read 1.44Mb Macintosh disks. On the Amiga, use Dos2Dos (KS 1.2/1.3) or CrossDOS (inbuilt KS/WB2.1) to read 720K DOS disks in the Amiga 3.5" drive. NOTE: Macintosh 400/800K disks are NOT compatible with either Amiga or PC drives. Always ensure Binary/Data translation (not Macbinary)! PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/dsk2file.zip ftp://ftp.apple.com/software/aii/lc.iiecard/iie-startup-disk-image.hqx (the "ProDOS File System" is part of the disk-image - use Disk Copy to extract). (ii) By far the most common way of creating/transferring disk-images is to connect your Apple to either a Macintosh or PC via null modem cable. The following files: "a2pctr11" by Nye Liu (nyet@halycon.com), "SendDisk" by Rich Williamson (glitch@eskimo.com) and "ADT120" by Paul Guertin (guertinp@iro.umontreal.ca) contain Apple programs which read 5.25" disks and then transmit that information via null modem cable or network. If you are a Macintosh user, try "MacADT120a1s" (Alpha-release executable and archive including Apple ADT program "adt.dmp") and "MacADT1.2.0d1" (development version of MacADT executable) by Hideki Naito (pbc03243@niftyserve.or.jp) - this gives a better Macintosh interface. On the PC or the Macintosh, use a terminal program to capture the disk-images. The precise setup of the cable depends on your computers - older Apple ][s require a serial card, whereas the //c and IIGS have an inbuilt serial port. Consult the manual that came with your Apple and determine the serial connection required, as well as the serial connection on the computer you are transferring the data to. A prepared version of ADT100 for the Apple ][ is available from "grind.isca.uiowa.edu", for those without a PC to translate and decompress the Apple section of the program. The "][ in a Mac" emulator by COMPUTER:applications, Inc. also possessed the ability to create (non-standard) disk-images via a null-modem cable. If you don't have a serial card on your Apple, try "Ap2222PC" by Clay Chang. This program will transfer disk and sequential text files between the PC and Apple using the Apple game I/O port and the PC parallel port (48K DOS only!). Or, try "SoundReader" by Mike Kienenberger (SXMLK@ACAD3.ALASKA.EDU), which transmits binary data from an Apple to a NeXT via the audio ports on the respective machines. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/a2pctr11.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/senddisk.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/adt120.zip ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/MacADT120a1s.sit.hqx ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/MacADT1.2.0d1.sit.hqx ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Emulators/adt100.uu (A2 version) ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/][inamac.txt ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/ap2222pc.zip ftp://grind.isca.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple8/Emulators/ap2222pc.bsc (A2 version) ftp://ftp.et.byu.edu/apple2/emulator/SoundReader.tar.gz (iii) The third method of transferring disk-images from the Apple ][ requires a serial card and a modem on the Apple ][, and a modem on the platform you are sending to (this method can be used for long-distance transfers). The program "diskread" contains a BASIC program by Damon J. Rand (D.Rand@cantva.canterbury.ac.nu) that will create disk-images and allow the file to be segmented if you don't have a 3.5" drive. Alternatively, "RTRK" by Andrew Kingdom (agk@ausom.oz.au) will write disk-images from 5.25" disks to larger volumes. Alternatively, use ShrinkIt to make a compressed disk-image which can be decompressed on either a PC or Unix system using "Nulib". For further information on Apple ][ compression, check Q#5-9 in Part 1 of "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions". PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/diskread.bsc ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/rtrk.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/nulib.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/nulib-go32.zip UNMAKING DISK-IMAGES It is currently possible to convert a disk-image BACK to the Apple ][ platform onto a 5.25" disk. Use "UnImage v0.1" by Ivan Drucker (drucker@lclark.edu) to convert disk-images back to disks (the disk-image must be on a mounted ProDOS volume). Alternatively, "DeImage v0.1" by Ivan Drucker extracts Applesoft and Binary files from disk-images into ProDOS, although the process will only work with standard DOS3.3 disks (ie. disks possessing a catalog). Finally, "UnForkIt v0.1" also by Ivan Drucker converts forked files on ProDOS volumes to one or two unforked files. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/deimage0.1.shk ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/unforkit0.1.shk ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/unimage0.1.shk DISK-IMAGE FORMATS & CONVERSION AMIGA The Apple 2000 emulator on the Amiga uses three disk-image formats (this section is excerpted from the "Apple 2000.doc" file included with the Apple 2000 package). 1) DDD - Dalton Disk Disintegrator archives (DDD was a common disk compression utility for the Apple). The emulator automatically decompresses them. Archives of this format can be saved on the Amiga and transferred back to the Apple. 2) .DISK - Filenames with a .DISK suffix are raw disk-images with no compression. They are capable of storing images of non-DOS and copy- protected disks, but are about 220K in size. According to the documentation, this format is to be phased out of the emulator. 3) .PROG - Filenames with a .PROG suffix are executable files; these are single files that were runnable from Apple DOS 3.3/ProDOS and did not require any disk access thereafter. These files now do not even require booting any Apple disk and are simply loaded into the appropriate Apple memory areas and instantly started. As to using the "standard" 143360 byte disk-image (see below) with Apple 2000, they MUST be fully translated and decompressed - especially with regard to the 128 byte header added by Binhex 5 (.bin) on the Macintosh. Then rename the 143360 byte disk-image with a .disk extension. ***These Amiga formats are included for the sake of completeness - no disk- images are stored in these formats on FTP sites (except for Apple ][ archives, which contain Applesoft/Basic files and can be used with the .PROG extension on the Amiga).*** MACINTOSH/PC/UNIX In the area of Macintosh/PC emulators, there are four main types of disk-images. The first three are also covered in Part 13 of the "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" guide and the last in the "SIMIIE.DOC" file included as part of the SimIIe package. THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY TO UNCOMPRESSED DISK- IMAGE FILES ONLY! Disk-images CAN be copied between platforms and they WILL work with a variety of emulators. ALWAYS ensure BINARY translation between platforms! 1) DOS3.3 Order (DO) - The most widely-used disk-image format, used by Apl2em, Applewin and Stop The Madness. It usually has a .DSK extension. This image is 143360 bytes in size. On the MACINTOSH - To use this format with Stop The Madness, ensure that the file is downloaded or transferred in binary - not Macbinary - mode (and is 143360 bytes) and then set the file type to DSK5 and the creator to A2EM using ResEdit, UUlite, etc. A small system extension called "Snitch" is of extreme usefulness here - it adds the ability to alter file type/creator information from the (System 7) Finder's Get Info window. STM will NOT recognize the disk- image unless it has the correct file type/creator, even if it is of the correct size and is a binary file. "Drop?Disk" is a drag-and-drop application which automatically converts the file type and creator of disk- images for use with STM. There are a number of utilities for the Macintosh which modify disk-images: "Easy.STM Convert.1.0" by Jim Surine (xevious@holonet.net), "Aconv v1.0" by Dan Bornstein and "Converter" will reorder disk-image sectors into the DO type used by STM. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/converter.hqx ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/easy.convert.1.0.sea.hqx ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/cfg/snitch-101.hqx (INFO-MAC & MIRRORS) On the PC - To use this format with Apl2Em or Applewin, ensure that the file is downloaded or transferred in binary mode (and is 143360 bytes) and that it has an eight character filename and .DSK extension. The current version of Apl2Em requires that the D1 and D2 disk-images have default names (usually SYSTEM.DSK and BLANK.DSK respectively), so you will have to rename your disk-image files to use them. Applewin can actually read .dsk files of 143488 bytes (.bin files) but for compatibility with other emulators it is better to translate the files correctly prior to use. No other form of conversion is necessary. 2) ProDOS Order (PO) - Disk-image format which is the same size as the DO format with its sectors in a different order. This format is used by some Unix emulators, but is rare on the Macintosh. This image is also 143360 bytes in size. On the MACINTOSH - PO to DO: The application Easy Convert will re-order the sectors of a disk-image into DOS3.3 Order. The file must be downloaded in binary mode, and then processed by "Easy Convert". This will automatically set the file type/creator attributes upon output to DSK5/A2EM. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/easy.convert.1.0.sea.hqx On the PC - PO to DO: ProDOS order disk-images are result of extracting Apple ][ ShrinkIt archives on a PC using "Nulib" (compiled from Unix source code). To re-order the sectors into DOS3.3 order, user the Mapper program. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/mapper.zip 3) Nybblized DOS3.3 Order (NDO) - The use of the term "dos order" is incorrect in regard to this format, since the tracks are organised according to a nibble editor. This format is used by Applemu. This image is 232960 bytes in size. Virtually no disk-images are stored in this format on FTP sites, although NDO is capable of storing "protected" software. Information for converting NDO back to DO is included solely for completeness. On the MACINTOSH - There is currently no way to convert either from or to NDO on the Macintosh. On the PC - DO to NDO: To convert PO disk-images to NDO (for use with Applemu), use the "Em2Emu" program. NDO to DO: Use the program "Emu2Em" to re-order this format back into the "standard" 143360 size. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/em2emu.zip. ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/emu2em.zip. 4) SimIIe (IIE) - This format is used solely by SimSystem IIe, and is recognized by a .IIE extension. This image is 143390 bytes in size (SimIIe adds a header to the file amongst other things). Since no FTP sites store disk-images in IIE format, there is currently no need for a program to convert IIE back to DO or NDO formats. On the MACINTOSH - There is currently no way to convert either from or to IIE on the Macintosh. On the PC - DO to IIE: Use "Dsk2iie" to convert disks from Apl2Em (DO) format to SimIIe format. SimIIe utilities, including "dsk2iie", are available in the "sim2du10.zip" archive released by Galen C. Hunt (gchunt@cc.dixie.edu). PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/dsk2iie.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/sim2du10.zip MODIFYING DISK-IMAGES Applications exist which allow the incorporation of single DOS 3.3 files - such as those found on "pure" Apple ][ FTP sites or in the Apple binary newsgroup - into disk-images. Programs such as "VIEWDISK" and "dsk_in"/ "dsk_out" can write Apple files into disk-images, and extract same to MSDOS files. For Windows users, try "a2dsk v001" by Jeff Miller. On the Macintosh, use "Apple ][ DOS 3.3 Utility v1.0.0" by Hideki Naito (pbc03243@niftyserve.or. jp) - this offers the ability to transfer different types of Basic (binary and Applesoft) files as well as text files. For SimSystem disk-images, use "aftp" by Galen C. Hunt (gchunt@cc.dixie.edu) which browses, extracts and adds files to SimIIe disk (.IIE) and hard-disk volumes (.HDV) - part of the "sim2du10" archive. These applications are of vital use to use who do not possess the ability to make disk-images on an original Apple ][; finding a single Applesoft file on an FTP site and using it with an emulator is no longer an insurmountable problem (of course, the Amiga A2000 emulator can use Apple ][ files outside of disk-images anyway!) PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/A2D33Uti098a1.sit.hqx ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/A2D33U100.sit.hqx ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/dsk_in.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/dsk_out.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/sim2du10.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/VIEWDISK.ZIP To catalog a disk-image without running an emulator, try "catalogger" by Kevin Lund (kevin@cassandra.ucr.edu) on the Macintosh or "dsk_cat.zip" on the PC. For SimIIe disk-images, use "aftp" by Galen C. Hunt (gchunt@ cc.dixie.edu) - part of the "sim2du10" archive. PROGRAM LOCATIONS: ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/catalogger.sit.hqx ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/dsk_cat.zip ftp://{foghorn|wilbur}.stanford.edu/pub/apple2/incoming/sim2du10.zip ******************************************************************************* 6) Further Reading The respective documents for each emulator are in their archive package. The Apple ][ documents I mentioned are listed below: "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" by James Vera (vera@anna.stanford.edu) and Tom Baker (tombaker@world.std.com). ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/emulate-apple2-faq http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/emulate-apple2-faq/faq.html "COMP.EMULATORS.APPLE2 FAQ" - see "Apple2 Emulation Frequently Asked Questions" "COMP.SYS.APPLE2 - Frequently Asked Questions (and answers)" by Dan DeMaggio (dmag@umich.edu); this FAQ appears regularly on comp.sys.apple2. ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/apple2/part{1-2} "VirtualGS(tm) Project -- DESCRIPTIONS AND CHARTER" by Jered Floyd (jered@mit.edu). ftp://joyce.eng.yale.edu/pub/appleIIgs/info/VirtualGS.Info.unix http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/jered/vgs/vgshome.html For a list of general emulators (listed by platform/processor emulation), try: "COMP.EMULATORS.MISC Frequently Asked Questions" by Adam Roach (adam.roach@exu.ericsson.se); this FAQ appears regularly on comp.emulators.misc. ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/emulation-faq *****END OF FILE***** -- Alex Maddison Address: PO Box 6399 (amaddiso@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU) North Sydney Shoppingworld (maddison@freenet.fsu.edu) NSW. 2060 Australia -- "Blackie, where'd you get your license from? 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