Mini vMac for Android

[FlyingToaster]

Here is a screenshot taken from within the OS. It's loaded with colors!

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Wow! So this emulation of a B&W Mac/ROM combo(?) runs in COLOR!!!

What does the Monitors & Sound Control Panel (if any) window look like? What are the options listed?

Looking at that tiny screenshot on my 1600 x 1200 display really brings back memories of doing graphic design and sign layout through the SE "periscope."

p.s. 1,500 more hits since yesterday!

[FlyingToaster]

Here it is without the NoRefresh app in 256 colors


Black and White mode still without NoRefresh


Black and White mode with the NoRefresh app enabled


Another 256 color mode without NoRefresh enabled


And 256 colors with NoRefresh enabled


I tried to get Myst running on it but Mini vMac II wouldn't mount the ISO..well it did but the mac doesn't recognize it and wants to initialize it (Which it does just fine but that doesn't help me play Myst). It's not the only disk image to do that, a few other games have done that. I copied the contents of Myst onto another disk image but it wants the real cd, not just some files. Is there a program that can mount ISOs in 7.5? On a 68020? I think Toast requires a 68030 and more than 8mb ram..

This thing would be great with a 68030 and the ability to use Ram Doubler...and Mac OS 8

*Edit- The NoRefresh app has contrast settings. When it is activated, two buttons -+ pop up in the middle of the screen for several seconds allowing you to adjust the contrast to get the best picture of whatever's running. This app has settings to automatically launch alongside a specified application. It can be turned on and off with a sequence of taps too.

[classic]

Have you tried this utility:

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility

[FlyingToaster]

Have you tried this utility:

http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility

Thanks for telling me about this. It works like magic!

Myst -



More pictures- http://imgur.com/a/KbjHU#0

I didn't play it much, just enough to test it. It's really cool just tapping where you want to go instead of clicking.
My junk camera phone doesn't give it justice. It looks really good and I don't need to use the NoRefresh app.

What next....

[classic]

Thanks for telling me about this. It works like magic!

No trouble at all.
Its a very handy utility to have installed.
I use it on macs where the drive/s size is not an issue.
Saves me from having to reach for, load and unload optical media
Happy to see its found some use in minivmac also!
Now if I could just mount a mac formatted image in android..

[FlyingToaster]

Now if I could just mount a mac formatted image in android..

[FlyingToaster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE34rzY0cPE
Mediocre Demonstration

[techknight]

its a neat setup, but that e-ink display is driving me NUTS, i would have thrown that thing through the window already. hehe.

ive noticed the emulator runs kind of sluggish though in your video.

[IPalindromeI]

You've been reddited. Prepare for massive bandwidth thrashing.

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

I wanted to find out WTHeck a reddit was and was very much surprised:

http://successfulsoftware.net/2007/08/21/digg-vs-reddit-vs-slashdot-vs-stumbleupon-whos-the-daddy/

I don't do any kind of social networking, preferring to remain anonymous/unobtanium to Google and the rest of the WWW, so I was very much surprised to see how much it has changed the slashdot-style Standing-O of the denizens of the web.

Hrmmm . . .

[Brooklyn]

Has anyone tried mini Vmac on the new Nexus 7? For $200, it seems like a deal, would be awesome if it could emulate a 68k mac as well.

[directive0]

Hey folks!



Just wanted to chime in about Mini vMac II for the Nexus 7! It works REALLY well, with some minor hiccups; the screen is off center and the mouse can be fidgety. It runs in full color, with sound, VERY fast.

I've had no problem running just about anything from the emulated machine, within reason. My .dsk image is running 7.5.5, and I'm using a Mac II rom. I use it to arrange .dsk images to be written to floppy and used on my real PPC. I love this App, it's awesome to have a Mac on the go, I just hope that the developer adds more features.

I wish also that there was SheepShaver or Basilisk on Android so I could do more work pertaining to my PPC, Mini vMac is powerful but there's only so much a 68k mac can do, especially emulated in this way. Still awesome to play games and whatnot though!

As for the Nexus 7, its my opinion that you buy the device so long as your expectations match that of a budget tablet; there are build and design issues that are causing some people headaches. The biggest problem seems to be the right side of the screen raising slightly out of the bezel edge, and mine does this though minimally. I really like mine though, and tethered to a phone its perfect for the cottage.

[24bit]

Well, this thread is dead in the water for some time...
I only recently came across an Android cell phone and found this: http://dolfin.github.com/minivmac4android/
Monochrome is running perfectly including sound and keyboard.
Could someone please review the needed steps to run MiniVMac in color for me?
I suppose its either sound or color, as the ASC emulation for MiniVMac/Macintosh_II is still under construction.

[FlyingToaster]

I purchased MinivMac II from the android store and used a Mac II ROM file. I don't think the free version has color, is that the one you were trying to use?

[24bit]

Thanks for the pointer, sometimes I´m too blind to see.
I had MiniVMac II running on other hosts in the past.
$2 for Gil Osher´s port is really a bargain. How do you read "Sound (Partially working)" at Google Play?
My Galaxy 5´s screen is very small, so its barely usable for emulation unfortunately.
Either screen too small or fingers too big, I can hardly manage to double click anything.

Off topic: Do you know whether MiniVMac has been ported to Motomagx/Java as well?

[krye]

I've never considered jailbreaking any one of my iOS devices. I've just never seen the draw. But now I'm suddenly itching to see what the whole jailbreakng thing is all about. If it means I can get mini vMac running on my "retired" gen 1 iPad? I may have to consider it. I mean, for Dark Castle alone!

[theos911]

Many people are drawn to jailbreaking so they can steal apps. The rest of us usually want more control over our device or apps not available via the app store.

[24bit]

I don´t know nothing about iOS, but I think its vital to have root permissions for every device you got.
"Jailbreaking" sounds so pathetically. There must be the choice to do with your pad or phone whatever you want, regardless whether the manufacturer likes that or not.
I needed root permission only to remove some crap apps on my Galaxy5.
MiniVMac does not need root permissions on Android though.