My Mini vMac 3.1.2b Builds! (Win32)

[macgeek417]

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?noteondjtzz

I haven't gotten around to compiling OSX builds yet, I need to install xCode onto my iMac (I just nuked it a couple days ago)

 

[MacJunky]

Mind telling us why we should use that instead of the currently available builds?

What do yours have to offer over other ones?

 

[macgeek417]

I compiled *every* varriation of it.

ex:

Mini vMac 128k

Mini vMac 128ke

Mini vMac 512k

Mini vMac 512ke

Mini vMac Plus 1M

Mini vMac Plus 2M

Mini vMac Plus 2.5M

*clip*

Mini vMac "SE20" 4M...

etc...

 

[Dog Cow]

I found these and downloaded them a week ago. Thank you.

 

[barana]

let us know when u do a colour build for g3+10.3.9 eh? ta.

 

[Nico]

Mind telling us why we should use that instead of the currently available builds?What do yours have to offer over other ones?

You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.

 

[macgeek417]

Mind telling us why we should use that instead of the currently available builds?What do yours have to offer over other ones?

You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.

I think I compiled more varriations than there are in the varriations service...

 

[macgeek417]

let us know when u do a colour build for g3+10.3.9 eh? ta.

These are outdated (3.10a)

http://macgeek417.uni.cc/files/Other/Mini%20vMac%203.10%20Alpha%20All%20without%20ROMs%20v.0.1.2.zip

 

[MacJunky]

You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.

What? When did they add that?

 

[macgeek417]

You don't for the normal Plus 4M one, but for the Varriations Service you do.

 

[MacJunky]

Ah..

I miss normal (non-mini) vMac... With it's real menus and such.

*Edit

eh, the IIx version is pretty useless. Stuntcopter crashes with no errors and locks up System 7 and MacBench 1 upon startup gives you a bad f-line bomb, the bomb dialog goes away then you get a type 28 error dialog box then minivmac goes back to running normally...

The Plus version seems to work fine. I guess they still have not gotten some of the other versions to work properly yet.

 

[macgeek417]

the II and PB100 ones are incomplete.

(the IIx one is the II one but it accepts the IIx rom.)

the II one has no ASC (sound) or FPU emulation yet...

 

[Mac128]

Mind telling us why we should use that instead of the currently available builds?What do yours have to offer over other ones?

You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.

You don't for the normal Plus 4M one, but for the Varriations Service you do.

MacGeek, while you are well within your rights to do this under the terms of the Mini vMac GNU GPL, you are doing Paul Pratt and Mini vMac development a huge disservice.

As Paul clearly states on his site, he needs money to speed development. Any donation counts. He specifically compiled those versions to help increase donations. For you to circumvent that for EVERYONE by compiling your own versions and freely distributing them, you are taking money out of Paul's pocket and discouraging folks from donating, or at a minimum visting his site to learn about donating.

For someone who seems to be hugely impatient to receive everything now as well as functional improvements on the Mac II and PowerBook 100, you have a funny way of showing your support for Paul's efforts. Have you done ANYTHING for Paul to justify this flagrant disregard for the project's needs? Have you developed additional code to help complete various emulators faster? Have you offered any services to him? And even if you have, it does not justify you taking away a means of financial support which Paul took some pains to set up, especially since any contribution you could make to the project pales by comparison to the source material you are freely appropriating. Sure, share your builds with your friends, but don't post them on the internet for everyone to find.

This shows great disregard for the very thing you clearly take for granted.

 

[macgeek417]

I compiled more builds than he did...

Everyone who can should still donate though...

 

[Mac128]

I compiled more builds than he did...Everyone who can should still donate though...

Your casual disregard for what you are doing is pathetic. That does not excuse you from doing what you are doing. DO NOT ASK ME FOR HELP AGAIN.

 

[macgeek417]

Aren't we being friendly?

 

[porter]

Aren't we being friendly?

Put it this way, while you think you are really being heroic, you may more likely be killing the goose that laid the golden egg.

Contact the original author and see what his opinion is, also check the actual license in the source code, if you are breaching that then the author has the full weight of the law on their side.

 

[joshc]

I compiled more builds than he did...Everyone who can should still donate though...

You clearly have no idea of what it is like to be a programmer.

 

[prattp]

Mac128 pointed out this thread to me. Thank you all for your support. How to keep Mini vMac development going is certainly a concern.

But MacGeek417 is permitted under the GPL license to distribute his builds. I have no complaint.

MacGeek417 started compiling his variations before the Mini vMac variations service was announced, and had every reason to believe he was helping the Mini vMac project. And on the whole, it still may be of help. The more people using the source code the better, in the long run. He has made several bug reports.

The variation service can be thought of as just a way to more strongly encourage people to donate, since it is so easy to get around it. (Otherwise, the donation rate for open source projects is about 1 in 10,000, which unfortunately isn't enough to make a significant difference for Mini vMac.)

Currently the focus is more on ensuring a solid 3.1.x stable version, but for the future I have some ideas for additional perks for people who have purchased an activation code, to make it more compelling. I'd welcome any further ideas for such perks.