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| Mini vMac for Android | |
| Posted by: sirwiggum on 2012-05-16 03:30:52 Interesting! Are there any Android phones that have a proper Nokia style flip down keyboard and a Sony Ericcson K800 style joystick control that could be used as a mouse? | |
| Posted by: classic on 2012-05-16 04:39:42 For $2, its the cheapest mac with the least hassle I have ever obtained! I've got a 7 inch galaxy tab p1000 and a doo hickey that hooks up to my 42" tv. Quite cool seeing a Mac II in this way! As above, I just wish there was a way to share a (bluetooth?) keyboard and mouse and also getting (mount .img?) files to and from the android filing system. Accessing more than 8MB would be handy also. That would make the app 5 stars for me. | |
| Posted by: agg23 on 2012-06-17 16:53:22 Just noticed you got linked on Gizmodo 😛 Prepare for potential flood of people. | |
| Posted by: Cory5412 on 2012-06-17 18:25:09 Sidenote for people joining us from gadget web sites: If you sign up for an account and want it activated, just send a quick email to admin@68kmla.org Thank in advance and sorry for the inconvenience! | |
Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-18 05:15:44 I don't think unregistered users can see the other post of mini vmac 2 so here it is again 🙂 | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2012-06-18 11:48:16 FT, you're up to 8500 hits and climbing on this topic! Can you do a "screen shot" to post running under this emulator? | |
| Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-18 13:51:43 Here is a screenshot taken from within the OS. It's loaded with colors!   | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2012-06-19 09:20:40 Wow! So this emulation of a B&W Mac/ROM combo(?) runs in COLOR!!! 8-o 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! | |
| Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-19 12:56:40 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. | |
| Posted by: classic on 2012-06-19 17:44:20 Have you tried this utility: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virtual-dvd-romcd-utility | |
Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-19 18:41:13Have you tried this utility:Thanks for telling me about this. It works like magic! ;D 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.... }🙂 | |
Posted by: classic on 2012-06-20 07:01:09Thanks for telling me about this. It works like magic! ;DNo 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.. | |
Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-20 12:05:23Now if I could just mount a mac formatted image in android..  | |
| Posted by: FlyingToaster on 2012-06-21 16:19:49 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE34rzY0cPE Mediocre Demonstration | |
| Posted by: techknight on 2012-07-10 21:38:24 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. | |
| Posted by: IPalindromeI on 2012-07-15 05:28:47 You've been reddited. Prepare for massive bandwidth thrashing. | |
| Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2012-07-15 09:30:44 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 . . . | |
| Posted by: Brooklyn on 2012-07-29 14:46:11 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. | |
| Posted by: directive0 on 2012-08-03 09:54:24 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. | |
| Posted by: 24bit on 2013-01-28 15:48:09 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. | |
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