Re: Apple 2 emulator

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jed writes ...
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good Apple II emulator for a PC?  Thanks!

     The two top contenders for 8-bit (Apple II+, //e, etc.) emulation on PC
are AppleWin and Apple Oasis. Both run under Win95 and, I'm pretty sure,
Win98.

     As for which emu is better, it's hard to say. Each will run most of the
Apple II 8-bit software available on disk images. Each also has some software
it will not run correctly. (Fortunately, there is remarkably little overlap;
so, if you have both emulators, you can run just about everything.)

     Overall, Oasis seems to supply a more accurate emulation and it includes
some nice add-ons. On the other hand, AppleWin's front panel buttons for
configuration and accessing disk drives plus drive activity lights make for a
more user-friendly interface. And AppleWin's 'inaccurate' disk handling
results in much quicker disk access and program loading.

     Solid Oasis plusses are a genuine full-screen mode and the fact that it
can run a few good SSI AD&D adventures (like Champions of Krynn) which
AppleWin can not. The price for a registered non-limited version of Oasis is
something around $25; AppleWin is free.

     The most recent (v1.11B) AppleWin offers improved sound and a neat
"authentic" display option. A downside is that the boot button no longer
works as reliably-- you need to Alt-click the button to reboot and often must
do several clicks before it 'catches'. An earlier (v1.10.01) AppleWin lacks
some improvements but seems to be more reliable. (These two AppleWin versions
are available in the Utilities area of the TikTok archive at
http://abandonwarering.com/tiktok/ .)

     You can find emu info along with links for downloading AppleWin, Apple
Oasis, and other Apple II emulators at ...

http://www.multimania.com/apple2c/emulation/emulation.htm

http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2APPLICS.html#emu  .



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