Re: Apple // emulators for Linux (not GS)

["mmphosis" <markstock@mail.com>]

On Feb 12, 4:23 pm, Tristan Mumford <xtristan.xmumf...@xgmail.xcom>
wrote:
> Alistair Ross wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> >         I'm looking for an emulator for my modern-day system of choice
> >         (Linux).
> > I used to use an A2 emulator years ago on linux and it worked fine, but I
> > forget the name.
>
> > The only one available through the debian/ubuntu repositories that i can
> > find is xapple2. Trouble there is that it needs an 8 bit display! - It's a
> > bit of a hassle to change my display in x11 conf from 8 bit to 24 bit and
> > back again just whenever i wanna use my desktop!
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Ali
>
> Just use apple2 then. It's the vesa (or whatever the non-x graphical apps
> are called. I just got up) version. just 'alt'+'Fn' to whichever term you
> prefer and run it. You'll probably go through hell trying to configure it
> though as it isn't the most clearly documented.
> I can't help you on that. Last time I used it was over 6 months ago before
> my old hard drive packed up.
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It's libsvga1, not vesa which looks to be some proprietary and
antiquated (graphics standards?) body looking for cash for their
proprietary documents.

apple2 can use libsvga1.  libsvga1 is a library for accessing SVGA
directly which will break unless you have this specific type of
graphics hardware.  And, it sounds like apple2 is a console program.
With the video hardware access, the graphics might work, but it would
be full screen, no windowing.

xapple2 and apple2 also use x86 assembler which ties the
implementation to a specific type of hardware.