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- >****************************************************************************
- > YAE is an Apple ][ emulator written especially for RISC based workstations
- >running Unix with X. The Sun and SGI versions of YAE have
- >run-time code generators tranlating on-the-fly 6502 machine code
- >into SPARC or MIPS RISC machine code respectively. The software is currently
- >under development and needs testers. The simple document README.apple2.sparc
- >is available through my WWW home page. (See below)
- >****************************************************************************
- >
- >I have just ported the run-time code generator to the MIPS architecture.
- >As usual, I would like voluteers to try the new version of YAE for SGI
- >workstations and give me feed back. The new SGI version has been tested
- >on an Indigo XS 24, an Indigo XZ 4000 and a Crimson, all running IRIX
- >4.0.5. I would appreciate if someone test this on an Indy, a Indigo2
- >an Onyx or any other SGI machines other than the ones I tried.
- >The compressed binary is available through my home page
- >
- > URL http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
- >
- >The non-graphics performance of YAE SGI is satisfactory. On an Indigo XZ 4000,
- >(R4000) the effective clock speed is ~ 2.5Mhz whereas that on an Indigo XS 24
- >(R3000) is ~ 1.5Mhz. Graphics of YAE still needs improvement. Action games is
- >playable on most SGI's but the speed is slower than a real Apple for very
- >graphics extensive games. For games with medium graphics workload like
- >Lode-runner or One-on-One. The emulator run at 90% to above 100% of a
- >real Apple on an Indigo XZ 4000. YAE SGI also support 16KHz sampling sound
- >emulation on most SGI's I've tested.
- >
- >Since last week, I have been asked by people where to get the necessary ROM
- >images and whether I could give them away. If you are not a regular reader of
- >comp.emulators.apple2, get and read the FAQ list of comp.emulators.apple2.
- >The FAQ list contains all you need to know about ROM images.
- >
- >Cheers
- >
- >-Doug
-
- ------
- 2.12.1 Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - DEC
- ------
-
- HOMEPAGE: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
-
- AVAILABILITY: Available for free download from:
- ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/apple2.dec.Z
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/apple2.dec.gz
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae.tar.gz (source)
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae_wip.tar.gz (source & compiler)
-
- AUTHOR: Doug Kwan <ctkwan@cs.hku.hk>.
-
- STATUS: Under development.
-
- SHORT DESCRIPTION: DEC version of the emulator.
-
- ROMS: Not included.
- ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/rom_images/apple.rom
-
- DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes).
-
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: DEC.
-
- FURTHER REFERENCES: The "README.apple2.sparc" document describes non-Sun
- versions.
- http://quark.netfront.net:6502/README.html
-
- ------
- 2.12.2 Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - IBM
- ------
-
- HOMEPAGE: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
-
- AVAILABILITY: Available for free download from:
- ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/apple2.ibm.Z
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/apple2.ibm.gz
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae.tar.gz (source)
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae_wip.tar.gz (source & compiler)
-
- AUTHOR: Doug Kwan <ctkwan@cs.hku.hk>.
-
- STATUS: Under development.
-
- SHORT DESCRIPTION: From a posting by the author to comp.emulators.apple2: "I
- have just uploaded another two binaries for Silicon Graphics workstations and
- IBM RS6000 workstations (include PowerPC). These files are apple2.mips.gz (40k)
- and apple2.ibm.gz (21k) respectively. The non-Sun versions do not have a
- compiler built in but games are very playable with medium fast to very fast
- workstations. Even with a lot of graphics, the SGI version runs almost native on
- an R4000 indigo and run faster than a real Apple on an Indigo2 Extreme. The SGI
- version supports audio."
-
- ROMS: Not included.
- ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/rom_images/apple.rom
-
- DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes).
-
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: IBM RS6000/PowerPC workstations running AIX 2.3.
-
- FURTHER REFERENCES: The "README.apple2.sparc" document describes non-Sun
- versions.
- http://quark.netfront.net:6502/README.html
-
- ------
- 2.12.3 Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - MIPS
- ------
-
- HOMEPAGE: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
-
- AVAILABILITY: Available for free download from:
- ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/apple2.mips.Z
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/apple2.mips.gz
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/apple2.mips.elf.gz
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae.tar.gz (source)
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae_wip.tar.gz (source & compiler)
-
- AUTHOR: Doug Kwan <ctkwan@cs.hku.hk>.
-
- STATUS: Under development.
-
- SHORT DESCRIPTION: From a posting by the author to comp.emulators.apple2: "I
- have just uploaded another two binaries for Silicon Graphics workstations and
- IBM RS6000 workstations (include PowerPC). These files are apple2.mips.gz (40k)
- and apple2.ibm.gz (21k) respectively. The non-Sun versions do not have a
- compiler built in but games are very playable with medium fast to very fast
- workstations. Even with a lot of graphics, the SGI version runs almost native on
- an R4000 indigo and run faster than a real Apple on an Indigo2 Extreme. The SGI
- version supports audio."
-
- ROMS: Not included.
- ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/rom_images/apple.rom
-
- DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes).
-
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Silicon Graphics Iris Indigo (R3000/R4000), Crimson,
- Indigo2, Indigo2 Extreme running Irix 4.0.X.
-
- FURTHER REFERENCES: The "README.apple2.sparc" document describes non-Sun
- versions.
- http://quark.netfront.net:6502/README.html
-
- ------
- 2.12.4 Yet Another Apple ][ Emulator - SPARC
- ------
-
- HOMEPAGE: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
-
- AVAILABILITY: Available for free download from:
- ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/emulators/d_kwan/apple2.sparc.Z
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/apple2.sparc.gz
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae.tar.gz (source)
- ftp://quark.netfront.net/pub/YAE/old/yae_wip.tar.gz (source & compiler)
-
- AUTHOR: Doug Kwan <ctkwan@cs.hku.hk>.
-
- STATUS: Under development.
-
- SHORT DESCRIPTION: Apple2.sparc is an emulator still in the testing stage. It
- translates on-the-fly 6502 machine codes into SPARC equivalents. Only one slot 6
- disk-drive is supported, although the emulator can write to the disk-images.
- Check the README file for further emulator specifications. The Apple ROMs are
- not provided; they must be copied into two binary files named "APPLE.ROM" and
- "DISK.ROM". Only the Sun version supports run-time code generation.
-
- ROMS: Not included.
- ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/rom_images/apple.rom
-
- DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: DOS3.3 Order (DO - size: 143360 bytes).
-
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Sun SPARC's running SunOS 4.X and Solaris (SunOS 5.X).
-
- FURTHER REFERENCES: The "README.apple2.sparc" document contains basic
- information on this emulator. The document also describes non-Sun versions.
- http://quark.netfront.net:6502/README.html
-
-
- *******************************************************************************
-
- -
- 3 - Emulator Resources
- -
-
-
- ---
- 3.1 Emulator & Software Sites
- ---
-
- A NOTE ABOUT DISK-IMAGES - Like the Apple ][ ROMs, disk-images are duplicates of
- copyrighted material; as a result, few FTP sites feel that they can legally
- maintain copies of such software. However, from a commercial point of view, the
- majority of said software is no longer for sale (notable exceptions include the
- Ultima and Infocom series) and most of the companies themselves no longer exist.
- Basically, the software in it's original format would not be commercially viable
- EXCEPT to the emulator market, but the Apple ][ community still exists to a
- greater extent than the C64 and Spectrum platforms (which both possess FTP sites
- of disk-image software) so the capacity to transfer disk-images BACK to the
- Apple computer is seen as a possible source of software piracy. Some Apple ][
- software has been released into the public domain, is free or Shareware: these
- include the Eamon adventure series amongst others. Most of this type of software
- is, however, not in disk-image format and can be found on the Apple II FTP sites
- below.
-
- -----
- 3.1.1 Emulator/Disk-Image FTP Sites
- -----
-
- ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/
- http://www.asimov.net/apple_ii/ Site Maintainer - Patrick Michael Kane <modus@robot.asimov.net>.
- ftp://ftp.ncu.edu.tw/Packages/apple_II/ (140.115.1.71) Mirror of Asimov, by Wole <u810309@Oz.nthu.edu.tw>.
- ftp://cassandra.ucr.edu/pub/apple2/ (138.23.90.119) Site Maintainer - Kevin Lund <kevin@locutus.ucr.edu>.
- ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/apple2/ (131.246.9.95) Site Maintainer - Unknown.
- ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/appleII/ Site Maintainer - Volker Blasius <blasius@gmd.de>.
-
- -----
- 3.1.2 Apple II FTP Sites
- -----
-
- See "Apple II Resources" by Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com>.
- http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/#ftpmajor
-
- -----
- 3.1.3 Apple II WWW Sites
- -----
-
- Apple Computer
- http://www.apple.com/
-
- Apple II Companies - Page devoted to companies which still support the Apple II
- community, by Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com>.
- http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/com/index.html
-
- COMP.SYS.APPLE2 Frequently Asked Questions - by Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com>.
- http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/
-
- Golden Orchard (Apple II CD-ROM) - Primary focus is on the IIgs. "It contains
- over 600 megabytes of files useful to Apple II owners, including tons of
- freeware, shareware, utilities, games, graphics, sounds, music, source code, and
- much more...[it] can be fully accessed on a Mac or Apple IIGS equipped with CD-
- ROM drive. (Apple IIe owners can access the ProDOS partition only.)" ProDOS and
- (Mac) HFS partitioned (not PC-compatible). Information and purchase details
- available from sites below:
- email: <digisoft@hypermall.com>
- http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~jagaroth/digisoft/orchard.html
-
- GS WorldView - Apple IIgs information and software.
- http://www.grin.net/~cturley/gsezine/GS.WorldView/
-
- Pete Handel's Apple II Page
- http://www.stolaf.edu/people/handel/a2/a2.html
-
- History Pages
- http://www.hypermall.com/History/
- http://www.laughton.com/Apple/Apple.html
-
- Nova Scotia Apple Users Group - Links to technical information on the Apple II
- series, Apple II FTP sites and other Apple groups online.
- http://www.ccn.cs.dal.ca/Technology/AppleUsersGroup/NSAUG.html
-
- The Treasure Chest Project - the "Reclassification Project of comp.sys.apple2
- (Commercial to FreeWare/ShareWare or Public Domain)".
- http://www.tals.dis.qut.edu.au/staff/willie/
-
- USoX - The Used Software Exchange is a marketplace for buying and selling used
- software. Software for a variety of platforms is supported, including the Apple
- II.
- http://www.midwinter.com/usox/
-
- -----
- 3.1.4 Apple III Sites
- -----
-
- To subscribe to the Apple /// mailing list, send e-mail to
- <listserv@wvnvm.wvnet.edu> with a first line reading "subscribe APPLE3-L
- YourName". The list address is <apple3-l@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>. To contact the
- maintainer email <jfritz@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>. Several FAQs exist for the Apple ///:
- consult the "THE APPLE /// FAQ FILE" by David Ottalini <dave.ottalini@pro-
- applepi.wap.org> and the "APPLE /// INTERNET FAQ" by Jeff Marraccini
- <jeff@oak.oakland.edu>, edited by Dave Ottalini <Dave.Ottalini@tcs.wap.org> for
- further information. Information on the Apple /// is available from the Obsolete
- Computer Museum, and an Apple /// software archive is located at the following
- FTP site.
- http://www.wap.org/info/techstuff/a3faq.text
- http://cpre1.ee.iastate.edu/~ddkilzer/apple3/
- http://www.wap.org/info/techstuff/a3inet.html
- http://www.ncsc.dni.us/fun/user/tcc/cmuseum/apple3.htm
- ftp://names.wvu.edu/pub/apple3/
-
-