On Thursday 10 March 2005 02:12 pm, Ron Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mar 10, 2005, at 10:25 AM, Joshua Tinnin wrote: > >> (Is there a good AppleII emulator that runs under Linux?) > > > > Well, "good" is relative, but I use xgs under FreeBSD - it should > > build on most any *nix: http://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/ > > Thanks, I have downloaded it. My linux box is packed up for a > few days, I'll let you know if it worked.
I've been able to use some software successfully with it, but it's sometimes tricky, and it's not in constant development (as you can probably tell by the 2002 update). But anyone can develop it from what it is now ... am hoping someone will pick up this project again, though there may be better candidates. BTW, as for your original question, I'm in Fremont, which is about three hours from Fresno ... As for some of the forwarded conversation, I haven't used a "real" Apple II for a while, but I'm getting into old computers as a hobby, and I'm finding that old Apples are the most fun, both for the hardware and the software. I have several working Power Macs, Quadras and Centris, and a couple old Mac IIs without SIMMs or drives, but am currently trying to find even older hardware as finances allow. I'd like to get those Mac IIs up and running on System 6 first ... My first computer was a ][e. It was over two grand at the time, with two floppy drives, color monitor, an 80 column card and 128K RAM, plus a printer and assorted software (thanks Mom!). I learned some Basic, some assembly, as well as some peeks and pokes from Beagle Bros., but honestly I spent way too much time playing Ultima IV on it ;) I did write every high school essay on it and printed with a dot matrix (it was an Epson, can't remember the model offhand). It was noisy as hell, but very reliable. I'm still sorta miffed my mom gave it to the public school system when I moved out, though I hope someone had fun with it. The fact that I still miss it is why I'm here, as the old 8-bit hardware is the best - lasts forever if you take care of it, too, and it's not that hard to solder stuff on the boards if something burns out. Some other people have been doing development for such architectures: http://www.sics.se/~adam/contiki/ - one of my goals is to get Contiki working well on Apple II/e/c hardware, and set up a network of 8-bit machines. - jt -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
