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Mini vMac

Mini vMac - 2.7.1

emulates a Macintosh Plus

All Time: (4.7)
Version 2.7.1: (4.0)
Selected Version: 2.7.1
Release Date: 2005-11-22
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 2.7.1): 1,565
Downloads (all versions): 12,409

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Product Description:

Mini vMac emulates a Macintosh Plus, one of the earliest of Macintosh computers. It can run old Macintosh software that otherwise couldn't be used on recent machines. Mini vMac requires a ROM image file to run, and so can be legally used only by those who own a Macintosh Plus.

What's new in this version:

Mini vMac now has more advanced control of speed, superseding the previous 'limit speed' option. There are also a few other new features and bug fixes.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS X 10.0
  • Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS 7 - OS X

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Version 2.7.1:
Overall Rating: (4.0) Features: (4.0) Support: Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (4.0) Price: (5.0)
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Mini vMac ReviewVery Nice Stroll Down Memory Lane - Version: 3.0.4 beta, 11/10/2007 02:00PM PST

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RestonMacGuy
I'm not sure why I downloaded this; I have a fully-functional Mac SE/30 stashed away in my basement! :-)

But I wanted to see what the old Plus looked like, so I downloaded this emulator, fired it up, and began the upgrade to 7.5.5. I found I can use Disk Utility under OS X to create hard disks that I can use to boot the emulator and to install software.

I -knew- there was a reason I kept my old Mac floppies all these years (I still have a System 1.0 boot disk!). Crystal Quest. HyperCard. My old FileMaker databases...

Fun stuff. Good work, and hats off to the developers!
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Mini vMac ReviewNice Very easy drag and drop use - Version: 2.8.2, 8/25/2006 07:42PM PST

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tgcujo
Nice emu pretty much same as real thing and is pretty neat little app.
Also since its all disk images It took like 30 seconds to install system 7.
Very easy use with drag and drop.
You just drag the disk image you want to mount onto the(emulated) screen and it mounts it.
To toggle settings you just hold down ctrl(control) and use keys like m for magnify, f for full screen and things like that.
Very nice app great work.
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Mini vMac ReviewMini vMac and HyperCard 1.x = great fun - Version: 2.7.1, 7/28/2006 08:18AM PST

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jessecandy_dotmac
I no longer run Classic (Mac OS 9) on my G5, but Mini vMac lets me access some of the best old school mac applications out there. One of the best was Bill Atkinson's HyperCard. HyperCard version 1 you can find online, or often in used bookstores--look for old HyperCard books. Version 1 comes with examples and a great reference that teaches the dictionary and the grammar of the HyperTalk language. HyperCard was the iApp of its day; creative and fun, and for a programing tool that's saying a lot. vMac, System 6, and HyperCard 1, have fun.

While in Mini vMac, hold down "control" key for tips.
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