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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: ricco32097 on March 29, 2006, 12:38:14 AM

Title: Apple questions???
Post by: ricco32097 on March 29, 2006, 12:38:14 AM

??? Does the Amiga emulator run smooth on a Mac?
??? Is it easy to set up, like WinUAE?
??? Do you need additional software to run the emulator?
??? What is the best Amiga emulator for Mac?

I am looking at this setup:
-20-inch widescreen LCD with 1680x1050 resolution
-2.0GHz Intel Core Duo with 2MB shared L2 cache
-1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
-250GB Serial ATA hard drive
-Slot-load 8x double-layer SuperDrive
-ATI Radeon X1600 graphics with 256MB GDDR3 memory
-Built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0

Thanks, ya' all.

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: beller on March 29, 2006, 05:39:45 AM

Nope..the Amiga emulation on a Mac isn't the same as on a Windows machine.  The work Cloanto put into Amiga Forever is really primarily for Windows.  After several aborted attempts I finally got 3.9 running on the Mac last weekend.  WinUAE seemed best to me.

Bob

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: Lemmink on March 29, 2006, 09:45:46 AM

And don`t forget MacUAE is currently made for PPC. So on an IntelMac  the mulator would itself run emulated.

The other approach: you run a PC Emulator on the Mac (don`t know if the emulators from Orange Micro already make direct use if the Intel CPU) and set up WinUAE

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: CLS2086 on March 29, 2006, 10:48:45 AM

Hi,
no problem, just return your MAC as a PC by doing the XP CD boot trick (look on the net), and install WinXP and WinUAE, it will be much more better

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: ricco32097 on March 29, 2006, 01:34:08 PM

beller: Is yours PPC or Intel?

Lemmink: I would like to avoid anything with Windows, I am looking for an quick one button setup.

CLS2086: The same answer as Lemmink.

So no easy setup like WinUAE...

Is there any work being done for an emulator on the Intel Mac? (link?)

Thanks so far for the replies.

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: beller on March 29, 2006, 11:54:55 PM

Ricco...

I'm running a G5 dual 1.8 tower....also tried it on my G4 powerbook before I sold it and got a Toshiba!  Just noticed the news item at the A.O home page regarding a Mac emulation site.  Perhaps some help lies there!

Bob

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: Doobrey on March 30, 2006, 01:26:58 AM

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ricco32097 wrote:
Is there any work being done for an emulator on the Intel Mac? (link?)

Richard Drummond said on the EUAE mailing list that he doesn't have an Intel Mac to build or test on.
 But if you're feeling brave, there's some details here (http://www.freelists.org/archives/uae/03-2006/msg00044.html) on where to get the latest source snapshot and compile it yourself.

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: bloodline on March 30, 2006, 11:46:07 AM

E-UAE (PPC) works fine on a 2Ghz Intel Mac, about the same as on a 1.5Ghz G4. I use the Hi-Torro config program which makes the setup much easier... though none come close to WinUAE.

I guess we'll have to wait for an intel version, though 68K->x86 Jit already exists so it shouldn't be a problem!

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: ricco32097 on March 30, 2006, 01:28:39 PM

bloodline: How does it emulate a standard A500? Can you run any game or program at original speed?

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: motorollin on March 30, 2006, 03:18:51 PM

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CLS2086 wrote:
just return your MAC as a PC by doing the XP CD boot trick (look on the net), and install WinXP and WinUAE, it will be much more better

Who in their right mind would install Windows on a perfectly good Mac  :-x

--
moto

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: bloodline on March 31, 2006, 08:38:34 AM

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ricco32097 wrote:
bloodline: How does it emulate a standard A500? Can you run any game or program at original speed?

Sure, if you only want an A500.

Title: Re: Apple questions???
Post by: ricco32097 on March 31, 2006, 02:47:51 PM

That's all I need it for. 8-)