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Mini vMac for iPhone

Mini vMac for iPhone Software 45 posts Nov 16, 2008 — Jun 15, 2010

#31 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 - 17:51

I do have a Macintosh Classic, but can I extract it's ROM and use it with Mini vMac?

Mini vMac is version/ROM specific. Since zydeco's version is a port, it may only support the Mac Plus 128K ROM (as I believe he would need to port each version separately). The ROM you downloaded may not be the 128K ROM, or may have a bad checksum. I've run into to that.

Your Mac Classic ROM will work with the Mac Classic version of Mini vMac, however, it is unlikely that zydeco's iPhone port will work with it. Use it with the standard desktop version of MvM/Classic though as you can even boot into the embedded System disk in the ROM (Cmnd+opt+X+O).

Might be worth zydeco doing a port of the Classic emulation for this reason alone, comes with it's own boot disk!

#32 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 - 02:18

Thanks!! I got it to work. Now I have to figure out what disks to get for it.

Is there a way to get a disk to act as a hard drive? I was just wondering because you can do that on "Mac-on-a-stick.

EDIT: I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ALLOWED TO DO THIS, BUT I HAVE A WORKING .DSK FILE. IF ANYONE NEEDS IT, HERE IT IS. HAVE FUN!!!

Just SSH it into ~/Applications/minivmac.

#33 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 - 10:15

I have thought about integrating emulation of different machines, maybe building the different emulation engines as dynamic libraries and loading one at runtime depending on the settings, but I won't bee looking into it until february, after my exams.

Also, the best place for images is /var/mobile/Library/MacOSClassic, the next version will be able to create images there, and delete them.

#34 Thu, 1 Jan 2009 - 14:25

I've installed Mini vMac on my iPhone and I've got a proper ROM and disk image in the proper directory. However, upon launching the app, I get "The application 'Mini vMac' cannot be opened". What else am I missing?

Thanks,

James

#35 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 - 14:24

I've never seen any app do that, it sounds like the problem is happening before the app is launched.

What version of iPhone OS are you running?

#36 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 - 23:17

A funny thing happened. It just started working. I was showing someone else the problem and "presto!" it just booted up and ran fine. Excellent job!

I've never seen any app do that, it sounds like the problem is happening before the app is launched.What version of iPhone OS are you running?

#37 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 - 01:09

hi i have some problem, hope you can help me.

i run my iphone on firmware 2.2.1 and when i try to start up Mini vMac it is error (The application "Mini vMac" cannot be opened)

please help me, i would like to run this emulator.

i just put these 2 files in Applications/minivmac.app/ but nothing happening

nossramo@me.com

thank you

#38 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 - 07:42

I'm running 2.2.1 too, so it can't be that.

Just hope it solves itself, like mactarkus.

You can try uninstalling and then installing again, so all the files get deleted before they are reinstalled.

#39 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 - 05:17

My phone isn't jailbroken and I don't want to risk trying it...But, is it possible to download the source code for this app, compile it using the app development program, then install it straight onto a non-jailbroken phone - bypassing the app store??

#40 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 - 21:32

My phone isn't jailbroken and I don't want to risk trying it...But, is it possible to download the source code for this app, compile it using the app development program, then install it straight onto a non-jailbroken phone - bypassing the app store??

Nope. The iPhone OS will not allow any of the operations that Mini vMac invokes. Nor will it allow bypassing the App Store. I doubt the App development program will allow it either. As for "risk", the iPhone is software, it's not like you are transplanting some hardware component surgically which could destroy the ability of the iPhone to operate. You back up the iPhone, JailBreak it, use it, and if an when you want to return to the features of the iPhone, you simply wipe it and re-install your original Apple software. However, if you are like me and use the Mobile Me suit of integrated services and want a simple, peaceful, interconnected life, you give up neat things like Mini vMac on the iPhone and other features Jailbreakers enjoy which I wish were on the iPhone and must wait for Apple to eventually adopt to use.

#41 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 - 23:48

Nor will it allow bypassing the App Store. I doubt the App development program will allow it either.

'Course it will - how else do you test your software? My brother had a whole lot of programs he'd written installed on his Touch well before they were on the app store.

Anyway, that's a bummer. I'm not game to jailbreak it even if it is "safe" because I've had enough problems with it already.

#42 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 - 04:28

Nor will it allow bypassing the App Store. I doubt the App development program will allow it either.

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'Course it will - how else do you test your software? My brother had a whole lot of programs he'd written installed on his Touch well before they were on the app store.

I was under the impression that all of the testing was done via a virtual iPhone application within the OS X environment. Obviously there is some porting method within the SDK, which only makes sense. The question I have now was whether any of the applications your brother wrote violated any of Apple's guidelines for Apps. If so, then the only restriction is the actual App Store itself and the development software allows violating Apple's rules. ANYBODY KNOW FOR SURE? However, since Apple neither condones nor supports violating their guidelines, you may well have more problems than if you jailbreak your iPhone. Also, unless you wipe your iPhone clean before any AppleCare service, the presence of the unauthorized application would void your warranty – and you may not always be able to wipe it when something goes wrong.

Besides, Zydeco already answered this earlier.

Anyway, that's a bummer. I'm not game to jailbreak it even if it is "safe" because I've had enough problems with it already.

My understanding that for those who follow the procedures, the jailbroken iPhone actually runs better than Apple's software, depending on what you need it to do, ad restoring it to Apple's software introduces no new problems than Apple's software is already full of. I make this point so as not to let your fear be interpreted as fact by someone casually reading this. Jailbreaking one's iPhone causes NO DAMAGE whatsoever. You are at greater risk trying to run an unauthorized app under Apple's software.

#43 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 - 04:42

Jailbreaking one's iPhone causes NO DAMAGE whatsoever. You are at greater risk trying to run an unauthorized app under Apple's software.

I've heard plenty of bricking stories, so I'm not so sure about that. That's not my main concern though, as I agree it probably won't happen.

#44 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 - 07:38

Oh and to answer your question, no, all my brother's stuff ended up on the App Store eventually, so - no guidelines broken.

#45 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 - 18:21

How is the new "Retina" display going to affect the application? At standard res, there's gonna be a thick black frame around the display. Come to think abut it, it's gonna look a lot like it did on the original (when properly adjusted for WYSIWYG) :beige:

Do you have a version for the iPad yet? The best part is that the current iPad resolution is exactly double the original 512 resolution, which means a nice sharp crisp display that should look almost identical to the original display! (well with 21 extra black pixels top & bottom – can't wait for the Color Classic version of Mini vMac which will fit those dimensions exactly).