vMac

<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>

Mini vMac, vMac's spinoff, is still being maintained and developed by Paul C. Pratt. Currently Mini vMac supports <a href="/facts/Macintosh_128K/oXlQGVpX">Macintosh 128K</a>, <a href="/facts/Macintosh_512K/sDmhk0cn">512K</a>, <a href="/facts/Macintosh_512Ke/jaTdQJpN">512Ke</a>, <a href="/facts/Macintosh_Plus/pQKFdaxI">Plus</a>, <a href="/facts/Macintosh_SE/tjXM7xFQ">SE</a> and <a href="/facts/Macintosh_Classic/aw7fp9Rc">Classic</a>, with active development for <a href="/facts/Macintosh_II/VzSQmwRj">Macintosh II</a>, <a href="/facts/Macintosh_Portable/kzezv4V1">Macintosh Portable</a> and <a href="/facts/PowerBook_100/SlIRHFBX">PowerBook 100</a> support. Due to complaints about the rarity of the original <a href="/facts/Macintosh_II/VzSQmwRj">II</a>, it also accepts <a href="/facts/Macintosh_IIx/XlFpoRus">Macintosh IIx</a> and <a href="/facts/Macintosh_SE%2f30/BJJ0CTEK">Macintosh SE/30</a> <a href="/facts/ROM_image/D7ngQLxV">ROM files</a>.
vMac and Mini vMac require a Macintosh Plus ROM file and Macintosh system software to work. Macintosh ROM files are owned by <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a> and cannot be legally distributed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> However, the Windows and Unix ports of vMac (not Mini vMac) support the Gemulator ROM board from Emulators Inc., which allows users to add genuine MacPlus ROM chips to their <a href="/facts/X86/Kypq5fgu">x86</a> machine via an <a href="/facts/Industry_Standard_Architecture/5Rk4bjqB">ISA</a> expansion slot. This board can also support ROM chips from other early Macintosh systems, but the publicly released versions of vMac only supported the Macintosh Plus. Macintosh system software is available from Apple's Support Downloads Website.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>
As mentioned, Mini vMac also requires a specific ROM image for the computer emulation desired. A software application for these 68000 Macs may be downloaded from the Mini vMac website for retrieval of a system's ROM image, along with a complete tutorial for locating an old Mac, retrieving the ROM and working with disk images.

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Basilisk_II/0bNbNHda">Basilisk II</a>, an emulator of later 68k Macs.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Executor_(software)/g8NEheWq">Executor (software)</a>, a emulator/compatibility layer for early 68k Macs.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/SheepShaver/RWD25yYE">SheepShaver</a>, an emulator of early PowerPC Macs.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/PearPC/hamVVpaX">PearPC</a>, an emulator of PowerPC Macs which can run <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a> and various open Unixes.</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.vmac.org">Official website</a> vMac</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/">Official website</a> Mini vMac</li>
<li>archive of <a href="https://archive.org/details/download.info.apple.com.2012.11">Apple's Support Downloads Website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://emaculation.com/doku.php/mini_vmac_setup">Guide to setting up System 6 in Mini vMac for Windows</a></li>
<li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060425053301/http://nothickmanuals.info/doku.php?id=minivmac">Creating a Mac-on-Stick using Mini vMac</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">Pratt, Paul C. (12 October 2011). "About Mini vMac". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:3">Pratt, Paul C. (12 October 2011). "About Mini vMac". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Pratt, Paul C. (12 October 2011). "About Mini vMac". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/about.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Pratt, Paul C. (3 June 2015). "Mini vMac Emulated Hardware Reference". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:7">Pratt, Paul C. (3 June 2015). "Mini vMac Emulated Hardware Reference". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:11">Pratt, Paul C. (3 June 2015). "Mini vMac Emulated Hardware Reference". gryphel.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html" target="_blank">https://www.gryphel.com/c/minivmac/hardware.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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<li id="fn:16">"DOWNLOAD.INFO.APPLE.COM FTP Site". Internet Archive. November 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2025. <a href="https://archive.org/details/download.info.apple.com.2012.11" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/download.info.apple.com.2012.11</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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