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2.9.14 XGS (version 0.50)
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This article is from the Apple ][ Emulator Resources Guide, by Alex Maddison with numerous contributions by others.
2.9.14 XGS (version 0.50)
HOMEPAGE: http://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/
AVAILABILITY: Available for free download from: http://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/xgs050.ziphttp://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/xgs-0.53-src.tar.gz (beta source code) http://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/xgs-0.50-src.tar.gz (source code)
AUTHOR: Joshua M. Thompson <funaho@jurai.org>.
STATUS: Development in progress. Check the mailing list for further information (email <majordomo@jurai.org> with the words "subscribe xgs-list" in the body of the letter) or the development mailing list (email <majordomo@jurai.org> with the words "subscribe xgs-dev" in the body of the letter).
SHORT DESCRIPTION: XGS emulates a ROM03 Apple IIGS, with the following features: CPU and memory map emulation, graphics modes up to super high resolution, ADB keyboard, clock chip, battery RAM, IWM hardware emulation for Slot 5 & 6 drives, ProDOS block device in Slot 7 and classic Apple ][ sound. Further IIGS features such as Ensoniq sound and GS/OS 6 capacity will be added in future releases.
ROMS: XGS does not come with the necessary ROMs. The emulator requires a copy of the Apple IIGS ROM03 - these ROMs can be copied from your Apple IIGS by following the procedures in the "README" text file included with the package. ftp://ftp.apple.asimov.net/pub/apple_II/emulators/rom_images/
DISK-IMAGE FORMAT: 2IMG universal format, from version 0.50. From version 0.50 onwards the previous proprietary image type is no longer supported. The archive includes a utility named "imgconv" to convert disk-images from the previous type into XGS image files.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 90 MHz Pentium or better, running Win32 with DirectX.
FURTHER REFERENCES: "README" (Text file included in the archive) and "The Official XGS FAQ (version 1.3)". http://www.jurai.org/~funaho/emulators/XGS/xgsfaq13.txt
RELATED FILES:
Image Utilities for XGS-DOS v0.48, written by Matthew Conte <itsbroke@ix.netcom.com>. http://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/imgutil.zip (DOS) http://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/imgutil.rar (DOS) http://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/imgutos2.zip (OS/2 Warp) http://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/imgutos2.rar (OS/2 Warp)
Revival - a 2IMG image utility for Windows 95, by Thomas Fok <thomas@glink.net.hk> (2IMG format not compatible with XGS versions prior to 0.48) http://www.glink.net.hk/~thomas/revival.htm
"Using .SHK Files on an XGS" - Two-part article on using *.SHK and *.BSC files with XGS, by Bruce E. Fleury <bfleury@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu>. ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
XCHANGE 1.0B2 http://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/xchange.ziphttp://classicgaming.com/xgsdos/Download/XCHANGE.RAR
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