Virtual ][ 3.0 for Mac OS X released

Gerard Putter has released version 3.0 of Virtual ][, which runs on Mac OS X.The new version emulates the Epson FX-80 printer on Mac OS X 10.3 or later. In addition, it adds the following changes:

• The state of a virtual machine can be saved and restored.
• Now emulates the Applied Engineering RamWorks card on the Apple //e, which gives you up to 8 MB of memory.
• The program now includes several different character set ROMs, and supports user-customized character sets.
• Installing ROM files has been simplified.
• The color of the “phosphor” on monochrome screens can be configured.
• The video refresh rate of the emulated monitor can now be changed.
• When doing a cold restart, the disks now stay in the drives.
• Mouse emulation has been improved; software like the Apple II DeskTop now runs correctly.
• Fixed a bug that prevented removing a diskette image from a configuration.