https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4playdate

Port of Mini vMac to the Panic Playdate handheld console
https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4playdate

emulator m68k macintosh mini-vmac playdate

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Port of Mini vMac to the Panic Playdate handheld console

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4playdate
• Owner: zydeco
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2023-10-01T13:51:50.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-13T17:34:24.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-24T01:23:30.490Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: emulator, m68k, macintosh, mini-vmac, playdate
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 626 KB
• Stars: 17
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

          
# Mini vMac for Playdate

Port of Mini vMac to the Panic Playdate console. It's not very usable due to slowness and limited input.

![About the Macintosh Finder](Screenshots/system6-about.png)

## Features

* Emulates a Macintosh Plus, but is around 3.5 times slower.

* Screen matching the Playdate (400×240). This is smaller than any Macintosh, which will break some software.

* Draws screen at around 4 fps.

* No sound (disabled for performance).

* Controls:

	* D-pad: mouse movement or WASD (set in menu)

	* A button: mouse button

	* B button: space bar

	* Crank: arrow up/down

* Load `vMac.rom` and disk images from `Data/net.namedfork.minivmac`

* Press the menu button to switch input modes or insert disks

![Menu](Screenshots/menu.png)

## Installation

![Card in the Playdate home screen](Screenshots/home-card.png)

* Build or download `minivmac.pdx` from [releases](https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4playdate/releases).

* Copy `minivmac.pdx` to the Playdate's `Games` directory, or sideload it [from the web](https://play.date/account/sideload/).

* Copy `vMac.rom` and any disk images to the Playdate's `Data/net.namedfork.minivmac` directory (create it if it doesn't exist).

## Building

Requires installing the [Playdate SDK](https://play.date/dev/), and having the `PLAYDATE_SDK_PATH` environment variable set.

### Device

* Create a build directory and initialize it 

```

mkdir build.dev

cd build.dev

cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$PLAYDATE_SDK_PATH/C_API/buildsupport/arm.cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..

make

```

* `minivmac.pdx` will be built in the root directory

### Simulator (Xcode on macOS)

* Create a build directory and initialize it 

```

mkdir build.sim

cd build.sim

cmake .. -G Xcode -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=cc

```

* An Xcode project `minivmac.xcodeproj` will be generated

* You can open and run this from Xcode

## Credits

* Mini vMac for Playdate by [Jesús A. Álvarez](https://github.com/zydeco)

* [Mini vMac](http://gryphel.com/c/minivmac/) ©2001-2021 Paul C. Pratt

* [vMac](http://vmac.org/) ©1996-1999 Philip Cummins & al.