Emulating Amiga on PPC Macs....SUCK

Fred the Fop · 07 January 2007, 21:55

One advantage that Windows (purely because of the ubiquity of Windows) has over Mac OS is the preponderance of superb emulators. WinUAE is brilliant, STeem Engine is fantastic, etc.
So my attempts to emulate Amiga on any Mac I have ever had stinks. Solution:
Buy that Intel iMac I have been saving up for, and then I can use all the windows emus I want

keropi · 07 January 2007, 22:00

windows has a MUCH larger userbase from any other OS , which give it a huge advantage, no matter how much better (if better) any other os is... in the end it all comes down to numbers...

Sune Salminen · 07 January 2007, 22:27

The Amiga emulator in MESS is shaping up - here are some recent WIP screenshots:
http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?p=172

Here's the SDL port of MESS for mac:
http://www.macmess.org/

If you look around in the forums maybe you can find something interesting:
http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/cfrm

Good hunting.

P-J · 08 January 2007, 00:33

The same story in Linux really. Emulators in general are pretty poor there, and the whole Linux 'backend/frontend' method just doesn't work for me.

WinUAE with it's integrated GUI and unbelievable feature set won't be beaten.

I think Fred has the right idea. There's no point struggling with rubbish emulators (with all due respect to the developers) when you can install Windows and use it solely for that.

Fred the Fop · 08 January 2007, 01:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

windows has a MUCH larger userbase from any other OS , which give it a huge advantage, no matter how much better (if better) any other os is... in the end it all comes down to numbers...

You are essentially repeating what I said, but then again, you are a friend of that idiot Dizzy...

keropi · 08 January 2007, 01:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

You are essentially repeating what I said, but then again, you are a friend of that idiot Dizzy...

now I realize I am repeating what you said, and furthermore I am repeating what you said about me repeating your first post.

Fred the Fop · 08 January 2007, 02:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by keropi

now I realize I am repeating what you said, and furthermore I am repeating what you said about me repeating your first post.

I might be repeating what I said about you repeating after me, but I'll digress, as this can be repetitive, as per the oft repeated refrain heard in lectures:

"Those who ignore the daft are likely to repeat history"

Fred the Fop · 08 January 2007, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-J

The same story in Linux really. Emulators in general are pretty poor there, and the whole Linux 'backend/frontend' method just doesn't work for me.

WinUAE with it's integrated GUI and unbelievable feature set won't be beaten.

I think Fred has the right idea. There's no point struggling with rubbish emulators (with all due respect to the developers) when you can install Windows and use it solely for that.

Yep. The Mac emus for NES, SNES, C=64, Speccy, and a few others are really excellent. But the rest is mostly crap.

Fred the Fop · 08 January 2007, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sune Salminen

The Amiga emulator in MESS is shaping up - here are some recent WIP screenshots:
http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?p=172

Here's the SDL port of MESS for mac:
http://www.macmess.org/

If you look around in the forums maybe you can find something interesting:
http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/cfrm

Good hunting.

Wow.The forum at Richard's place i never paid attention to. Thanks Sune.
What is kinda sad is we Macsters rely on Richard for a lot of our emulation needs. He is damn good, just that it would be nicer if we had more guys.

Mick_AKA · 08 January 2007, 18:49

WinUAE in XP on my black Macbook runs like a dream

Fred the Fop · 09 January 2007, 04:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick_AKA

WinUAE in XP on my black Macbook runs like a dream

I am sure! I am saving for an intel iMac. I am putting aside 1% a day ($20) for a 2.33 core duo 2 gb 20" screen, etc. I have a G4 Powerbook and it is still good, but I definitely want an intel, the age on this baby is starting to show.

shillard · 09 January 2007, 07:14

So you only like 'em young Fred?

Like Ali G says, "If there is grass on the pitch, let's play".

Mick_AKA · 10 January 2007, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

I am sure! I am saving for an intel iMac. I am putting aside 1% a day ($20) for a 2.33 core duo 2 gb 20" screen, etc. I have a G4 Powerbook and it is still good, but I definitely want an intel, the age on this baby is starting to show.

I have a serious hardon for the big screen intel iMac, it's awesome!

My previous laptop was (and still is) A black G3 Powerbook, easily the best laptop apple ever made, 4hrs battery, hot swap drive bay, runs 10.3.9 so quickly for a machine of its age.

Fred the Fop · 11 January 2007, 08:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick_AKA

I have a serious hardon for the big screen intel iMac, it's awesome!

My previous laptop was (and still is) A black G3 Powerbook, easily the best laptop apple ever made, 4hrs battery, hot swap drive bay, runs 10.3.9 so quickly for a machine of its age.

A close friend had that one and sold it for a iBook (The clamshell one) and regretted it. That laptop rocks. Sleek and large and wonderful.
I was looking at a guy at CompUSA here show gawking people (including myself) running Vista Pro and OSX Tiger in BootCamp and Parallels, and I was amazed, how rapid and blazing both OS's were, and how beautiful they looked on a 20" iMac.
Ok Vista is no Tiger, but it is a lot better looking than XP.
Anyway Mick, the iMac i want is $2000, so i am saving 1% ($20) a day by cutting back on luxuries here and there. By the early spring that iMac shall be mine

Fred the Fop · 11 January 2007, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by shillard

So you only like 'em young Fred?

Like Ali G says, "If there is grass on the pitch, let's play".

Ali G is the man. He is funnier than Borat IMHO.

P-J · 11 January 2007, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mick_AKA

I have a serious hardon for the big screen intel iMac, it's awesome!

One word : Erm.

Mick_AKA · 11 January 2007, 12:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

i am saving 1% ($20) a day by cutting back on luxuries

You usually spend $20 a day on luxuries??

Or are you spending $20 a day on rent boys?

dreamkatcha · 11 January 2007, 13:05

UAE on the Mac is pretty much unuseable without the Hi-Toro GUI, though even then the core of the emulator lags far behind the Windows version. Last time I checked it didn't even have a save game option which is essential unless you have the time to play everything from start to finish in one sitting.

Sometimes you're better off playing Amiga ports with SNES9x or ZSNES. These two are as advanced as the Windows versions. They've got to the stage where there's very little that could be done to improve them.

Fred the Fop · 11 January 2007, 17:25

True dream, the UAE core for Mac is decrepit. I tried Hi-Toro and could never get it to work.
As for the SNES emulators, they are probably the best emulators on Mac now.

superBuster · 11 January 2007, 19:32

the sad thing is UAE stands for Unix Amiga Emulator, what happend? We should at least have a good linux version out there what this e-uae and has anybosy got a good linux config?

07 January 2007, 21:55	#1
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Emulating Amiga on PPC Macs....SUCK One advantage that Windows (purely because of the ubiquity of Windows) has over Mac OS is the preponderance of superb emulators. WinUAE is brilliant, STeem Engine is fantastic, etc. So my attempts to emulate Amiga on any Mac I have ever had stinks. Solution: Buy that Intel iMac I have been saving up for, and then I can use all the windows emus I want

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07 January 2007, 22:00	#2
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	windows has a MUCH larger userbase from any other OS , which give it a huge advantage, no matter how much better (if better) any other os is... in the end it all comes down to numbers...

07 January 2007, 22:27	#3
Sune Salminen Dinamáquina Join Date: May 2002 Location: BH/Brasil Age: 49 Posts: 370	The Amiga emulator in MESS is shaping up - here are some recent WIP screenshots: http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?p=172 Here's the SDL port of MESS for mac: http://www.macmess.org/ If you look around in the forums maybe you can find something interesting: http://www.bannister.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/cfrm Good hunting.

08 January 2007, 00:33	#4
P-J Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Moorpark, California Age: 44 Posts: 1,153	The same story in Linux really. Emulators in general are pretty poor there, and the whole Linux 'backend/frontend' method just doesn't work for me. WinUAE with it's integrated GUI and unbelievable feature set won't be beaten. I think Fred has the right idea. There's no point struggling with rubbish emulators (with all due respect to the developers) when you can install Windows and use it solely for that.

08 January 2007, 18:49	#10
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	WinUAE in XP on my black Macbook runs like a dream

09 January 2007, 07:14	#12
shillard Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Newcastle / Australia Posts: 143	So you only like 'em young Fred? Like Ali G says, "If there is grass on the pitch, let's play".

11 January 2007, 13:05	#18
dreamkatcha I've got a new byline Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,219	UAE on the Mac is pretty much unuseable without the Hi-Toro GUI, though even then the core of the emulator lags far behind the Windows version. Last time I checked it didn't even have a save game option which is essential unless you have the time to play everything from start to finish in one sitting. Sometimes you're better off playing Amiga ports with SNES9x or ZSNES. These two are as advanced as the Windows versions. They've got to the stage where there's very little that could be done to improve them.

11 January 2007, 17:25	#19
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	True dream, the UAE core for Mac is decrepit. I tried Hi-Toro and could never get it to work. As for the SNES emulators, they are probably the best emulators on Mac now.

11 January 2007, 19:32	#20
superBuster superFreak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: planet earth Age: 51 Posts: 157	the sad thing is UAE stands for Unix Amiga Emulator, what happend? We should at least have a good linux version out there what this e-uae and has anybosy got a good linux config?

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