You can import the ROM (vMac.ROM
) and disk images (with .dsk
or .img
extension) into Mini vMac from other apps (iCloud Storage, Dropbox, etc), using
AirDrop, iTunes File Sharing or the iOS Files app.
The disk image menu will attempt to find an icon from the following sources (in descending order of priority):
If no icon is found, it will show a standard floppy disk icon.
Swipe up with two fingers to show the keyboard, and down to hide it.
The emulated keyboard features all the keys on an Apple Extended keyboard (except the Power key). The Command, Option, Control and Shift keys are sticky, to make keyboard shortcuts easier to type. You can change the appearance of the emulated keyboard in the settings.
If you have an external keyboard attached, you can use it too, although some shortcuts may interfere with iOS.
You can choose to use the screen as a touchscreen, where tapping on the screen acts a mouse click, or as a trackpad. In trackpad mode, dragging is done by tapping twice fast and holding it down. 3D touch can also be used for clicking and dragging on supported devices.
If you use a mouse or trackpad on iPad OS 13.4 or newer, it will be used automatically.
Swipe right with two fingers to show the settings dialog, where you can change the following:
The easiest way is to install an IPA from releases with AltStore.
To build the project, make sure you check out the repository and submodules:
git clone https://github.com/zydeco/minivmac4ios.git
cd minivmac4ios
git submodule update --init --recursive
The folders minivmac
, libmfs
and libres
should not be empty. The source code zip file you can download from GitHub does not include all dependencies.
To install run the app on your device with Xcode, you'll to perform some additoinal steps:
net.namedfork
prefix to your own) in the “Mini vMac” target, under the “Signing & Capabilities” tab.See documentation on the wiki.