AppleWin
An Apple II emulator for Windows that supports several Apple II models, clones and peripherals.
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Other download sites
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Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install applewin
About AppleWin
AppleWin is a full-featured emulator for the Apple II family on Windows. It supports different Apple II models and clones along with a variety of peripheral cards, so you can run classic software and games from disk images.
The project is developed openly on GitHub and suits retro computing fans, people revisiting old educational software and developers testing Apple II programs.
Strengths
- Covers several Apple II models and clones
- Emulates a variety of peripheral cards
- Long-running, openly developed project
Limitations
- Windows only
- Software disk images must be supplied separately
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Developer
- The AppleWin contributors
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Running Apple II software and games on a Windows PC
- Categories
- Emulators
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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