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Hi, I'm the author of Advanced Mac Substitute. Proof: <https://github.com/jjuran> https://github.com/jjuran>, <https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/10875577

by jjuran 8y ago

Hi, I'm the author of Advanced Mac Substitute. Proof: <https://github.com/jjuran> https://github.com/jjuran>, <https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153> https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153> It's nice to see such interest in my humble project. :-)

msla 8y ago
Fixed Links: https://github.com/jjuran https://github.com/jjuran https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153 https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153
Aloha 8y ago
any plans to remove the carbon dependencies?
- jjuran 8y ago
  Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Advanced Mac Substitute is factored into back end (the emulator itself) and front end (graphics and user input terminal). Writing a new front end from scratch is actually not that much work, and the OS X front end is due for a full rewrite anyway. This would be an excellent opportunity to contribute that doesn't require any 68K or classic Mac knowledge.
  - Aloha 8y ago
    I'd like to, but I'm missing Obj-C/Cocoa knowledge too. ;-) But I dropped a link with a friend of mine who is super into classic mac, and mac in general.
    - jjuran 8y ago
      The secret is to bang the rocks together. ;-) In the meantime, you could run the Linux framebuffer front end, which, strictly speaking, doesn't have Carbon dependencies. :-D
      - Aloha 8y ago
        I dont have a machine that I can run Linux Framebuffer on, I'd be better of building it on my G4, to asking a friend to compile it for me, so I can run it under mojave
        jjuran 8y ago
        In that case, 10.4 and 10.5 are options. There's also a front end that works in classic Mac OS, which a G4 is fast enough to run usably. It's not in the HOWTO yet, but I can add it.
stevefan1999 8y ago
Aren't you fearing of infringing Apple's IP since you have reimplemented their API, or you haven't reverse engineered their API (incl. private & internal) so it is actually a clean room design?
- jjuran 8y ago
  I would be very afraid if Apple had been acquired by Sun in the 1990s, for what should be obvious reasons. But Apple has demonstrated zero interest even in going after ROM bootlegging — I don't expect them to build a case against API reimplementation.
iSnow 8y ago
Man, that brings back memories, my first Mac was a IIsi running on a b/w monitor. Thanks for your efforts, you are doing really cool projects.

by jjuran 8y ago

msla 8y ago

Fixed Links: https://github.com/jjuran https://github.com/jjuran https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153 https://twitter.com/joshuajuran/status/1087557797200433153

Aloha 8y ago

any plans to remove the carbon dependencies?

jjuran 8y ago
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Advanced Mac Substitute is factored into back end (the emulator itself) and front end (graphics and user input terminal). Writing a new front end from scratch is actually not that much work, and the OS X front end is due for a full rewrite anyway. This would be an excellent opportunity to contribute that doesn't require any 68K or classic Mac knowledge.
- Aloha 8y ago
  I'd like to, but I'm missing Obj-C/Cocoa knowledge too. ;-) But I dropped a link with a friend of mine who is super into classic mac, and mac in general.
  - jjuran 8y ago
    The secret is to bang the rocks together. ;-) In the meantime, you could run the Linux framebuffer front end, which, strictly speaking, doesn't have Carbon dependencies. :-D
    - Aloha 8y ago
      I dont have a machine that I can run Linux Framebuffer on, I'd be better of building it on my G4, to asking a friend to compile it for me, so I can run it under mojave
      - jjuran 8y ago
        In that case, 10.4 and 10.5 are options. There's also a front end that works in classic Mac OS, which a G4 is fast enough to run usably. It's not in the HOWTO yet, but I can add it.

stevefan1999 8y ago

Aren't you fearing of infringing Apple's IP since you have reimplemented their API, or you haven't reverse engineered their API (incl. private & internal) so it is actually a clean room design?

jjuran 8y ago
I would be very afraid if Apple had been acquired by Sun in the 1990s, for what should be obvious reasons. But Apple has demonstrated zero interest even in going after ROM bootlegging — I don't expect them to build a case against API reimplementation.

iSnow 8y ago

Man, that brings back memories, my first Mac was a IIsi running on a b/w monitor. Thanks for your efforts, you are doing really cool projects.