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# KEGS - Kent's Emulated GS

# An Apple //gs emulator for Linux, Unix/X11, Win32 and Mac OS X

### Download version 0.71 - Mac OS X port! Win32 port!

- Download README.kegs from v0.71
- Download the CHANGES file for v0.71
- Download the KEGSMAC v0.71 Mac OS X tar.gz file (executable and README.kegs, get source separately)
- Download the KEGSWIN v0.71 Win32 tar.gz file (executable and README.kegs, get source separately)
- Download KEGS v0.71 source tar.gz file (includes source and README.kegs)

- Download the old KEGS v0.70 tar.gz file (previous release)
- Download the KEGS v0.70 Linux tar.gz file
- Download the KEGSMAC v0.70 Mac OS X tar.gz file (executable and README.kegs, get source separately)
- Download the KEGSWIN v0.70 Win32 tar.gz file (executable and README.kegs, get source separately)
(executable and README.kegs, get source separately)
- Download the old KEGS v0.60 tar.gz file (2 years old, previous stable release)

#### Samples and other utilities

- Download a sample disk image (not bootable!)
- Download FTA NUCLEUS demo (bootable sound and graphic demo)
- Download FTA XMAS_DEMO (bootable sound and graphic demo)
- Download nulib324 (SHK and BXY archive handler for Unix)
- View some screenshots! (Finder, Wolf3d, XMAS demo, Rastan)

#### GS/OS

- Apple FTP server with GS/OS disks (Unfortunately, just .sea.bin, must convert on a Mac)

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Getting a bootable disk image

To use KEGS, you need to get a ROM image. I'll write directions on how to generate the ROM file later. Some of the other emulator pages give directions on how to create a ROM file.

The are several ways to transfer files from your Apple //gs to your machine. The method I use is to create ShrinkIt disk archives of the 5.25" or 3.5" disks you want to transfer. Then, transfer those .SHK files to your computer. You can use modem/serial line transfer, or some other less direct method. Non-Apple machines cannot read the 800K 3.5" disk format. Sorry. I admit, all of these paths are tedious.

Once you have the .SHK files on the workstation, you're home free. Use nulib to extract the disk image from the archive. Edit KEGS's "kegs_conf" file to point to the image, and you're off! Nulib works like tar: "nulib tv foo.shk" lists the archive and "nulib xv foo.shk" will extract the disk image. If you have .BXY files, you need to use "nulib xb foo.bxy" to extract the files.

#### KEGS information

KEGS emulates an Apple //gs accurately at between 8MHz and 80MHz on pretty much any Unix/Linux computer, Win32, or Mac OS X.

### Other Apple //gs emulators and other KEGS ports

- casaGS - KEGS-OS-X - A port of KEGS using the SDL library to Mac OS X. Has a better user interface than KEGS. Source code not available
- KEGS SDL - Frederic Devernay's port of KEGS to use the SDL library, used as the basis of KEGS-OS-X. Source available
- Akilgard's KEGS for WIN32 - A more user-friendly port of KEGS to WIN32. Source available.
- Bernie ][ the Rescue - Nice emulator, but PowerMacintosh only. Source code not available

### Other Apple //gs links

- Ground FTP Site - Apple IIgs software
- Treasure Chest Project - Site getting Apple II and IIgs software reclassified as freeware, with downloads
- Ninjaforce Web Site - Web page of the Ninjaforce, who wrote the Megademo, which you can download here
- FTA Web Site - Web page of the FTA, who wrote Nucleus and many other demos
- Emulation.net's page of Macintosh emulators, with lots of links for images, etc.
- Sheppyware - Eric Shepherd's site, includes Wolf3D
- Neil Parker's Apple II WWW and FTP list - Pointers to freeware/shareware software (many years out of date)
- Alex Maddison's Apple II Emulator Resources Guide - useful Apple II emulator info

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