Atari800MacX vs JS7800
Atari800MacX
atarimac.comJS7800
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| Figure | Atari800MacX | JS7800 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Atari Emulators | 7.7 (#9) | 6.7 (#20) |
| Purpose | Atari800MacX is a Macintosh OS X port of the Atari 800 emulator. | JS7800 is an enhanced JavaScript port of the ProSystem Atari 7800 emulator, originally developed by Greg Stanton. |
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Atari800MacX
Atari800MacX is a free macOS application that emulates Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 5200. It supports the Atari 400/800, 1200XL, XL/XE, XEGS and Atari 5200 systems, with cartridge and machine support, joystick input, full-screen or windowed display and hard-drive emulation. Save states and controller remapping are supported. A native Cocoa interface supplies preferences, menus, file associations and help, while libSDL is bundled in the application package. The emulator needs ROM image files from original Atari systems; those files are not included. Version 6.0.1 is the latest release listed, dated January 22, 2022, and requires OS X 10.12 or newer. Version 6.0.0 added support for ARM-based M1 Macs. Listed updates include synchronized sound, a graphical debugger, VAPI and PRO images, copy and paste, configuration files and a new hard-drive emulation scheme. Downloads include the application and source code. Development is described as sporadic due to work commitments.