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Hi All, Happy New Year!

My Mac Q-emulator has stopped working with the temporary 2023 registration key this morning

I was wondering if anyone knows if the author intends to re-enable registrations in 2024 for Mac (am more than happy to pay as I've found it very useful) please?

EDIT: Just realised the author is M68008, will DM

Many thanks
Tony

I have just updated the registration page with a fresh code:

http://www.terdina.net/ql/registration.html

Thank you for reminding me!

M68008 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 7:03 pm I have just updated the registration page with a fresh code:

http://www.terdina.net/ql/registration.html

Thank you for reminding me!

Many thanks! Very much appreciated

I'm happy to buy a windows licence (I don't actually have windows) to help with development costs?

Thanks
Tony

I've just installed Windows 11 ARM in parallels on my M1 Mac and Q-emuLator seems to work fine on that, so will purchase a Windows licence

Thanks

So you are virtualising Windows, and Windows is then doing the Intel to ARM conversion - nice

I wonder whether Daniele can be persuaded to restart sales of the Mac version, as that runs fine under Rosetta 2. Anyone know whether he has plans for an ARM native (Apple Silicon) version on macOS?

Just noticed that he commented above, and that he has updated the reg code until end of 2024

I nearly choked on my cuppa when I saw how much MS wanted for Windows 11 Pro

Luckily I had an unused W10 Pro activation code still hanging around and it was happy to accept that

Sorry, if it's a dumb question. Does a registration cove both platforms or has it to be licensend individually? I am using the temp key on Mac as well, but if a key woud be valid for both platforms, I would register now to support further development.

If the authors read this... AUnless you are using special Intel code in Q-Emulator, chances are high that you can cross-compile für Apple Silicon on your Intel Mac. You could even merge a x64 and arm64 builds into a universal build with the lipo tool. Only if you have for example Intel assembly in your code, it won't work. Let me know if you need any input on this, will happily share.

t0nyt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:18 pm I nearly choked on my cuppa when I saw how much MS wanted for Windows 11 Pro

Enjoy the adverts in your start menu then! I've read that there's no way to turn them off either.

Major bummer.


Cheers,
Norm.

NormanDunbar wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 3:39 pm

t0nyt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:18 pm I nearly choked on my cuppa when I saw how much MS wanted for Windows 11 Pro

Enjoy the adverts in your start menu then! I've read that there's no way to turn them off either.

Major bummer.


Cheers,
Norm.

I don't get any adverts - maybe because it accepted my W10 licence I found? (though I don't use the start menu so they could be there!)

I just have a few emulations and tools on the desktop and rarely use it