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A native Mac front end for the VICE emulator with Q-Link Reloaded support

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A Mac-native version of the VICE Commodore emulator, made because the GTK/SDL interface was frustrating, with a one-click connection to Q-Link Reloaded.

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  • Reddit poster Smooth-Weekend-2314 Source ↗

Earliest dated source: 16 Jul 2026

The full story

The poster built a Mac-native version of the VICE emulator because they were tired of its GTK/SDL interface. It also has a one-click "Connect to Q-Link Reloaded": given an original Q-Link disk, it modifies the disk to use the emulated modem.

The post is brief and the project is linked at macvice.com. It does not say how Claude was used beyond the project being made with it.

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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.

  • Reddit: A mac native version of the VICE emulator. I got tired of dealing with the crappy GTK/SDL UI.Forum threadreddit.com
    Reddit poster: Smooth-Weekend-2314Posted 16 Jul 2026

    The maker's reply in r/ClaudeAI's showcase thread.

    If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: A mac native version of the VICE emulator. I got tired of dealing with the crappy GTK/SDL UI. (opens in a new tab)

  • The project: macvice.comBlog or write-upmacvice.com

    The project website.

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