Power64
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Power64, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Power64's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Power64 registration | $30, paid once | single-user shareware registration · unregistered sessions limited to 10 minutes · one-time registration fee |
| Power64 single user license | $32, paid once | Single user license · unregistered sessions limited to 10 minutes · One-time shareware registration fee, including Kagi's share |
The facts
Each one read from Power64's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Cartridge limitation
- CRT images containing RAM or mixed RAM/ROM cartridges are unsupported; only ROM-only cartridge types work.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The download page says Power64 does not run on OS X 10.7 because Rosetta is unavailable there.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compressed files
- Disk and tape images can be opened directly from ZIP, GZ and LHA archives.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Convenience features
- Features include drag-and-drop disk mounting, file copying between disks, tapes and the Mac hard disk, a built-in monitor/debugger, and support for running several C64 instances at once.checked 3 Oct 2026
- CPU emulation
- It emulates the MOS 6510 processor, including undocumented opcodes.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Current downloadable version
- The download page offers Power64 4.9.5 in DMG and ZIP formats and also keeps the unsupported Classic Mac OS 4.9.3 build available.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Debugger
- A Macintosh-side monitor/debugger can inspect and modify C64 memory without consuming emulated C64 RAM.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer
- Independent C64-Wiki identifies Roland Lieger as Power64's developer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- The monitor provides assembly, disassembly, memory search, comparison, editing and tracing commands.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Development origin
- The version history records the first working code in May 1996 and the first public release in October 1996.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Disk and tape support
- It supports 1541, 1571 and 1581 disk emulation, disk and tape image formats, and Macintosh file access for C64 and P00 files.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Disk compatibility tradeoff
- Fast disk emulation can fail with software that accesses 1541 hardware directly, while complete emulation improves compatibility but loads at real-drive speed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The online manual covers installation, media formats, devices, troubleshooting, monitor commands, BASIC, custom chips and file formats.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Users can extend the Programs menu so essential software launches from one menu click.checked 15 Oct 2026
- File management
- Users can mount media and copy files between emulated devices and the Mac using drag and drop.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Included software
- C64-Wiki lists SMON, NEW Magician, a joystick demo and the games Block Out, Serpentine and Quadromania as included additions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent editorial recommendation
- MacLife called Power64 the recommendable Mac C64 emulator among otherwise poor Mac emulator choices in its 23 August 2007 article.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- Installation requires copying the application to a hard-disk location; ROM files are bundled and no extra files are required.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company location
- The maker's contact and copyright information places Roland Lieger in Mödling, Austria.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 1996checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Mödling, Austriachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free use limit
- The unregistered version is fully functional but limits each emulator session to 10 minutes.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Independent review price
- ATPM's February 2000 shareware roundup listed Power64 at $25 and required a PowerPC processor.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Input devices
- The emulator supports keyboard mapping, USB joysticks, mouse, paddles, lightpen and gamepads.checked 15 Oct 2026
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