Can I use inform 7 on the apple ii?

[hyprstorm]

does the apple ii have an inform 7 interpreter? i’d love to make some new games that i can play on my physical apple iie, but i’ve only known interpreters for inform 6. and, at least for me, inform 7 is better. i’d rather write a book than write a game, and inform 7 feels more natural.

[severedhand]

Here’s a link to a similar question and responses on this forum:

Inform 6 code output from Inform 7?

As I understand it, part of the compilation/release process in Inform 7 is to translate the story to Inform 6 code, then compile it into the various final formats. Is it possible to take the Inform 6 version of the story from that process, then compile it with Inform 6? My ultimate goal is to package my story with a version 5 Z Machine interpreter, to be able to play on original Apple II hardware or emulator. I believe this is only possible with Inform 6 output, not 7.

And here’s a link to a detailed PDF from 2017 about how you can work with Inform to produce something that will run on an Apple II:

apple_ii_inform_paper.pdf

-Wade

[fredrik (Fredrik Ramsberg)]

I believe you can compile an Inform 7 game to Z-code version 5, which you can then run on a Z-code version 5 interpreter on an Apple II.

However, Inform 7 was not designed with 8-bit machines with slow CPUs and little RAM in mind. Inform 7 games get very slow on such computers.

You should read this thread: Inform 7 games on Commodore 64: A report