Apple Mac OS 8 was another major overhaul of the OS from the earlier Mac OS 7. It added a new Platinum visual theme, a multi threaded Finder, better virtual memory, and many customization options. 8.5 and later require a PPC CPU. It was followed up by Mac OS 9.
Running MacOS 8 requires a supported Motorola 68K or Power PC based Macintosh (see the compatibility matrix), or one of the following emulators:
Basilisk II is an open source emulator of 68xxx-based Macintosh computers for Windows, OS X and Linux. With Basilisk II, one can boot Mac OS versions 7.x through 8.1. Ports of Basilisk II are available for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and a number of lesser known systems. Users require a Macintosh ROM image and a copy of Mac OS to use with the emulator.
Basilisk II - Runs MacOS 7.x-8.1, emulates later color Motorola 68k based Macs.
SheepShaver - Runs MacOS 7.5.2-9.0.4, emulates a Power PC based Macintosh.
Screenshots
Release notes
Last version to run on 68k CPUs. Introduced HFS+. Bundles Microsoft Internet Explorer for Mac because Microsoft threatened to discontinue MS-Office for Mac if they didn't.
Installation instructions
Emulation notes: To run MacOS 8.1 we recommend Basillisk II, which emulates a Motorola 68K based Macintosh. To run PowerPC software, you can also use SheepShaver.
8.1 is the highest version that will run under Basillisk II.
Note: The foreign language versions that were here were corrupt and have been removed. If you have a foreign language version you would like to contribute, please see our contributions page.
Screenshot of Macintosh System Software 7.5.5 and Finder running in Basilisk II | |
| Developer(s) | Christian Bauer, Nigel Pearson (OS X port), Gwenole Beauchesne (JIT version) |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1999; 21 years ago |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Emulator |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | basilisk.cebix.net |
Basilisk II is an emulator which emulates Apple Macintosh computers based on the Motorola 68000 series.[1][2] The software is cross-platform and can be used on a variety of operating systems.
Christian Bauer (developer of a Mac 68k emulator ShapeShifter for Amiga) released the first version of Basilisk II in March 1999. New emulator should be highly portable across several computing platforms[3]:36 and provided some improvements in comparison to ShapeShifter - eg. no limit for number of emulated disks, improved CD-ROM support and support for the host file system.[4] However, early reviews highlighted several issues like difficult configuration and limited compatibility with recommendation of ShapeShifter as a better choice for Amiga users.[3]:37[4] Newer releases mitigated these problems, 2005 review of the MorphOS version noted only slow CPU emulation (in comparison to built-in 68k CPU emulation for Amiga applications in MorphOS) as a major issue.[5]:25
The latest version of Mac OS that can be run within Basilisk II is Mac OS 8.1,[6] the last 680x0-compatible version. Newer Mac OS versions are incompatible because they require a PowerPC-based processor, which Basilisk II cannot emulate.
Ports of Basilisk II exist for multiple computing platforms, including AmigaOS 4, BeOS, Linux, Amiga, Windows NT, Mac OS X, MorphOS and mobile devices such as the PlayStation Portable.
Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Basilisk II is free software, and its source code of is available on GitHub.[7]
See also[edit]
Mac Os 8.1 For Basilisk 2 Pc
References[edit]
- ^'How to Emulate an Old Mac on a New Mac or PC'. PC Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^'How to run old software and games on your Mac'. TechRadar. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ abNěmec, Luboš (July–August 1999). 'Basilisk II v0.5'. Amiga Review (in Czech). No. 46–47. Atlantida Publishing. pp. 36–37. ISSN1211-1465.CS1 maint: date format (link)
- ^ abCompton, Jason (March 2000). 'Basilisk II-0.8.1'. Amiga Active. No. 6. Pinprint Publishing. p. 26. ISSN1467-3533.
- ^Schmitz, Ingo (July–August 2005). 'Basilisk II'. Amiga Future (in German). No. 55. APC&TCP. pp. 24–25.CS1 maint: date format (link)
- ^McCallister, Michael (2006). SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed. Sams Publishing. p. 196. ISBN0672327260.
- ^'GitHub - cebix/Macemu: Basilisk II and SheepShaver Macintosh emulators'. 9 May 2020.