Basilisk II
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 Basilisk II running on Mac OS X. |
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| Developer(s) | Christian Bauer Nigel Pearson (OS X port) Gwenole Beauchesne (JIT version) |
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| Stable release | 1.0 R5 / May 1, 2006 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, BeOS, Mac OS X, Linux, AmigaOS, GP2X, PSP, MorphOS |
| Type | Emulation |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | basilisk.cebix.net |
Basilisk II is an open source software emulator which emulates the 680x0-based Apple Macintosh computer on a variety of operating systems, including BeOS, Linux, AmigaOS, Windows NT, Mac OS X and even on the Sony PSP.
The last version of Mac OS that can be run within Basilisk II is Mac OS 8.1, the last 680x0-compatible version. Newer Mac OS versions aren't compatible with Basilisk II because those newer versions require a PowerPC-based processor, which can't be emulated by the program. To run such operating systems, emulators that can emulate PowerPC-based processors, like SheepShaver or PearPC, are needed. Alpha versions were available from January 1999 with the first non-alpha release in October of the same year.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Basilisk II JIT - most up-to-date Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows ports
- Basilisk II home page
- Basilisk II Mac OS X port
- E-Maculation page on BasiliskII
- Introduction to emulating a Macintosh computer with BasiliskII
