Basilisk II
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'''Basilisk II''' is an [[emulator]] |
'''Basilisk II''' is an [[emulator]] that emulates [[Apple Macintosh]] computers based on the [[Motorola 68000 series]].{{cite web | url=https://uk.pcmag.com/macintosh/8166/how-to-emulate-an-old-mac-on-a-new-mac-or-pc | title=How to Emulate an Old Mac on a New Mac or PC | publisher=[[PC Magazine]] | access-date=2020-05-11 | first=Sascha | last=Segan | date=23 January 2014}}{{cite web | url=https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-run-old-software-and-games-on-your-mac | title=How to run old software and games on your Mac | publisher=[[TechRadar]] | access-date=2020-05-11 |first=Luis |last=Villazon |date=5 December 2016}} The software is [[cross-platform software|cross-platform]] and can be used on a variety of [[operating systems]]. |
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Christian Bauer (developer of a Mac 68k emulator ShapeShifter for [[Amiga]]) released the first version of Basilisk II in March 1999. The emulator was expected to be highly portable across several computing platforms{{cite magazine |last=Němec|first=Luboš |date=July–August 1999|title=Basilisk II v0.5|language=cs|magazine=Amiga Review|publisher=Atlantida Publishing|issn=1211-1465|issue=46–47|pages=36–37}}{{rp|36}} and provided some improvements in comparison to ShapeShifter - e.g. no limit for number of emulated disks, improved [[CD-ROM]] support and support for the host [[file system]].{{cite magazine |last=Compton|first=Jason |date=March 2000|title=Basilisk II-0.8.1|url=https://archive.org/details/AmigActive_Issue_06_2000-03_Pinprint_GB/page/n13/mode/1up|magazine=AmigActive|publisher=Pinprint Publishing|issn=1467-3533|issue=6|page=26}} |
Christian Bauer (developer of a Mac 68k emulator ShapeShifter for [[Amiga]]) released the first version of Basilisk II in March 1999. The emulator was expected to be highly portable across several computing platforms{{cite magazine |last=Němec|first=Luboš |date=July–August 1999|title=Basilisk II v0.5|language=cs|magazine=Amiga Review|publisher=Atlantida Publishing|issn=1211-1465|issue=46–47|pages=36–37}}{{rp|36}} and provided some improvements in comparison to ShapeShifter - e.g. no limit for number of emulated disks, improved [[CD-ROM]] support and support for the host [[file system]].{{cite magazine |last=Compton|first=Jason |date=March 2000|title=Basilisk II-0.8.1|url=https://archive.org/details/AmigActive_Issue_06_2000-03_Pinprint_GB/page/n13/mode/1up|magazine=AmigActive|publisher=Pinprint Publishing|issn=1467-3533|issue=6|page=26}} Early reviews highlighted several issues like difficult configuration and limited compatibility with recommendation of ShapeShifter as a better choice for Amiga users.{{rp|37}} 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.{{cite magazine |last=Schmitz|first=Ingo|date=July–August 2005|title=Basilisk II|magazine=Amiga Future |language=de|publisher=APC&TCP|issue=55|pages=24–25}}{{rp|25}} |
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The latest version of [[Classic Mac OS]] that can be run within Basilisk II is Mac OS 8.1,{{cite book |last=McCallister |first=Michael |date=2006 |title=SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_mbgQfn3ZAC&pg=PA196 |publisher=Sams Publishing |page=196 |isbn=0672327260}} the last 680x0-compatible version, released in January 1998. Mac OS 8.5, which came out nine months later, was [[PowerPC]]-only and marked the end of Apple's 680x0 support. |
The latest version of [[Classic Mac OS]] that can be run within Basilisk II is Mac OS 8.1,{{cite book |last=McCallister |first=Michael |date=2006 |title=SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_mbgQfn3ZAC&pg=PA196 |publisher=Sams Publishing |page=196 |isbn=0672327260}} the last 680x0-compatible version, released in January 1998. Mac OS 8.5, which came out nine months later, was [[PowerPC]]-only and marked the end of Apple's 680x0 support. |
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